MOULTRIE — A Moultrie man was charged Tuesday in connection with the March 4 theft of car batteries from a repair shop.

Jimmy Jerome Lewis, 47, of 1311 First Ave. N.W., was charged with burglary.

A Moultrie police investigator was called to a burglary at Jackson Transmission on West Central Avenue at 6:57 p.m. March 4. The investigator spoke with an employee, who stated seeing someone in a fenced-in area after the shop was closed.

The person had taken a battery from a Ford Ranger truck, the employee said, and he appeared to be trying to lower a vehicle on a lift. Before the person was able to get to the vehicle, the employee confronted him and he fled from the scene.

The value of the batteries was $20, and they were returned to the shop.

Lewis was charged with the burglary Tuesday after he was previously charged Sunday with entering an automobile.



Arrests

Moultrie Police

• Kerry Wade Bonin, 41, of 1211 Fourth St. S.W., was charged Wednesday with simple battery (family violence).

• Leticia Perez, 34, of 589 Circle Road, Lot 46, was charged Wednesday with driving without a license (fifth offense) and a seatbelt violation.

• Bobby Lee Stafford, 59, of 1017 10th St. S.E., was charged Wednesday with driving with a suspended license (second offense).

• Chris Williams, 24, of 901 Third St. N.W., was charged Wednesday with carrying a concealed weapon.

• Johnnie Derrick Hewett, 54, of 24 Fifth St. N.E., was charged Wednesday with simple battery.

• Grady Terence Jones, 45, of 410 E. Central Ave., was charged Wednesday with DUI, an open container violation, failure to stop at a stop sign, no proof of insurance and driving with suspended registration.

• Kimike Shealey, 20, of 408 10th Ave. S.E., was charged Thursday with simple battery (family violence).

• Jimmeka Carla Williams, 26, of 408 10th Ave. S.E., was charged Thursday with simple battery (family violence).



Sheriff’s Office

• Eric Eddie Fredick, 37, of 315 Fern St. in Thomasville, was charged Wednesday with robbery.

• Timothy Charles Smith, of 390 Wilburn Murphy Road, was charged Monday with simple battery.



Georgia State Patrol

• Joshua Richard Thomas, 35, of 10 Ridge Road, was charged Wednesday with DUI and failure to stop at a stop sign.



Other Incidents

Moultrie Police

• Tomica McKay, of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, reported a thief stole her Nix mountain bicycle between 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and 10:01 a.m. Wednesday. The value of the stolen bicycle was estimated at $140.

• An employee at Holiday Inn Express on North Veterans Parkway reported Wednesday a known male customer wrote two fraudulent checks.

• Leroy Howard, of Third Avenue Southeast, reported four juveniles kicked in his front door Wednesday. Damage was estimated at $200.

• An officer responded to Ninth Street Southwest Wednesday after several people reported hearing gunshots fired. A witness reported seeing gunshots coming from two vehicles, a white Chevrolet Trailblazer and a dark Ford Focus.



Sheriff’s Office

• Paul Whiddon reported a dog killed several of his chickens and chased his cattle on his property on Ellenton-Omega Road in Omega Wednesday.