Staff Reports
MOULTRIE — Moultrie Police Department officers made six arrests Thursday night in the area where a patrol car was struck by a bullet on Wednesday, but none of Thursday’s charges were directly linked to the shooting.
Police reports described the presence of officers as a “special detail” working in the 400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The purpose of the operation was to “curb complaints with persons trespassing and to further an investigation where an unknown subject had shot at a police department patrol car.”
Several shots were fired in the same vicinity on Wednesday night, one of which punctured the passenger door on the driver’s side of the patrol car.
Investigators believe that the shots fired Wednesday night came from around the apartment complex or an adjacent lot.
In one instance Thursday night police arrested a man who ignored officers’ orders to leave the area and used profanity, police reports said. In that case, Dechane Williams, 19, 804 Joe Louis Ave. N.W., was charged with disorderly conduct.
Police reports said that Williams was walking toward a crowd of people officers were “dealing with” at the time. When asked to leave, Dechane “became unruly” and also used profanity, at which point he was arrested.
Other arrests made during the Thursday operation included:
• Donterrious Williams, 17, 804 Joe Louis Ave., and Anwar Jerrell Arnold, 19, 1130 16th St. S.E., were each charged with trespassing.
Police reports said the teens were behind Moultrie Manor and they were arrested because they did not live in the apartment complex and could not give an apartment number where they were visiting.
• Arnisha Lashaun Patillo, 412 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, possession of marijuana.
• Darrian Williams, 18, 804 Joe Louis Ave., possession of marijuana.
• Calbert Allen, 17, 803 Third St. N.W., possession of marijuana.
In other arrests
• Matthew Ryan Fender, 24, 118 Cleveland St., Ellenton, was charged Thursday with theft by taking, battery and cruelty to children.
• Jonathan Blake Carter, 23, 1001 S. Main St., was charged Thursday with simple battery.
• Avery Norman, 27, 1001 S. Main St., was charged Thursday with simple assault.
• Judy Carol Terry, 47, 835 Shy Manor Drive, was charged Thursday with no insurance and canceled registration.
• Zacory Weaver, 19, 609 First St. N.W., failure to obey officer.
Assaults
• Abriel Brown, 600 block Fourth Avenue Southwest, reported Thursday that a female relative pulled out some of her hair during an argument.
Thefts
• Stacy McCloud, first block of Fourth Avenue Northwest, reported Thursday the theft of a gold necklace.
• Lynn Hamm, first block Humming Bird Road, reported Thursday the theft of a Huskey power washer.
• Cebra Hall, 1100 block Sixth Street Southwest, reported Thursday the theft of an X-Box 360, three game controllers and 14 games. The rear door of Hall’s residence was knocked in during the burglary, police said.
• James Cane, first block 12th Street Northwest, reported Thursday the theft of an electric stove and space heater.
• E. L. Smith, first block 12th Street Northwest, reported Thursday the theft of a 32-inch Vizio flat screen television.
Property damage
• Lillie Phillips, reported Thursday that the screen on a window was damaged on a house she owns in the 500 block of 12th Avenue Southeast.
Colquitt County S.O.
Assaults
• Griselda Rosales, 200 block Lazy Bear Road, reported Thursday that two male relatives got into a fight at her residence.
Thefts
• Kimberly Cooper Smith, 900 block John Buck McCoy Road, reported Thursday the theft of earrings, cash and coins.
• Rhonda Gayle Greene, 1500 block Old Doerun Road, reported Thursday the theft of a desktop computer, cellular telephone, jewelry box and jewelry, cigarettes, a DVD/camera, necklace and cross pendant.
Prowler
• Suzanne Helton, 100 block Deer Run Road, reported Thursday finding pry marks at her front door and a window screen removed.
Helton told the officer that earlier in the morning a man knocked on her door. The man, who told Helton he was looking for a Hispanic family, left at the time.
Arrests
• Luciano Hernandez, 27, 617 Third Ave. N.E., Cairo, was charged Wednesday with identity fraud.
Georgia State Patrol
Arrests
• Matthew Ryan Fender, 24, 118 Cleveland St., Ellenton, was charged Thursday with driving under the influence and seat belt violation.
