‘Huffing’ air leads to charges

Staff Reports

MOULTRIE — A Moultrie man was arrested after he allegedly crossed over North Veterans Parkway while “huffing” compressed air Tuesday afternoon.

Douglas Von Turley, 38, of 102 Poplar Trail, was charged Tuesday with DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Moultrie police officers were called to the North Veterans Parkway and Tifton Highway intersection at 3:06 p.m. Tuesday about a possible intoxicated driver. The officers spoke with a passing motorist, who stated he saw a Saturn SL1 sitting in a ditch off of North Veterans Parkway, police reports stated.

The motorist said he spoke with the Saturn’s driver, identified as Turley, and he was allegedly described as appearing to be high. The officers then spoke with Turley, who stated he was not injured but allegedly did not know how he got there. The officers described hiim as not being aware of his surroundings when they spoke with him.

The officers asked Turley what he had been doing, and he allegedly stated he was “huffing” on compressed air from aerosol cans. He told the officers he had been inhaling the air at the Chevron station because he “had a bad week and just wanted to pass out.” The officers searched the Saturn and found four cans of compressed air, the report said.

Turley was then placed under arrest and taken to Colquitt Regional Medical Center for a blood test. He was then taken to Colquitt County Jail.



Arrests:

Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office

• Jose Perez, of Magnolia Avenue, was charged Saturday with driving without a license.

• Daniel Roberts, 39, of 904 Fourth St. N.W., was charged Tuesday with burglary and theft by taking a motor vehicle.



Norman Park Police

• Ricardo Hernandez Luna, 33, of 2486 Highway 133 S., was charged Tuesday with no proof of insurance, affixing a plate to conceal identity, a seatbelt violation and driving with an expired license.



Georgia State Patrol

• Marcus Alonzo Haywood, 29, of 1748 Fourth St. S.E., was charged Monday with obstruction.



Other Incidents:

Moultrie Police

• Tony Daniels reported a male acquaintance stole the tires and rims from his Lexus ES300 while it was parked at Knuck McCrary Park on 27th Street Southeast between noon and 3 p.m. Friday. The value of the stolen items was $1,200.

• Vantressa Smith reported a thief stole a radio from her Hyundai Accent after it was towed to Moultrie Automotive on Sixth Street Southeast between 5:30 p.m. Monday and 9:19 a.m. Tuesday. The value of the stolen radio was estimated at $200.

• Veronica Sanchez, of Third Street Southeast, reported a thief stole a Stanley toolbox with tools inside, a Motorola cell phone and a picture between 4:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The value of the stolen items was about $631.

• Tawanda Hill, of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, reported a thief stole an envelope, containing $81 cash and her license, Monday. The value of the stolen items was $101. Hill gave officers the name of a female suspect.

• Kris Bettridge reported a thief broke out a passenger window of her Chevrolet Suburban while it was parked at the Moss Farms Diving Well on Fourth Street Southwest and stole her purse, containing jewelry, a cell phone and other items, Tuesday. The value of the stolen items was $870.

• An employee at Express Lane on South Main Street reported a thief pumped $48 in gasoline Tuesday and left without paying for it. The vehicle used was a red Jeep Cherokee, driven by a white female, but officers were not given its tag number.

• Jackie Wooten reported a thief stole her billfold, containing her license, her Social Security card, a Medicare card, an insurance card and $200 cash, after she left it on a counter at Jack Rabbit on Highway 319 South Tuesday. The value of the stolen items was $224.



Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office

• Nikki Robinson reported a thief stole her purse, containing a cell phone, a pair of jeans and 10 pairs of contact lenses, from a car wash on East Broad Street in Norman Park between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Monday. The value of the stolen items was $158.

• William Bass reported someone knocked several holes in the walls and broke cabinets and a mirror of a vacant mobile home on Highway 319 North in Norman Park between 10 a.m. Monday and 2 p.m. Tuesday. Damage was estimated at about $7,200.

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