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The Paper | Thursday, January 17, 2013
POLICE REPORT Jefferson Police ■ Three men were taken into custody on charges of trafficking methamphetamine and a fourth suspect is at-large after a Jan. 8 traffic stop on Interstate 85 at the Exit 137 ramp. Officer Johnny Wood saw a white Ford F-250 with an improper driveout tag and dark-tinted windows which had trouble maintaining its lane. As the truck was stopping, a white male jumped out and ran. Backup was called for and other law enforcement arrived. The driver, Jeffrey Rudolph Dyer, 46, of Hoschton, gave consent to search the truck. A passer-by told authorities they witnessed something being thrown from the truck during the stop. Located was a glass smoking device, a set of scale and a clear plastic bag with a clear crystal substance inside. The driver and the two passengers denied the dope was theirs but one passenger indicated that all four men had used meth prior to the start of their work day. Also charged with trafficking is Cory Franklin Davis, 32, of Hull, and Isaiah Timothy Carter, 24, of Pendergrass. Wanted on a warrant is Anthony E. Miller, 32, of Buford, identified as the man who ran from the truck. ■ A mother living in Florida who shares joint custody of her 17-year-old child with the father who lives in Jefferson, notified police after learning her daughter had been seen in Florida. She requested a welfare check. Contacting the father, police learned the daughter had been withdrawn from school so she could enroll at a Florida school. The girl had moved to live with a family friend with the permission of her father. The mother said she would contact law enforcement in the area where the daughter is living since she is a custodial parent. ■ A harassment by telecommunications was reported Jan. 9 by a Jefferson resident who is receiving calls calling her a “whore” and “bitch.” The situation may be a childish game involving two juveniles. ■ Police made a welfare check at a Storey Porter Road location where a caller was concerned about injuries sustained by a person who said she injured herself while working on a vehicle. ■ Warrants are being sought against a Jefferson woman who reportedly wrote two checks totaling $550 on the account of a man who died in August. The family of the man contacted the woman and requested she return the money which she claimed was to be paid to her for work on a car to provide transportation to the widow. At issue is the fact that the suspect signed the widow’s name on the checks without permission. ■ Suspicious activity witnessed Jan. 9 resulted in the arrest of Phillip Cornelius Howard, 36, of Athens, for possession of Schedule I, II, III, IV controlled substances and drug-related conspiracy. Officer Johnny Wood observed possible drug activity after seeing
money Howard hand over money to a female in a white truck and drive off. A female in the other vehicle entered Jefferson Drugs and exited with a bag. Other law enforcement was called and Officer Jay Parker conducted a traffic stop on Howard’s black Corvette which had overly dark window tint and dark covers on the rear taillights. Howard told police he was on probation for selling cocaine. A search netted a prescription bottle with someone else’s name on it, an oxycodone pill in Howard’s pocket along with $7,000 in cash. Suspecting the money was obtained through the sale of prescription drugs, the money was seized. A check of the man’s cell phone revealed numerous contacts related to sale of prescription meds. The woman, who picked up oxycodone and morphine patches, was also questioned and is suspected in illegal prescription pill sales. She told police Howard loaned her money to get the prescriptions filled because she didn’t have enough money and she confirmed she was one of the contacts. The woman, Nancy Nadine Redd, 46, was taken into custody after questioning. Howard is also a suspect in other jurisdictions, reports show. ■ A 25-year-old was taken into custody Jan. 10 on a child support warrant. ■ A driver of a rental car traveling too closely on Interstate 85 on Jan. 8 was also charged with driving while license suspended after a traffic stop. The passenger, who did not know the name of the driver, was given a ride to QuikTrip. ■ Another driver was charged with driving while unlicensed after a Jan. 8 traffic stop on I-85. ■ A father contacted police to report his exwife has again interfered with custody after she failed to have their child available for courtordered visitation on Jan. 8. ■ Terroristic threats and acts charges were filed against Mohommed Abdus-Saboor Shamsuddeen, 18, of Jefferson, after an incident at Glenfield Drive location on Jan. 8. A man claimed the suspect threatened to kill him with a kitchen knife which he had in his hand. The suspect said he was threatened first and threatened back. ■ Charges of theft by taking of a motor vehicle were filed against a Jefferson woman who left a Washington Street location after being told by the victim of a family violence situation not to leave in the truck. Police were called to the scene on Jan. 8 after the argument which involved throwing of items and damage to property. The woman returned to the scene and the complainant told police he decided not to pursue charges. The office of the district attorney or solicitor will determine if the charges are pursued. ■ A man was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital Jan. 8 after he reported he planned to jump in front of a vehicle. He complained of injuries
WEst Jackson FIRE REPORT ■ A building fire was reported Jan. 6 on Becca Drive. ■ An EMS call was answered on New Liberty Church Road on Jan. 6. ■ A motor vehicle accident with no injuries was responded to on Jan. 7, and a Jan. 9 accident on Highway 60. ■ EMS calls were answered at an Ednaville Road location on Jan. 7; on Broadway Avenue on Jan. 8; on Lexington Court on Jan. 9.; and on Hawthorne Way on Jan. 11. ■ A cat in a tree call was answered on Jan. 9.
from a previous suicide attempt. He said he was despondent after learning of his girlfriend’s affair. ■ A Jefferson resident contacted police after a poem was posted on Facebook by a new bride for whom she served as an attendant several weeks earlier. The complainant said she was falsely accused of taking a plane ticket but the posting renewed the issue. ■ A 1997 Honda Accord was reported stolen from the Pendergrass Flea Market parking lot on Jan. 13. ■ A person wanted in Rabun County was taken into custody Jan. 13 after a traffic stop on Damon Gause Parkway. ■ The mother of a 16year-old who didn’t want to go to school contacted police Jan. 14 about talking to her son. ■ A simple battery incident was reported at a Mahaffey Street location on Jan. 13. The parties were separated and, because of conflicting stories, no arrests were made. ■ Charges were filed in connection with a Jan. 13 family violence situation on Laurel Oaks Lane. The aggressor was charged with battery and cruelty to children. ■ A situation involving an unruly 17-year-old was responded to on Jan. 13 on Maria Court. The juvenile desires to live with her father in another city. ■ A motorcyclist clocked at 105 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 85 was cited for reckless driving and speeding after a Jan. 12 traffic stop. ■ A vehicle clocked at 73 mph in a 55 mph zone on Damon Gause Parkway on Jan. 12 failed to stop for blue lights but was stopped a short time later at Holder Siding Road. The driver was charged with felony fleeing and attempting to elude and speeding. ■ A driver sitting in the Kroger parking lot contacted police Jan. 12 after she said another driver passed by her slowly and mouthed a possible threat. She provided a description of the vehicle. ■ A Jefferson man contacted police after learning someone had filed a 2011 federal tax return using his Social Security number. He was advised by the IRS to contact the FTC and to notify police. ■ A man and woman came into the police department with differing stories about an incident. She claims domestic violence and the man contends the woman is under the influence of drugs and will not leave him alone. ■ A man contacted police Jan. 12 after his former live-in girlfriend told him he could not pick up his belongings but could send someone for his things. ■ A fraud case was reported Jan. 12 after a Jefferson resident learned someone had opened accounts in her name. She learned of the identity fraud after being contacted by World Financial Bank that her account was delinquent although she never opened an account with them. Someone had used
her name, Social Security number and old address to fraudulently open the account. Accounts had been opened at Macy’s and Children’s Place. ■ A Jan. 9 accident was reported on Dry Pond Road at Aldi. No injuries were reported. ■ A two-car wreck on Jan. 7 was investigated on Gordon Street. No injuries were reported. ■ Two Jan. 11 wrecks involving two vehicles were investigated. One occurred on Holder Siding Road at Washington Street in which a vehicle struck the rear of a stalled car. The other occurred in the parking lot of Family Dollar on Washington Street. No injuries were reported. ■ A Jan. 13 two-car mishap on Lake Court was investigated. No injuries occurred.
Braselton Police ■ On Jan. 7, a tractor trailer parked at the Pilot of Highway 53 had its airline connecting the trailer to the truck cab cut. The driver of the truck said another driver didn’t like how and where he parked, but he told the driver it would only take him five minutes to run into the store. After the drivers exchanged words, the man continued to the store before being called to by other drivers. He returned to his truck to find the line cut. ■ A Davis Street store reported 29 collectible coins and a ¼-ounce gold piece stolen from a display case on Jan. 7. ■ Two passengers of a car parked along Tuscany Drive Jan. 7 claimed to be making out. However, the officer noticed a strong smell of alcoholic beverages and found the driver to be driving under the influence of alcohol. ■ A vehicle headed northbound on Interstate 85 on Jan. 7 was pulled over for a broken tag light. Officers noticed marijuana seeds on a passenger’s lap and found marijuana in the passenger’s pants, both occupants of the car were issued a citation for the possession of marijuana. ■ On Jan. 8, a Red Mulberry Lane resident reported her vehicle stolen sometime between midnight and 7 a.m. The vehicle was recovered on Jan. 11 at her sister’s friends home in Loganville. Her sister is also on the title for the vehicle, and is believed to have taken it from the woman’s residence. ■ On Jan. 11, a Braselton salon reported damage to property when several clay pot holders were thrown on the ground and tipped over spilling plants and dirt. Similar damage was reported at two nearby businesses. ■ An intoxicated man was reported lying behind a Highway 211 restaurant on Jan. 11. He had obviously consumed an excess of alcohol and repeatedly gave officers a fake name. The restaurant’s manager said the man came by earlier seeking a job, and was told to come back. The man returned in an intoxicated state, and was eventually arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. ■ On Jan. 13, a vehicle exiting Interstate 85 at Highway 211 was stopped for failing to maintain
lane. The driver was found to be intoxicated and didn’t have a valid driver’s license. ■ Damage was reported Jan. 13 to a camper behind a Davis Street residence. Several individuals had caused damage to the camper believing the resident had stolen their property. ■ On Jan. 13, a man driving 93 mph on Thompson Mill Road where the speed limit is 55 was arrested for reckless driving and speeding in excess of maximum limits. ■ A man reported damage to his vehicle on Jan. 13 while it was parked outside a Spout Springs Road business. ■ On Jan. 8, a vehicle traveling northbound of Interstate 85 was pulled over for a window glazing or tint violation. The smell of marijuana led to a search of the vehicle in which officers found a marijuana cigarette and a narcotic pill. The driver was issued citations for window glazing and marijuana possession. ■ On Jan. 9, a man driving along Autumn Maple Drive reported damage to his vehicle after a tractor trailer struck a branch and it fell on the driver’s windshield.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office ■ On Jan. 10, a man reported someone forged his signature on an application to the City of Commerce Utility Services. The man said his ex-girlfriend’s mother had the gas turned on at his old residence, but he didn’t give her permission to use his information or sign his name. ■ A cattle farm on Jett Roberts Road reported a wench stolen from the property on Jan. 10. ■ On Jan. 10, an officer traveling on Highway 11 saw two cars parked at the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway 124. The driver of one vehicle was outside his car yelling at the other vehicle with his brother holding him back from reaching the other vehicle. He was eventually placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. ■ A Johnson Mill Road resident reported someone filing federal income taxes under his name on Jan. 8. The man said when he tried to file his own taxes he was advised someone had already filed in his name and had received a refund of more than $400. ■ On Jan. 8, a Hoschton business owner reported someone attempting to steal change from a vending machine by attaching a clear strip of plastic to a $5 and then inserting it in the machine with the intention of pulling it back out.
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■ On Jan. 9, a vehicle backing out of a Jefferson parking lot hit another vehicle causing damage because it had no brakes. ■ An officer saw two vehicles traveling bumper to bumper on Highway 82 on Jan. 10. The drivers stated one of the vehicles had torn up and was being pushed by the other. However, one of the drivers had a suspended license and was placed under arrest. ■ On Jan. 8, a woman reported tax fraud by a man with whom she filed her taxes in 2010 and 2011. ■ On Jan. 8, a Jackson Trail Road business owner reported a laptop stolen from her business. ■ A man reported deer stands stolen from his Windy Hill Road property on Jan. 8. ■ A dispute was reported between a man and his wife at an Elliot Smith Road residence on Jan. 8. ■ A Jan. 8 verbal dispute was reported at the Jackson County Health Department when a woman who had the flu was not allowed in the building. The woman called and said she had the flu and wanted to get her son a flu shot and was told people with the flu aren’t allowed inside the health department. The woman tried to come inside anyway and became irate when she was told to leave. ■ On Jan. 8, a woman reported receiving harassing phone calls from an unknown caller. ■ A woman reported another driver attempting to run her off the road on Jan. 8. The woman believes the other driver is a woman whose husband she works with, and that the other woman thinks she is having a relationship with her husband. ■ A suspicious person was reported at a Viper Lane residence in Braselton on Jan. 8. The resident said a man knocked on the door and said her husband had told him to come get their truck. The woman told the man he had the wrong house, but he again told her he was there for the truck. However, when the woman’s brother-in-law came to the door, the man walked off. ■ On Dec. 31, a fraud was reported at Jackson EMC when a man’s girlfriend called and had her balance transferred to her boyfriend’s account. She was told her boyfriend would need to verify, and a man later called back giving the Social security number of the man to verify. The man receiving the bill did not verify the transaction and suspects his girlfriend’s brother called pretending to be him.