Officer Shoots Man After Altercation

Last Saturday morning, at about 7 a.m., gun shots rang out on MLK Drive resulting in two persons being shot. Dorothy Tinsley was reportedly shot in the stomach and the leg, and Rudolph Clements was shot in the lower leg. Both victims were transferred to the hospital and are recovering this week.

The alleged shooter was identified as Charles Lynch, who fled the scene, but was apprehended in the woods behind a trailer park on Hillsboro Street. Once law enforcement arrived at the scene and determined what happened, officers sought the gunman. When he was located in the woods, he brandished a firearm, and was shot by a deputy of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), who has yet to be identified.

The shootings woke up the neighborhood and all the 911 lines lit up with people calling about it. The areas of the shootings are primarily in the city of Monticello, but right at the city limits. Monticello police officers and Jasper County deputies and investigators all worked on the case.

After being treated for his gun shot wound and released from the hospital, Mr. Lynch was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, and placed under a $200,000 bond.
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The cause of the altercation and other details were not available at press time, in spite of attempts to learn more from the Monticello Police Chief, Jasper County Sheriff, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).

The GBI is in charge of the investigation. Also, the case of the armed robbery last Wednesday of the manager of Monticello Family Foods, who was robbed in the parking lot of the store as he returned from the bank, has been turned over to the GBI for investigation. An undetermined amount of cash was taken.

In addition, during the period of August 2 through August 7, The JCSO reported the following criminal activity:

•On August 7 a resident on Henderson Mill Road in Mansfield reported his vehicle had been broken into, however no missing items were mentioned.

•On August 6 a resident on Post Road in North Jasper County reported the theft of four pieces of jewelry, a lock box, and two types of pain killers.

•On August 6 Central Georgia EMC reported the theft of copper wire from a location on Cook Road.

•On August 4 a resident on County Line Road in Mansfield reported the theft of a Goodman outside AC unit, an attic furnace unit, electrical wiring and an unspecified quantity of dry wall.

•On August 3 the Jasper County Recreation Department on Ted Sauls Road reported the theft of a laptop computer.

•On August 2 a resident on Fieldspar Road in South Jasper County reported the theft of an unspecified amount of cash.

•On August 2 a resident on David Drive in Pennor Hills reported the theft of two wheels off a Ford Mustang.

Anyone with information concerning the above are encouraged to call the JCSO at 706-468-4912, or the anonymous tips line at 706-468-tips.

Also, during the period of August 2 through August 9 the JCSO reported the following arrests:

•Wanda Karen Cribbs, 46, Newborn—simple battery.

•Randy Cribbs, 49, Newborn—simple battery.

•Jeffery Sean Kidd, II—Grand Jury Indictment Bench Warrant for two counts of burglary.

•Steven Quinton Davis, 29, Monticello—probation violation and child support.

•Troy Payne Allen, 47, Monticello—possession of marijuana less than one ounce.

•James William Truskosky, 44, Monticello—possession/manufacture/distribution of a controlled substance.

•Mark Edward Pringle, 28, Covington—probation violation.

•Rosa Medina Moore, 59, Mansfield—probation violation.

•Glenderick Lamar Stewart, 30, Monticello—two counts of child support and obstruction of officer.

•Travis Dewayne Williams, 34, Shady Dale—interference with government property, obstruction or hindering law enforcement (three counts), simple battery against a police officer and probation violation.

•Walker Williams, Jr., 64, Monticello—probation violation.

•Jennifer Gayle Lewis, 32, Monticello—child support.

•Pete Thurman, 57, Monticello—probation violation.

•Derwin Ray Jackson, 48, Monticello—probation violation (two counts), possession/manufacture/distribution of a controled substance.

•Courtney Raylenthia Ross, 30, Monticello—child support.

•Kenny Leon Strickland, Jr., 26, Monticello—simple battery.

•Kenneth Grant Fox, 47, Hillsboro—probation violation.

•Rachel Michele Martin, 35, Shady Dale—failure to appear Magistrate Court Bench Warrant, probation violation and false statements and writings.

•Timothy Dwain Conner, 28, Covington—driving while license suspended or revoked, possession of marijuana less than one ounce and safety belts.

•Jack Benjamin, 36, Ellenville—child molestation.

•Mike Randall Cantrell, 37, Newborn—driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, speeding and open container.

During this same time period deputies with the JCSO responded to 176 calls for service including 38 stopping suspicious person/vehicle, 24 attempts to serve warrant, 11 alarm, 10 mechanical breakdown, seven assist motorist, theft by taking and subject needs officer, five accident, four pick up prisoner and juvenile complaint, three each dog disturbance, burglary, speeding auto, escort or convoy, welfare check and vandalism of property , two each deliver emergency message, four wheeler, entering auto, threatening/harassing calls, argument, VGCSA, fraud/theft by deceiving, and 911 hang up, one each domestic, courtesy ride, livestock on road, intoxicated driver, fire/other, fire/structure, special detail, mental person, wanted, fall, miscellaneous EMS, child abuse/molestation, assault, child custody case, dead on arrival, shooting, checking location, road hazard, trespassing, illegal dumping/littering, identity fraud/theft, seizure and transport of patient.

Also during this period the Monticello Police Department (MPD) reported the following arrests:

•Willie Nelson Benjamin, 49, Monticello: probation violation, shoplifting, pedestrian under the influence of alcohol or drugs, obstruction or hindering law enforcement officers.

•Steven Howard Hickey, 44, Macon—license violation and tail light violations.

•Tony Lee Rooks, 50, Monticello—possession of marijuana less than one ounce and pedestrian under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

•Myra Ann Prevatt, 24, Monticello—driving while license suspended or revoked.

During this same period officers with the MPD responded to 50 stopping suspicious person/vehicle, 23 escort or convoy, eight subject needs officer, three music/noise complaint, two each speeding auto, extra patrol, threatening/harassing calls, road hazard and sick, one each burglary, armed robbery, assist motorist, accident, intoxicated pedestrian, theft by taking, miscellaneous EMS, crowd Disbursement, welfare check, four wheeler, juvenile complaint, shooting, vandalism of property, checking location and argument.