MOULTRIE — A Moultrie man reported he was beaten and robbed by an unknown group of men Sunday night. Officers, however, were given two conflicting accounts of what happened in the incident.

An officer responded to the intersection of Fifth Street Northwest and First Avenue Northwest at 9:38 p.m. Sunday about a man lying on the ground and bleeding. The officer found a Hispanic man, later identified as Gilberto Vasquez, on the ground and he stated he was okay but had head and back pain, police reports said.

When asked what happened, Vasquez stated he had been jumped by three or four black men and was beaten with a bat or a stick as he and a friend walked at the corner. The group of men also stole an unknown amount of cash from Vasquez during the incident, the report said.

Vasquez was taken to Colquitt Regional Medical Center, and the officer spoke with him a second time while he was being treated. Vasquez then told the officer he and the friend had been in Northwest Moultrie to buy drugs, the report further stated. It was while trying to buy drugs the group of men beat him and stole his money. The friend, however, could not be immediately interviewed because of a language barrier.



Arrests

Moultrie Police

• Yolanda Rivera, 32, of 310 Yogi Bear Road in Norman Park, was charged Friday with driving without a license and head lights required.

• Carlos Sanchez, 28, of 22018 Laguna Seca Road in Edinberg, Texas, was charged Friday with theft by taking a motor vehicle, driving without a license (second offense), giving a false name to an officer and probation violation.

• Donna Lynn Lastinger, 36, of 891 Millpond Road, was charged Friday with theft of services and two counts of deposit account fraud.

• Eudora Jane Edwards, 20, of 430 Seventh St. S.W., was charged Saturday with battery.

• John Paul Williams, 27, of 134 Green St., was charged Saturday with simple battery.

• Javier Francisco Sanchez, 30, of 1417 Edwards St., was charged Saturday with driving without a license and a window tint violation.

• Xavier Yates, 25, of 613 12th St. N.W., was charged Saturday with driving without a license, a loud music violation and probation violation.

• Gustavo Cocteco, 17, of 669 J.O. Stewart Road, Lot 5, in Norman Park, was charged Saturday with driving without a license and defective equipment.

• Francine E. King, 35, of 621 Fourth Ave. S.W., was charged Sunday with possession of cocaine and obstruction.

• Jason Smith Searcy, 32, of 2560 Dunn Road, was charged Sunday with DUI and failure to stop at a stop sign.

• Manuel Perez Ponco, 27, of Rossman Dairy Road, was charged Sunday with driving without a license and a seatbelt violation.

• Miguel Angel Robles, 21, of 3103 Sylvester Drive, was charged Sunday with driving without a license and failure to stop at a stop sign.

• Ida B. Trimble, 46, of 423 Eighth St. N.W., was charged Sunday with resisting arrest and probation violation.

• Shimeka Lynett Brooks, 28, of 807 First St. N.W., was charged Sunday with obstruction.

• Malcolm Collier, 30, of 718 First St. S.W., was charged Sunday with simple battery (family violence).

• Barbara Casteel, 47, of 1957 Sylvester Highway, Lot 8, was charged Friday with two counts of theft by taking and theft by conversion.



Colquitt County S.O.

• Joshua Caleb Walker, 26, of 985 Crosland-Lenox Road in Lenox, was charged Sunday with theft by deception.

• Mario Martinez, 27, of Overlook Drive, was charged Sunday with a new resident has 30 days to obtain a license violation.

• Dustin Landon Lanier, 26, of 213-A Shady Grove Road, was charged Saturday with simple battery (family violence).

• Vernon Walter Harper, 42, of 120 Robbie Road, was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct.

• Jose Juan Rojas, 22, of 844 Ellis May Road, was charged Sunday with driving without a license, failure to register a vehicle and improper backing.



Other Incidents

Moultrie Police

• Daisy McIntyre, of Fifth Avenue Southwest, reported someone broke a passenger window of her Toyota Camry between 8 p.m. Thursday and 8:49 a.m. Friday. Damage was $250.

• Virginia Hargraves, of 13th Avenue Southwest, reported a male relative urinated on her bed pillow and stole a diamond wedding ring Friday. The value of the stolen ring was $500.

• Needam Carter, of Fourth Avenue Southwest, reported hearing gunshots as he cleaned his yard Saturday. An officer searched the area but was unable to locate anyone.

• Michael Barwick reported someone stabbed the driver’s side tires of his vehicle while it was parked at a business on North Veterans Parkway Sunday. Damage was estimated at about $300. Barwick gave officers the name of a female suspect.



Colquitt County S.O.

• Jerry Lovett reported someone shot him in the right foot while he was somewhere in Norman Park Sunday.

• Mack Hancock, of Highway 37 West in Hartsfield, reported a thief stole three Dowells rod and reels, three Shakespeare rods and reels, a Mitchell rod and reel, four Manix rods and reels, a dipnet and a gaff hook between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday. The value of the stolen items was $1,265.

• An employee at the Whistle Stop Convenience Store on Baker Street in Ellenton reported a known male customer pumped $10 in gasoline into a green Chevrolet Camaro and left without paying for it.

• Shelly Cook reported a thief stole a window air conditioning unit from her rental house on Holmes Drive between 3 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday. The value of the stole air conditioner was $250. Cook gave sheriff’s deputies the name of a female suspect.

• Frank Bridges, of Hopewell Church Road, reported a thief stole a tent and a Lincoln welder from his storage shed between May 28 and 5:10 p.m. Friday. The value of the stolen items was $500. Bridges gave sheriff’s deputies the name of a male suspect.