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PAGE 6A — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 2021
Crime
Athens man charged with several felonies
An Athens man was
arrested on several felonies
after a police chase last
week in Comer.
Nelson Pierre Kelley, 29,
was charged with failure
to maintain lane, failure to
obey traffic control device,
felony fleeing or attempt
ing to elude a police offi
cer, reckless driving, felo
ny theft by taking, violate
family violence order and
willful obstruction of law
enforcement officers.
On Oct. 5 just after mid
night, an officer was dis
patched to Sims Kidd Road
after someone reported
that Kelley had arrived at
a location there in a 2007
BMW he had allegedly
stolen the day before. The
caller also said Kelley was
leaving the home at that
time and that they assumed
he would be traveling back
toward Athens.
The officers spotted
the vehicle and observed
several traffic violations
before Kelley spotted him
and began to evade them.
The pursuit headed toward
Colbert on Hwy. 72 with
speeds exceeding 106 mph.
Another officer was in the
area and was able to deploy
spike strips on Hwy. 72 just
before Kelley reached the
red light in Colbert. The
suspect continued to try to
flee after several tires were
disabled before pulling over
and attempting to flee on
foot. Officers were eventu
ally able to subdue him and
take him into custody. The
stolen vehicle was towed
and the owner was notified.
Other incidents on file
last week included:
A man in his mid 40s
suffered serious injuries
after being struck by a vehi
cle while riding a three-
wheel bicycle on Hwy. 72
at Country Living Mobile
Home Park at 9:09 a.m.,
Oct. 1.
According to the 911
report, the man was bleed
ing from his arms and legs
and unable to feel his feet.
•A stack house fire
was reported across from
Moons Farm at Zetta Lee
Johnson Road at noon Sept.
30.
•A chicken house fire
was reported on Rogers
Mill Road at 10:46 p.m.,
Monday, Oct. 11. Ila,
Danielsville, Neese-
Sanford and Hull volunteer
fire departments responded.
•A driver ran the stop
sign at Hwy. 72 and HV
Chandler Road at 5:18 p.m.,
Oct. 5. All occupants were
taken to an Athens hospital.
The driver at fault said the
carpet in her vehicle pre
vented her from applying
the brakes properly.
•A driver reported dizzi
ness after a rear-end acci
dent at Hwy. 29 at the Word
of Life Gospel Church
Sept. 28.
•Terroristic threats and
acts were reported on Shoal
Creek Road last week. On
Oct. 6, a man called and
said his son had threat
ened him and was possibly
armed with a knife but that
everyone at the home was
currently separated.
The son came to the door
with a claw hammer stick
ing out of his left front
pocket. The hammer was
removed from him and he
was questioned. The son
said he didn't know what
was going on and became
somewhat confrontational
with deputies. He denied he
had been arguing with his
parents. After a short strag
gle, the deputy was able
to handcuff him for officer
safety while he interviewed
the father and a woman at
the home.
They told him that the
son has been a problem
and had threatened them
that day and on previous
occasions saying he would
kill both of them if he had
a gun. They said the argu
ment began when the father
refused to take him to buy
marijuana.
Since there were no wit
nesses, the son was unable
to be charged and they were
urged to seek a Temporary
Protection Order (TPO)
against the son. They were
also told they needed to
speak with a judge about
obtaining a mental health
evaluation for the son. Due
to insufficient probable
cause, the son was then
released from handcuffs
and all parties were advised
to stay separate for the eve
ning.
•A couple on Bedford
Drive reported that their
40-year son was missing
since the previous evening,
that he is insulin dependent
and had not taken his med
ication with him and had
recently been seriously ill.
He also reportedly texted a
female friend the previous
day and said he “wanted
to take pills to end it.” He
was placed on the missing
person’s list, his cell phone
was pinged and a lookout
was issued to surrounding
agencies.
•A woman on Hwy. 29
North reported that a pack
of five dogs who belong
to a neighbor attacked and
killed two of her pet cats
over a two-day period. One
of the cats was injured so
badly that she had to have
it euthanized by a vet, cost
ing her $265. She said the
dogs have been an ongoing
problem and she is also
concerned about her small
grandson playing outside.
The animal control offi
cer located the two homes
where the dogs were, but
was unable to locate any
owners at the home. The
woman identified the dogs
from photos the officer
took of them, s
•A couple reported that
that a teenage granddaugh
ter who lives with them
acts out and is extreme
ly disorderly, screaming
at and hitting her grand
father. There have been
multiple incidents at the
home regarding the teen
and the grandparents are
in fear of her. according to
the report. There were four
calls regarding the child’s
escalating behavior within
14 hours with significant
concern regarding the girl’s
elderly guardians. The
juvenile was detained per
the juvenile court judge’s
instructions.
•A woman on Irvin Kirk
Road reported that her
estranged husband sent her
a disturbing video “out of
the blue” on Oct. 9. The
video had a male, identi
fied as her husband by the
woman, holding a semi-au
tomatic handgun and shoot
ing a turtle. The turtle was
seen in the video as help
less on its back. The turtle
was heard “screaming” on
his approach and the sus
pect pointed the weapon at
the helpless turtle. Suspect
then stated “now we lay
down and sleep m(*& A %
f*&%$#!” He then pro
ceeded to shoot the ani
mal, which could be heard
screaming in pain until it
apparently died from the
gun shot. Suspect then said
“got your p(** A
The woman sent a mes
sage back to her husband
telling him not to send vid
eos of that sort to her. She
further stated that she knew
that her husband is a con
victed felon and thought
that he had been convicted
on drag offenses. She said
she has been trying to get
a protection order against
him as they go through
a divorce, but has been
denied.
•A woman on Hwy. 191
reported that her dog was
shot by her neighbor on
Oct. 8. The animal control
officer was sent to inves
tigate.
Colbert man charged after 911 call
A Colbert man was
charged last week with
unlawful conduct during a
911 call by using obscene/
vulgar/profane language
to intimidate.
On the evening of Oct.
7, Sgt. Mark Goodson
responded to a home
on Madison Avenue in
Colbert regarding a dis
orderly person who had
called 911 cursing and
yelling at dispatchers. The
man (Gantt) demanded a
deputy respond but failed
to disclose his emergency
and hung up on the call.
Mikkos Shavoris Gantt,
32, said that he believed
that he was being stalked
by a former cellmate, and
that they have hacked his
cell phone. Gantt said
that he believed that they
had also been parking in
front of his home watch
ing his movements and
that “they” were going to
kill him. While speaking
to Gantt Goodson noticed
that his eyes were blood
shot and that he smelled
of alcohol. When Gantt
was asked about his
phone call with 911 he
denied yelling or cursing,
but admitted that he had
been drinking.
Gantt was placed under
arrest. Gantt’s parents stat
ed that they are concerned
with his mental stability
and plan on speaking with
the courts regarding an
involuntary commitment.
Other arrests on file at
the sheriff’s office this
week included:
•Andrew Levi Webb,
65, homeless, was
charged with third-de
gree arson after Deputy
Carolyn Gibson respond
ed to his daughter’s home
on Hardman Morris Road
regarding a domestic vio
lence situation. Gibson
found Webb sitting on the
sofa in the living room
and noted that he smelled
heavily of alcohol and
was unable to speak with
out slurring his words.
He said he had had an
argument with his daugh
ter and felt as if he was
being disrespected. He
also complained of chest
pains, so EMS was called
to take him to a local hos
pital for an evaluation. His
daughter and granddaugh
ter stated that when Webb
drinks alcohol he gets very
aggressive and at times
in the past has attempt
ed to set their home on
fire. They showed Gibson
black bum marks on the
bathroom sink and on
the counter, along with
the remains of a lighter.
Warrants were issued for
arson.
•Jessica Christy
Andrews, 46, Colbert, fel
ony identity theft fraud
when using/possessing
identification or info con
cerning a person and theft
by taking.
•Kimberly Juanita
Bales, 28, homeless, pro
bation violation.
•John Brady Miller, 20,
Danielsville, probation
violation.
•Robert B. Ridgway,
64, Danielsville, proba
tion violation.
•Jonathan Ray Burnette,
43, Colbert, DUI/alcohol.
(GSP)
•Lonnie Boyd Couch,
72, Colbert, disorderly
conduct.
•Garrett Nicholas Craft,
24, Danielsville, hold for
Carroll County.
•Dayshana Quashey
Gary, 24, Lithonia, mari
juana possession less than
an ounce and speeding.
•Donny Thomas Gordy,
62, Danielsville, failure
to appear.
•Valerie Nicole Green,
36, Danielsville, third-de
gree cruelty to children
and simple battery family
violence.
•Marcus Carlos
Gutierrez, 42, Winder,
driving while license sus
pended or revoked and
speeding.
•Tamara Lynn Hansford,
37, Danielsville, failure
to appear.
•Timothy Michael
Horne, 41, Hull, two
counts of criminal tres
pass family violence.
•Connie Hiott Jackson,
47, Colbert, hold for
Barrow County.
•Nicholas Calvin
Martin, 43, Carlton, theft
by shoplifting.
•Bradley Dereck
Massey, 49, Comer, felo
ny theft by deception.
•Tyler Harrison
Maxwell, 27, Bradenton,
LL, driving while license
suspended or revoked
and restrictions on use of
blue lights on vehicles.
(Danielsville PD).
•Samuel Martin Olds,
18, Danielsville, DUI/
alcohol and failure to
maintain lane.
•Buffington Nicole
Love Sanders, 37,
Nicholson, probation vio
lation.
•Marquis Shawon
Thomas, 30, Comer,
habitual violation and
speeding.
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Alzheimer’s Associa
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