“Winner” loses $370 to phone scammer

April 19--MOULTRIE -- A Colquitt County woman has learned the hard way that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably isn't true.

Melissa Kilgore, of Wilder Road, told Colquitt County sheriff's deputies she received a phone call Monday that said she'd won a trip to the Bahamas, and since she had two children she'd also receive two free tickets to Disney World. The caller requested a credit card number, and she gave the number from her EPPICard -- an electronic payment system for child support payments and state employees' payroll.

On Thursday, Kilgore checked the account and the person who had called had tried three times to take money from it. The first two attempts failed because the account didn't contain as much money as the person was trying to take, but the third time the person was able to get $370.

Arrests

Norman Park Police

--Lakisha Lashawn Moye, 32, 3002 Sylvester Drive, was charged Thursday with window tint violation, driving while license withdrawn and driving on a suspended tag.

Moultrie Police

--Kellie Morgan Powell, 29, 1508 Crestwood Lane, was charged Thursday with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

--Megan Michelle Craig, 18, 204 Sam Sells Road Unit C, was charged Thursday with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

--Derrick Jerome Mitchell, 33, 623 Fourth St. S.W., was charged Thursday with defective equipment, driving on a suspended license and failure to dim headlights.

--Antonio Lopez, 38, 212 Yogi Bear Blvd., Norman Park, was charged Thursday with driving without a license and a tag light violation.

--Amir Delalic, 26, 423 Fifth Ave. N.W., was charged Wednesday with public indecency.

--Shiquita TyShaunda Slaughter, 27, 22 Kingswood Gardens Drive, was charged Wednesday with making false statements.

--Dewayne Antonio Williams Jr., 26, 804 Joe Louis Ave., was charged Wednesday with failure to appear.

--Joseph Jerry Sweet, 56, 210 Sam Sells Road, was charged Wednesday with no insurance and driving on a suspended tag.

--Roberto Carlos Mendoza-Ortega, 26, 350 Willow Drive, was charged Tuesday with contempt of court.

--Stephanie Rebecca Nichols, 29, 15 Pine Valley Circle, was charged Tuesday with failure to appear.

--Alberto Salinas, 23, 128 Broom St., was charged Tuesday with driving without a license and expired tag.

Georgia State Patrol

--Alex Jordan Rome, 21, 1767 Highway 133 N., was cahrged Wednesdya with DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Sheriff's Office

--Nemeisa Parks, 25, Tifton, was charged Tuesday with failure to appear.

--Oneki Huckaby, 19, 607 12th Ave. S.E., was charged Tuesday with felony possession of marijuana and burglary.

Berlin Police

--Jarvis Santon Fuller, 28, of Hahira, was cahrged Tuesday with speeding and using profanity toward a police officer.

Probation violation

Moultrie Police

--Shyvella Val Slater, 37, 2235 Sylvester Drive.

--Robert James Edwards, 63, 119 19th St. N.E.

--James Lee Cooper, 44, 843 Apt. 3 Shy Manor Drive.

--Jeremiah Jontaviuos Williams, 20, of Cairo.

--Sara Ann Walker, 25, 109 E. Bay St., Doerun.

--Derwin Kurt Tillman, 32, 1218 Elliott Brown St.

Sheriff's Office

--Austin Ryan McMurphy, 20, 108 Johnathan Road, two counts.

--James Heath McDaniel, 22, 220 Hawthorne Drive.

Doerun Police

--Jerry Melvin Kimbrell, 67, 612 Worth Jones St., Doerun.

Arson

Sheriff's Office

--Steve Taylor, 127 S. Lake Drive, reported Thursday that his barn burned down over the preceding night. The barn contained lawn equipment, tools and other items.

Thefts

Sheriff's Office

--Victoria Griffin, of Norman Park, reported a platinum-and-diamond wedding ring set was aken from her desk at Colquitt County High School, 1800 Park Ave.

--Michelle Green, 7200 block Highway 37 West, told deputies Thursday she received prescription medicines when she came home from an operation at the hospital. She reported the medicines were gone, and she provided the name of a woman she thinks might have stolen them.

--Rachel Wilson, 6700 block Old Adel Road, reported someone stole her 3-month-old pit bull Tuesday. The dog was valued at $200.

--Cesar Mejia, 200 block Beatty Road, told deputies Tuesday someone took five aluminum roofing sheets valued at $175.

--Tim Charles Smith, 300 block Wilburn Murphy Road, reported Wednesday that someone took several items from under his carport. The missing items were valued at $1,305.

--Jacquline Denise Taylor of Forsyth reported to deputies by phone that $30 was taken from her purse while she was visiting a man she knows in Norman Parkbetween April 10 and 13.

Moultrie Police

--Kirsten Melton, of Moultrie, reported April 13 that a cell phone was taken from her car while she was at work in the 2400 block of South Main Street.

--Renay Williams, of Moultrie, reported April 12 that someone took her son's bicycle, valued at $125.

--Jacqueline Suzanne Lee, of Moultrie, reported April 12 that a male relative went into her vehicle and took $30.___

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