2 brothers charged in beating

Published 9:48 pm Wednesday, December 2, 2015

By Staff reports

Two brothers are accused in the beating of a Moultrie man who reportedly gave one of them $100 to purchase cigarettes and got no smokes and only $10 back.

Gerrardo Rivera-Salazar, 44, and Alberto Rivera-Salazar were arrested in a Nov. 25 run-in with Christopher Rivera.

Rivera was drinking with friends some time before midnight in the 1600 block of Overlook Drive when a scuffle occurred, police said.

He said that he gave Gerrardo Rivera-Salazar a $100 bill to buy cigarettes for him. Gerrardo Rivera-Salazar did not go to the store and when Rivera asked for his money back he only gave him a $10 note.

Later when Rivera asked where was his $100 the other brother “head-butted” him in the face and then both began fighting with him. He fought back as he tried to leave but they followed him down the road, the investigative report said.

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A witness told police that two men were following a third man whom they were punching and yelling at as they walked down the road.

The brothers, both of 1625 Overlook Drive, were each charged with affray on Nov. 26

In other arrests:

• Yadira De La Cruz, 31, 827 Circle Road, was charged Tuesday with driving without license and speeding.

• Sergio Machuca-Zuniga, 28, 2021 B.T. Zion Road, Sale City, was charged Tuesday with criminal damage to property and reckless conduct.

• Alicia Michelle Davis, 38, 2216 Azalea Drive, was charged Tuesday with driving under the influence and failure to obey traffic control device.

• Margarita Perez, 37, 224 Rowland Drive, was charged Tuesday with no driver’s license and driving without headlights when required.

• Ray Vann Simmons, 48, 323 Grady Road, Thomasville, was charged Nov. 26 with battery.

• Robert Charles Leach, 623 Fourth St. N.W., was charged Sunday with simple battery.

• Terri Leigh Ezell, 43, 291 Ezell Road, was charged Saturday with simple battery.

• Brandon Wayne Cooper, 27, 195 Patch Road, was charged Tuesday with possession of marijuana.

Thefts

Sheriff’s Office

• Jimmy Walker, 500 block 61st Avenue, Vero Beach, reported Sunday that property totaling $3,962, including a dirt bike and four-wheeler, were stolen from the 600 block of Jerusalem Church Road.

Walker told police that in addition to the Honda 125 cc dirt bike and camouflage color Honda 500 cc youth four-wheeler other stolen property included four Budweiser neon lights, a Dale Jr. #8 neon light, seven fishing rods, a syrup kettle, eight plastic lounge chairs, 16 foot aluminum canoe, two-seater paddle boat, electric dart board and an oak table with four oak chairs.

• Justin Murphy, 700 block Wilburn Murphy Road, reported Tuesday the theft of power tools valued at 5,180 that were at Autreyville Baptist Church Road, 2434 Hwy. 33 S., Pavo.

The stolen property included one each Hitachi and Rol-Air gas-powered air compressors, four Hitachi nail guns, three Cobalt framing guns, Cobalt table saw, Cobalt compound miter saw and a strapping gun.

• Andy Norman, 200 block McElroy Road, reported Friday that a former employee came to his residence while he was gone and took a chain saw valued at $650.

Norman told his police that the man asked his wife for permission to borrow the saw. Because he was acting oddly she agreed to let him take it, police said.

Burglary

Moultrie Police

• Moultrie Livestock, 1200 First St. N.E., reported Tuesday that a man broke into the business 

Battery

Sheriff’s Office

Jaucita Johnson, 1600 block Copper Field Road, Tallahassee, reported Nov. 26 an altercation in the 4000 block of Old Doerun Road.

Officers investigating the area found evidence that some type of violence occurred, but Johnson told them she did not wish to press charges. She also refused to provide details about the incident, police said.

Property damage

Moultrie Police

• Brandon Glenn Cook, 17, Moultrie, reported Tuesday that someone applied a white substance with the appearance of glue on the windshield of a 2008 Pontiac G6 GT parked in the 3100 block of Veterans Parkway South

Cook told police that when he turned on the windshield wipers it smeared his windshield and that the wiper blades were damaged.

• Robin Collier, 600 block Washington Street, reported Tuesday that a 2009 Dodge was struck by another car while parked overnight.

There was damage to the passenger side, police said.