MOULTRIE, Ga. — A motorist suspected of being drunk when he struck a tree Tuesday in a Southwest Moultrie yard didn’t mince words when asked how much alcohol he’d consumed prior to the accident.

“Enough for you to take me to jail,” he responded, according to the Moultrie Police Department report, then he placed his hands behind his back for the officer to handcuff him.

When police were called at about 9:30 p.m. to 1208 11th St. S.W., they found a Chevrolet Malibu that had left the roadway and struck a pine tree, Moultrie Police Department reports said.

Bennie Lee Jackson was standing next to the car and smelled of alcohol, police said. After he gave his response to the officer about the amount he had drunk earlier, a test administered by police indicated that his blood alcohol content was above the legal limit of 0.08.

Jackson, 47, 1520 11th St. S.W., was charged with driving under the influence and failure to drive within single lane.

In other arrests

Moultrie Police

• Christopher Maurice Duncan, 48, 119 Walnut Drive, Sylvester, was charged Wednesday with driving while license withdrawn.

Sheriff’s Office

• Allen Roger Furney, 42, Regency Village Drive Lot 70, was charged Tuesday with criminal trespass, use of “fighting words” and simple assaults.

• Keithus Damon Troupe, 32, 190 Billy Johnson Lane, was charged Wednesday with failure to obey stop sign and driving with suspended or revoked license.

• Oralia Martinez, 43, 245 Ridge Road, was charged Wednesday with driving without license.

Probation violation

Sheriff’s Office

• Freddie Lee Smithwick IV, 5063 Hwy. 111, Hartsfield.

• Calvinal Keon Eady, 28, 740 S. Railroad Ave., Mt. Vernon, Ga.

Moultrie Police

• Frederick Gardner, 25, 1600 Sunrise Ave.

• Andrew Leon Jackson, 42, 801 W. Robinson Ave., Doerun.

Thefts

Moultrie Police

• Thomas Beauty Store, 614 First Ave. S.E., reported Wednesday the theft of merchandise valued at $300.

An employee told police that video showed an unknown female shoplifting five Remy Rose Yaki 20-inch hair weaves.

• Kimberly Yon, 48, Moultrie, reported Wednesday the theft of a cell phone valued at $110.

Entering auto

Moultrie Police

• Tatiane Smith, 27, Moultrie, reported Wednesday the theft of $1,000 from a car parked in the 600 block of Veterans Parkway South.

Battery

Sheriff’s Office

• Michael Miller, 1300 block Highway 319 North, Norman Park, reported Wednesday that a male relative punched him in the face.

Miller had a small cut on his bottom lip and some swelling, police said, but he refused to speak with emergency medical service personnel. He told police that he slapped Matthew Miller in retaliation.

Police took Matthew Miller, 1330 Hwy. 319 N. Lot 100 into custody and charged him with simple battery.

Property damage

Moultrie Police

• Gwen Cokley, 1300 block First Avenue Northwest, reported Wednesday that part of her chain link fence was damaged.

A section of the fence had been dislodged from the upper support pole and vertical post, police said, and the fence was hanging loose.

Cokley told police that she heard a loud noise the previous night but did not investigate.