Police investigate shooting incidents

Published 8:29 pm Monday, February 12, 2018

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Moultrie police are investigating a volley of shots fired early Sunday morning at a First Avenue Southeast motel as well as a second report of shots fired by the same shooter.

Police were dispatched at 3:25 a.m. to Moultrie Inn, 1708 First Ave. S.E., to a report of 10 to 15 shots being fired. No one was injured in the incident.

At about 5:54 an officer dispatched to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of First Street Northwest was connected with a witness who had second-hand accounts of the first shooting and was in a car that was the target in the second incident.

The witness told police that a friend trying to find her cell phone asked for her assistance. While they were riding in the friend’s Pontiac G-6 she noticed that the back window had been “shot out” and the driver was bleeding from the neck and lower leg.

The witness reported that the woman said a man shot at her car at a motel on First Avenue Southeast after he got mad at her.

In other assaults

Moultrie Police

In another incident involving an angry male an officer witnessed a man apparently strike a woman who was driving a car.

At about 6:22 a.m. Sunday an officer dispatched to investigate a reported incident of battery in the 1600 block of Camilla Highway found Marquise Stubbs, who told police that she had just seen her ex-boyfriend.

The ex-boyfriend was at the location while police spoke with Stubbs and he repeatedly told her to get in the car, police said. Eventually she decided to take him home with the officer following.

But as soon as the car left the parking lot and entered the roadway Stubbs braked and got out of the car holding her lip.

The officer witnessed the man hit Stubbs, police said. After she exited the car the man drove away in her Ford Fusion. Officers tried to catch up to the car, which the driver abandoned at Third Avenue and Sixth Street Northwest, where he jumped out and escaped on foot.

The man did leave the keys in the ignition of Stubbs’ car, police said.

Sheriff’s Office

• Francis Esquivel, 100 block Dogwood Drive, reported Sunday that a male companion grabbed her by the hair and pushed her into a wall.

Esquivel had a small bruise on her face and disheveled hair, police said. An arrest was made in the incident.

Arrests

Sheriff’s Office

• Michelle Antoinette Day Richardson, 45, 308 Cooper Road, Hartsfield, was charged Thursday with driving under the influence, littering and illegal parking.

• Donnie Ray Herndon, 30, 223 Bonnie Tuk Road, was charged Friday with possession of methamphetamine.

• Alyssa Gail Lewis, 23, 3962 Old Doerun Road, was charged Friday with theft by receiving stolen property.

• Michael Jay Gray, 35, 330 S. Railroad St., Norman Park, was charged Friday with theft by taking.

• Christian Everett Payne, 21, 422 East Gate Drive, was charged Saturday with open container in vehicle.

• Casey Lee Merritt, 29, 262 Cherry St., Norman Park, was charged Thursday with stalking.

• Michael Paul Smith, 32, 775 Mt. Sinai Road, was charged Thursday with two counts each theft by receiving stolen property and forgery.

Moultrie Police

• Milton Ford, 33, 125 Ninth Ave. N.W., was charged Thursday with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of ecstasy with intent to distribute, two counts possession of drugs across guard line, two counts possession of drugs within 1,000 feet of public housing, driving while license withdrawn and possession of marijuana.

• Gary Lamount Turner, 47, 1201 10th St. N.W., was charged Friday with driving without license and giving false information or false name to police.

• Juan Ramirez-Matias, 37, 980 Smith Road, was charged Friday with failure to stop at stop sign and driving without valid license.

• Orabell Sanders, 68, 608 Circle Road, was charged Sunday with trespassing.

• Hector Soto, 22, Tiger Creek Lane, Valdosta, was charged Sunday with fighting in public place.

• Gabrielle White, 18, 1208 10th St. S.W., was charged Saturday with no insurance, driving while license suspended or revoked and knowingly driving on suspended or revoked registration.

• Melissa Lea Conger, 34, was charged with trespassing.

• Amari Houston, 17, 917 Seventh St. N.W., was charged Thursday with possession of marijuana.

Doerun Police

• Jamario Cortez Snow, 29, 287 Creekside Drive, Leesburg, was charged Friday with driving while license is suspended or revoked.

Georgia State Patrol

• Michelle Harrison, 44,  451 Pioneer Trail, was charged Sunday with driving under the influence, open container in vehicle and failure to drive within single lane.

Parole violation

Moultrie Police

• Jason Neil Denney, 41, 808 Causey Road, Autreyville.

Probation violation

Moultrie Police

• Dana Leon Martin, 41, 213 Second St. S.W.

• Leah Mae Kilgore, 33, 100 Cherry Ave.

Robbery attempt

Moultrie Police

• Michael Lupo, 40, Moultrie, reported Friday that while walking at 9:20 p.m. in the area of Carolyn Street and First Avenue Southeast two males charged at him.

Lupo told police that he thought it was a robbery attempt and that he ran to escape from them

Thefts

Sheriff’s Office

• Bharat Patel, 200 block Cool Springs Road, reported Saturday the theft of two Blue Coolster 125 cc four-wheelers with a total value of $1,600.

• Jim Avery, 100 block Avery Road, reported Friday the theft of a utility trailer of unknown value and contents with a total value of $900.

The stolen tools included an Ryobi electric table saw and circular saw, Senco air nail gun, Bostick air nail gun, Husky air compressor and Dewalt reciprocating saw.

• Brenda Dean reported Saturday the theft of a Sanyo video camera valued at $300 from a storage unit.

• Timothy Bell, 390 block Old Albany Road, reported Saturday the theft of a Yamaha four-wheeler valued at $1,300.

• Justin Rogers reported Thursday that when he purchased Dewalt tools he was given one box with the tool inside and the second box contained bricks and paper.

• Jennifer Walden, 600 block Highway 270 East, Doerun, reported Thursday the theft of paint and a Whirlpool stove and oven with a total value of $425 from the 800 block of Highway 270 East.

• Christopher Rogers reported Friday the theft of a Google Pixel XL cell phone at Colquitt County High School.

Rogers told police that he left the phone on his desk while he went to ask the teacher a question and when he returned it was gone. It was valued at $600.

• Franklin Brogdon, 1300 block Elton Clark Road, Omega, reported Saturday the theft of 1,000 fence posts and 20 cattle gates with a total value of $11,000.

Moultrie Police

• Sarah Lamb, 37, Hartsfield, reported Saturday the theft of a wallet she left inside a store in the 600 block of Veterans Parkway South.

After realizing that she did not have the wallet Lamb returned but the wallet was not turned in. The wallet and contents were valued at $261.

• Save-A-Lot, 205 Sixth St. S.E., reported that a male shoplifter stole an unknown amount of merchandise.

An employee told police that a customer notified her that the male was placing items in his book bag.

• Demeira Lambright, 800 block Northside Drive, reported Sunday the theft of property valued at $1,500.

Burglary

Sheriff’s Office

• Beverly Hayes, 400 block Arrington Dairy Road, reported Friday the theft of a Dell laptop computer, Versace cologne, a Polo shirt and a Nest video camera with a total value of $361.

• Charlie Hoes, 200 block Lake Spring Drive, reported Saturday the theft of a money cassette, coin catcher and a lock with a total value of $185. Hoes also reported damage of $100 to a door at the residence.

• Gail Fraiser, 500 block Hempstead Church Road, Berlin, reported Saturday the theft of a heater valued at $150 from a nearby residence in the 400 block of Hempstead Church Road.

A door lock and window on a door also were damaged, she told police.

Entering auto

Moultrie Police

• Tim Houston, 1200 block First Street Southeast, reported Saturday the theft of property valued at $661 from a 2004 Honda Odyssey and 2008 Toyota Tundra.

• Cornelius Ponder, 100 block Seventh Avenue Southwest, reported Saturday that someone entered a 2002 Cadillac Escalade in his back yard.

Ponder told police that the male who entered the car was wearing gloves and that he was not sure whether anything had been taken.

• Timia Fowler, 1300 block Third Street Southeast, reported Saturday the theft of her wallet from a 2009 Toyota Camry after someone broke a window with a brick.

The estimated value of the wallet and contents was $60.

Sheriff’s Office

• James Weeks, 1400 block South Boulevard, reported Friday the theft of a Springfield pistol valued at $500 from a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado.

Fraud

Sheriff’s Office

• William Davis Sr., 50 block Regency Village Drive, reported Friday that someone made unauthorized fund transfers from his account totaling $4,795.

Property damage

Moultrie Police

• Tony Roberts, 100 block Third Street Southeast, reported Friday that someone scratched his Chevrolet Silverado.

The truck had scratches down the length of both sides, police said.

• Jasmine Richardson, 24, reported Saturday that someone scratched her 2008 Hyundai Sonata while it was parked in the 600 block of Fourth Court Northwest.