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PAGE 6A - THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025 Crime Two individuals charged during MC traffic stop By Sharon Hogan On Monday, March 3, Mad ison County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop on SR 72 at Timber Ridge Ln., Colbert, on a vehicle want ed in connection with a theft by taking at The Home Depot in Oconee County. The driver of the vehicle, Ashley Kristina Rhoades, 36, Freemans Creek Rd., Bishop, was charged with acquiring license plate for purpose of concealing identification of motor vehicle, driving while driver’s license is suspended or revoked, failure to register vehicle and no proof of valid insurance - motor vehicle. The passenger, Charles Ramen Coppeak, 26, Youth Monroe Rd., Loganville, was charged with possession of methamphetamine. OTHER ARRESTS The following arrests were also on file at the MCSO last week: •Patrick Lee Boyd, 44, Noble Rd., Carlton, probation viola tion. •Jeffery Scott Caudle, 30, Longstreet Rd., Alpharetta, probation violation. •Malik Jay Shawn Cisneros, 27, Brewer Blvd. SW, Atlanta, probation violation. •Robert Arron Hendrix, 28, Hwy. 82 South, Jefferson, was charged with expired driver’s license, no valid insurance and probation violation during a traffic stop on Duncan Swindle Rd. at Hwy. 98, Commerce. •Jacob Ellijah Jones, 30, New Town Rd., Washington, was charged with brake lights and taillight requirement, drugs not in original container, posses sion of marijuana, possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of a Schedule I Con trolled Substance, three counts possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, posses sion of methamphetamine and windshields and windshield wipers violation during a traf fic stop on Hwy. 98 East at Madison St., Danielsville. •Timothy Robert Parham, 57, Calls Creek Ct., Watkinsville, faces a charge of possession of a Schedule I Controlled Sub stance after he was reportedly inside Neese Grocery, Hwy. 106 Soth, Danielsville, acting strange and would not leave. •Shannon Crystal Ridgeway, 44, Steele Rd., Comer, sentenc ing. •Terry Dwayne Sayne, 53, Autry Rd., Gainesville, hold for Hall County. •Samantha Marie Smith, 27, Timberlane Dr., Danielsville, faces charges of possession of cocaine, possession of meth amphetamine, probation vio lation and three counts willful obstruction of law enforcement officers by use of threats or violence when she was found trespassing at a home on Osley Mill Trl., Carlton. •Kyle Oliver Thomas, 33, Colbert Danielsville Rd., Col bert, simple battery - Family Violence Act (FVA). •Perry Allen Turner, 47, Ju niper Ln., Athens, in for court and theft by taking. •Christine Jepsen Ahern, 55, Whisperwood Ln., Athens, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and failure to maintain lane/weaving over roadway. •Michael Dean Bledsoe, 34, Wells Rd., Knoxville, Tennes see, in for court. •Kaden Aaron Burroughs, 20, Neese Commerce Rd., Commerce, DUI - alcohol under the age of 21, failure to maintain lane/weaving over roadway and tag light illumi nation required. •Evan Richard Crumley, 25, Ila Rd., Commerce, DUI - al cohol, failure to change ad dress on driver’s license, fail ure to maintain lane/weaving over roadway, open container in vehicle and too fast for con ditions. •Arturo Denova-Gonzalez, 44, Madison Ave., Colbert, was charged with driving without a valid driver’s license and fail ure to maintain lane/weaving over roadway during a traffic stop on Ga. 72 at Hardman Morris Rd., Danielsville. •Todd Davis Dollar, 21, Washington St., Jefferson, DUI - alcohol. •Taylor Marie Freeman, 26, Blacks Creek Church Rd., Danielsville, faces charges of possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, posses sion of methamphetamine and speeding (16-25 miles over) during a traffic stop on Hwy. 106 at Ben Crawford Rd., Hull. •Donna Carol Goss, 61, Col lege St., Royston, housed for Royston Police Department. •Marquez Dante Johnson, 27, Jot-Em Down Rd., Dan ielsville, probation violation. •Hector Jorge Morales, 31, Hwy. 191, Danielsville, driv ing while driver’s license is suspended or revoked. •Joshua John Seip, 38, South 5th St., Colbert, hold for Clarke County. •Dylan Ryan Smith, 19, Spratlin Dr., Jefferson, DUI - alcohol and violation of win dow tint law. •Franklin Alexander Smoth ers, 41, New Town Church Rd., Carlton, was charged with DUI - alcohol, hit and run; duty of driver to stop at or re turn to scene of accident, open container in vehicle, reckless driving, speeding (16-25 miles over) and turning position; sig nals required during a traffic stop on Hwy. 72 West at North 2nd St., Colbert. •Ashley Marie Wilkerson, 41, Hwy. 98 West, Commerce, criminal damage to property. State House sends two speed camera bills to Senate Recent incidents from around the county By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service The Georgia House of Representatives passed two bills Tuesday aimed at rein ing in abuses in the use of speed-detection cameras in school zones. One of the bills would ban the cameras altogether, while a second would put re strictions on the use of the cameras with out prohibiting them. House Bill 225, the legislation repeal ing the cameras, passed the House 129-37, seven years after the General Assembly first authorized their use. “Operation of these cameras has not im proved public safety but become a highly profitable revenue stream for private cor porations and local governments,” said Rep. Dale Washbum, R-Macon, the bill’s chief sponsor. Washbum also argued the use of speed-detection cameras in school zones is unfair because there’s no way for motor ists to contest a ticket. The second measure, House Bill 651, takes a less dramatic approach. It would limit the hours speed cameras could be op erated to two hours in the morning before school starts and two hours in the after ¬ noon after school lets out. The cameras would have to be accom panied by flashing signs that would warn motorists when they’re driving too fast through a school zone. Only half of the fines levied against vi olators could be retained by the local gov ernment, while the other half would have to go to local schools to be used for safety improvements. “It ceases to be a revenue-driving device for local governments,” said Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, the bill’s chief spon sor. Powell’s bill also would give motorists accused of speeding through school zones based on evidence from a camera the right to contest the ticket through the local courts. It’s unusual for a legislative chamber to pass two bills on the same subject during the same session. Powell said that was done because the state Senate hasn’t been willing to address speed-detection cameras in the past. “This House of Representatives is very serious about dealing with this problem,” he said. “We want to give them a second choice.” Georgia Senate moves to enhance criminal penalties for teens who threaten schools By Ty Tagami Capitol Beat News Service Legislation that would enhance criminal penalties for students who threat en their school passed the Georgia Senate Thursday. Senate Bill 61 was pushed by Republicans and passed 33-22 in a par ty-line vote. It would allow children aged 13 to 17 to be tried as adults for terroristic threat ening. They could also land in superior court for attempting to commit, or for conspiracy to commit, terroristic threatening. The legislation also would allow prosecutors to move other serious crimes into superior court, including aggravated as sault with a gun or armed robbery. SB 61 is among several measures GOP senators have offered in reaction to the mass shooting last fall at Apalachee High School in Barrow County. The chief sponsor, Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cum- ming, called it a school safety bill. But Sen. Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur, said he saw it as criminalizing kids. At a committee hearing last week, critics said chil dren’s brains are not frilly developed and they some times do “dumb things.” If one of those things is phoning a threat to their school, it could land them in superior court, with a lifelong criminal record, they said. Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, R-Dahlone- ga, told reporters that SB 61 was necessary to con front “heinous” crimes like the mass shooting at Apalachee High. He noted that the legislation gives prosecutors discretion about whether to try chil dren as adults. “We just have to give the district attorneys the tools in order to protect the cit izens of Georgia,” Gooch said. The bill now moves to the Georgia House of Rep resentatives. Recent incidents investi gated by the Madison Coun ty Sheriff’s Office include: •criminal trespass on Hwy. 172, Comer, where a man reported it appeared his mailbox was egged. •unresponsive overdose on Holman Autry Rd., Dan ielsville, where a man was not breathing. •a caller reported a naked male walked onto the call er’s property on Osley Mill Rd., Carlton, and the caller had the male an gunpoint. •disabled vehicle “ping ing” on Bud Freeman Rd., Royston. •entering automobile on Willis Glemi Rd., Hull, where a woman reported someone had entered her vehicle and several items were taken out of the center console. •suicide at a home on Mc- Curley Rd., Danielsville, where a male was found de ceased. •runaway juvenile at a home on Woodpecker Pt., Danielsville. •theft by taking and crim inal trespass at a home on Grady Dr., Hull, where a woman reported finding her door camera missing and two of her tires flat. •theft by taking on John son Bridges Rd., Daniels ville, where a man report ed an unknown person had stolen his portable sawmill from under his pole barn. •entering automobile on Willis Glemi Rd., Hull, where a woman reported items had been taken out of the center console and glove box inside her vehicle and strewn throughout the pas senger compartment of the vehicle. •injured dog on Hwy. 98 West, Danielsville, dis patched at the owner’s re quest. •theft by extortion on Hope Dr., Danielsville, where a man reported a woman he sent nude pho tos to requested he send her money or she would send the photos to his family. The man advised he sent the woman over $1,933. •entering automobile on Hwy. 98 West, Danielsville, where a mechanic shop owner found one of his cus tomer’s vehicles had been broken into. •theft by deception on Kellogg Dr., Colbert, where a woman reported possible bank fraud. •theft by shoplifting at Ace Hardware, Hwy. 72 East, Colbert, where a man reportedly took a drill set from the store without pay ing. •entering automobile on Willis Glenn Rd., Hull, where a woman reported someone entered three un attended and unlocked ve hicles in her driveway and a backpack containing vari ous items, including a hand- bag, was taken from one of the vehicles. •Life Alert pendant acti vation responded to on Vir ginia Ln., Hull, residence. •terroristic threats and acts and party to a crime on Watson Dr., Hull, where two juveniles were taken into custody and transport ed to a Regional Youtli De tention Center. •vehicle damaged on Hwy. 106 Soufli at Stone Stewart Rd., Danielsville. •criminal trespassing warning on Vineyards Creek Churcli Rd., Daniels ville. Fun By The Numbers 7 co 1 3 5 5 9 4 8 2 1 8 6 4 3 9 1 2 8 9 7 5 6 •safety check point im plemented on Gholston St. at Brickyard Rd., Comer, where 62 vehicles were checked. •burglary at a Lakeview Cir., Danielsville, home, where a man reported his pistol had been taken from his bedroom. •battery and false impris onment at the Kwik Shell, Hwy. 29 South, Hull, where one man reported being at tacked by a second man. •safety check point imple mented on Sandford Rd. at Nowhere Rd., Hull, where 31 vehicles were checked. •criminal trespass at Fam ily Dollar, Hwy. 29, Hull, where a man was inside the store knocking things off the shelves and acting strangely. •battery/simple battery - Family Violence Act (FVA) on Colbert Danielsville Rd., Colbert, where a domestic dispute between a man and his girlfriend was reported. 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