MOULTRIE — A Moultrie man was apprehended after he allegedly ran from Colquitt County sheriff’s deputies responding to a call Tuesday night.
Shaventreon Shannon, 19, of 211 11th Ave. S.E., was charged with obstruction.
Deputies were called to Sylvester Drive and 30th Avenue Northwest at 8:01 p.m. Tuesday about shots being fired in the area. As one deputy was responding to the call, he spotted a man, later identified as Shannon, walking near the area where the shots were reported from, and a second deputy was asked to speak with the man.
As the second deputy went to speak with him, Shannon allegedly ran down Sylvester Drive toward North Main Street. The deputy began chasing after him on foot while the first deputy turned around in an attempt to cut Shannon off before he reached North Main Street.
When the first deputy arrived, Shannon allegedly crossed over North Main Street and ran to the Fuller’s Restaurant location. The deputies cut Shannon off near the drive-thru area, and he was placed under arrest and taken to Colquitt County Jail.
Following the pursuit, a .38-caliber bullet was allegedly found in Shannon’s backpack, so the second deputy went back over the chase route. He found a Burgo .38-caliber revolver in bushes near where Shannon was apprehended, and the revolver was collected as evidence.
Arrests
Moultrie Police
• Evelyn Leverne Blackwell, 46, of 315 First St. N.W., was charged Wednesday with public intoxication (second offense).
• Marvin Lee Roberts, 44, of 315 Fourth Ave. N.W., was charged Wednesday with public intoxication (second offense).
• Derek Jett, 30, of 864 Circle Road, was charged Tuesday with possession of marijuana less than one ounce.
Colquitt County S.O.
• Michael Chad Bryant, 25, of 1717 Bay Rockyford Road, was charged Tuesday with theft by taking and theft of services.
• A 16-year-old girl was charged Tuesday with being a runaway and being an unruly child.
Other Incidents
Moultrie Police
• Erica Soto, of Hutchinson Drive, reported a thief stole a DVD player and her wallet, containing her identification, a Peach Care card and her Social Security card, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday. The value of the stolen items was $130.
• Chasity Mitchell reported a female acquaintance threw her LG cell phone and damaged it while they were at a house on Third Avenue Southwest Tuesday. Damage was $200.
• Richard Moore reported a thief kicked in the back door of his brother’s house on Joe Louis Avenue and stole bed sheets and a shotgun between 8 a.m. and 2:18 p.m. Tuesday.
• Stanley Harrison, of Seventh Street Southeast, reported a thief stole $500 cash from a box under his bed between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday. Harrison gave officers the names of two male suspects.
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