Sheriff’s Office Stays Busy

No one was seriously injured when these two cars collided last Saturday on Hwy. 11 south at Goolsby Road.

Both Emily James in a Chevrolet Malibu and Marshall Tillman in a Honda Fit were headed south on Hwy. 11, according to the report from the Georgia State Patrol.

Mr. Tillman stopped to turn left onto Goolsby Road, and Miss James struck him from behind. The accident was one of 10 deputies responded to in the last week.

Deputies also were involved in a chase Saturday afternoon, where a juvenile took a car, and led officers for a while. He was charged with theft by receiving stolen property, failure to obey a traffic control device, fleeing/attempting to elude an officer, driving without a license, stolen vehicle, obstruction/resisting arrest, and other charges.

Deputies were called to Washington Park School last week when a student took a airsoft pistol to the school. The student was detained, and is now being dealt with by juvenile authorities. There were no threats made to any students or the school, and no one was injured.

The previous week, Jasper County Middle School was the object of threats on social media, but everything remained safe at the school.

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Incidents investigated by officers with the Jasper County Sheriff’s office included several burglaries, three of which in the Mansfield/Newborn area have the same suspect. Items taken in these burglaries include copper from an air conditioner and other unspecified items.

Deputies responded to a shoplifting call at Dollar General on Hwy. 212 west, and a financial transaction card fraud at the Bank of Monticello.

Other thefts include a cell phone, cash, and credit cards taken from an address on Whitten Way in Shady Dale. There was also a theft by deception.

Persons arrested in the last week, and their charges, include:

•Gary Gale Reif, 67, Monticello—receipt, possession or transfer of firearm by convicted felon, possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance with intent to distribute, purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of marijuana.

•David Geoff Brittain, 38, McDonough—possession of methamphetamine.

•Quintravious Marquis Blackwell, 24, Monroe—possession of cocaine.

•Bridgett Lynn Jones, 34, Covington—probation violation (when probation terms are altered) for a fingerprintable offense.

•John Wesley Bruce, 32, Monticello: purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of marijuana, possession of a schedule I controlled substance.

•Diquan Jamal Johnson, 21, Monticello—probation violation (when probation terms are altered) for a fingerprintable offense.

•Alexandra Jeanette Rutherford, 49, Monticello—simple battery.

•Curtis Jerome Hodge, 51, Social Circle—probation violation (when probation terms are altered) for a fingerprintable offense.

•Michelle Lynn Jenkins, 49, Monticello—purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance.

•James Gabriel Holcombe, 61, Griffin—criminal trespass, driving while license suspended or revoked.