Three motorists jailed over weekend

Nov. 02--MOULTRIE, Ga. -- Three drivers who struck stationary objects during weekend incidents were jailed, one after hitting a police car and another who apparently ran into a post while leaving a Moultrie nightclub shortly before 2 a.m.

Moultrie police responded at 1:54 a.m. to the 50 Yard Line, Third St. N.E., to investigate an accident. An officer working security at the club told them that the driver of a white Pontiac Grand Prix hit the pole while trying to exit the parking lot.

Ricardo Reshad Jeffrey, who was identified as the driver, was unsteady on his feet, police said, lost his balance several times and used the car to steady himself. He also smelled "strongly" of alcohol and had glassy eyes.

Jeffrey left the parking lot, but the off-duty officer stopped him, police said, and he was standing beside his car, which was parked at a stop sign, when they arrived. A portable alcohol sensor indicated that Jeffrey's blood alcohol content was nearly double the legal limit.

Police are awaiting results of blood tests taken at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

Jeffrey, 32, 261 Court St. N., Pearson, Ga., was charged Saturday with driving under the influence and striking a fixed object.

In a similar incident on Sunday police made an arrest and seized suspected marijuana after being dispatched at about 1:30 a.m. to a report of a driver striking another car in the drive-through line.

When police spoke with Justin Lane Bass at the 406 First Ave. S.E., McDonald's, he told them that he struck the rear bumper of the car in front of him.

Police reports said that a 2014 Nissan Sentra and a 1992 Ford Mustang were involved, but did not indicate which car Bass was driving.

The car driven by Adam Smith, 34, of Hartsfield had minor damage to the to the rear bumper and the other car was undamaged.

Bass, 19, 2595 Sam Sells Road, was charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana.

Police said that when they arrived he smelled of alcohol and that they detected the odor of marijuana on him and coming from his car. An officer found suspected marijuana in the ash tray.

An officer transported Bass to Colquitt Regional, where a blood sample was taken and sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for testing.

In the third incident a driver backed into a Colquitt County Sheriff's Office patrol car at the intersection of Woodmen Road and Sylvester Highway at about 12:20 p.m. on Monday.

The officer told the investigating Georgia State Patrol trooper that he was stopped at the intersection behind a blue flatbed truck whose driver put the truck in reverse and struck the patrol car.

The GSP charged Juan Francisco Jimenez-Osuna, 22, 190 Green St., with driving without license, no insurance, expired vehicle tag or decal and improper backing.

In other arrests:

Sheriff's Office

--Melissa Lyn Kilgore, 30, 260 Greenfield Church Road, was charged Friday with burglary.

--Alex Jordan Rowe, 24, 1767 Hwy. 133 N., was charged Oct. 26 with possession of firearm or knife while trying to commit crimes, aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Moultrie Police

--Marco Antonio Lopez, 22, 220 Yogi Bear Road, Norman Park, was charged Friday with disorderly conduct.

--Mariana Martinez-Delacerda, 26, 1330 U.S. Hwy. 19 N., Norman Park, was charged Friday with driving without license, child restraint violation and unlawful use of emergency lights.

--Vincent Pham, 26, 748 Bluebird Road, was charged Friday with possession of marijuana, no insurance and driving while tag suspended.

--Johnnie Lewis McNeal Jr., 381 Lakeview Acres Road, was charged Sunday with failure to appear.

--Khalyn Tahrik Lewis Jelks, 20, 1316 Third St. S.E., was charged Saturday with possession of marijuana.

--Bradley Prescott King, 27, 1024 Second Ave. N.W., was charged Sunday with driving while license suspended.

--Chassidy La Faye Mitchell, 24, 197 Church St., Ellenton, was charged Saturday with leaving the scene of accident, improper transfer of license plate and following too closely.

--Maria Roque-Salas, 39, 202 Ewer Road, was charged Friday with failure to maintain lane and driving without license.

--Homero Valdez, 59, 839 Smith Road, was charged Saturday with no insurance, affixing license plate with intent to conceal identification, failure to register vehicle and three counts child restraint violation.

--Carrole G. Donley, 44, 89 Grace Lane, was charged Monday with failure to appear.

--Daniel Castaneda, 17, 204 Roy Price Road, was charged Monday with speeding and driving without license.

--Griffin Simmons, 17, 121 Lonesome Pine Trail, was charged Tuesday with failure to obey stop sign and possession of marijuana.

--Dennis Antonio Slaughter, 31, 614 Third St. S.E., was charged Saturday with disorderly conduct, possession of cocaine and probation violation.

Doerun Police

--Willie Morris Fuller, 50, 601 E. Free Ave., Doerun, was charged Friday with driving under the influence and failure to maintain lane.

Parole violation

Sheriff's Office

--Bradley Oneal Mitchell, 27, 224 Fourth Ave. S.E.

Probation violation

Sheriff's Office

--Charlie Jason Hobgood, 37, 795 Hwy. 82 W., Leesburg.

--Brian Charles Fambro, 710 E. Union Drive, Doerun.

--Larry Joe Fannin, 38, 108 Reese Town Road, Turtletown, Tenn.

Burglary

Sheriff's Office

--Sonia Mejia, 1900 block Sylvester Highway, reported Friday the theft of five window blinds, six pieces of wood flooring, a chain saw and trash can with a total value of $103.

--Sheila Allegood, 100 block College Street, Ellenton, reported Sunday the theft of an Xbox 360 and games, several mirrors, tool box with tools and miscellaneous clothing with a total value of $750.

Moultrie Police

--Jennell Thompson, 2600 block Seventh Street Southeast, reported Sunday the theft of property valued at $16.

--Moultrie Senior Center, 17 First Ave. S.W., reported Saturday the theft of a television and DVD player with a total value of $1,045.

Police were alerted to a broken window called in by a passerby.

Thefts

Sheriff's Office

--Robert Kirkland, 3700 block Ellenton-Omega Road, Omega, reported Saturday the theft of a 1999 Honda 4Trax four wheeler valued at $6,000.

Moultrie Police

--Dollar General, 1575 Camilla Hwy., reported Sunday the theft of an unknown amount of merchandise.

A store employee told police that other customers brought the theft to her attention. The employee reviewed the surveillance video, which showed a man and woman entering with two large empty bags and leaving with the bags filled.

--Dollar General, 1575 Camilla Hwy., reported Sunday that two men, one dressed in women's clothing, stole an unknown amount of merchandise.

--James Ruffin, 50 block Beall Trace Court, reported Sunday the theft of a gun valued at $400.

--Bernard Howard, 47, Moultrie, reported Saturday the theft of a wallet containing $1,300 that he misplaced in the 900 block of North Main Street.

--James Garnto, 38, Moultrie, reported Saturday the theft of $20 that he forgot to remove from a self-serve sales register in the 600 block of Veterans Parkway South.

--Delores Barge, 60 block Seventh Avenue Northwest, reported Friday the theft of a grill valued at $19.

--Felisha Hobgood, 49, Norman Park, reported Friday the theft of paint valued at $166 from the back of a 1999 Ford F-150 parked in the 1000 block of South Main Street.

--Wal-Mart, 641 Veterans Parkway S., reported Friday that a man walked out with a television of unknown value.

An employee instructed the man several times to stop, but he continued walking an left in a red minivan.

Entering auto

Moultrie Police

--Felicia Green, 400 block Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, reported Sunday the theft of property and cash with a total value of $202 from a 2004 Honda Civic.

Police said it appeared that a tool of some kind was used to force open the door.

Battery

Moultrie Police

--Jerri Pero, 400 block First Avenue Southeast, reported Saturday that a male acquaintance slapped her in the face.

Pero did not want to press charges but had police serve a criminal trespass notice instructing him not to return to her residence.

--Diego Cruz, 23, Houston, Texas, reported Saturday that someone hit him in the head with a beer bottle during a reported fight at a night club in the 2400 block of South Main Street.

--Misty Lawson, 200 block Third Street Southwest, reported Friday that a male acquaintance assaulted her, threw a chair to the ground and prevented her son from calling police.

The man took her phone when he left, Lawson told police. Lawson had no visible injuries.

Property damage

Sheriff's Office

--Homer Moore, 100 block Foxthick Road, reported Friday a broken front passenger window in his 2002 Chevrolet Silverado.

The head of a hammer that separated from the handle was found inside the truck, police said, and nothing was reported missing.

Moultrie Police

--Miguel Rodriguez, 1000 block Third Street Southeast, reported Sunday that an unknown driver went off the roadway, driving over his fence and cracking his underground garbage can.

--Denise Davis, 600 block Third Street Southwest, reported Saturday that a male companion threw a pistol at her car, damaging the windshield.

Davis told police that as she was trying to leave during an argument the man got a grip on her car through an open window and refused to let go. She drove slowly and increased speed when he held fast, and eventually he separated from the car when she slowed in the 600 block of Ninth Street Southwest.

At the man's request she returned his gun, which he had put in the car, after taking out the magazine. As she was reversing the car he threw the gun, striking the windshield.

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