MOULTRIE, Ga. — A prowler who insisted he was out of gas discovered quickly that he could, in fact, drive the truck away after he was confronted by an irate Omega man with a rifle in the early morning hours Friday.

Russell Ponder was awakened at about 1:30 a.m. at his residence in the 500 block of Jim Clark Road by his dog barking at something in his back yard.

When Ponder investigated he saw a white pickup truck parked in his driveway, and when he opened his door saw a man standing behind the open driver’s door.

He asked the man why he was there and he responded that he needed to buy some gasoline before he could leave. When Ponder pointed his rifle in the man’s direction and again insisted that he should leave, the man got into what appeared to be a 1980s or 1990s model Mitsubishi regular cab truck and drove away.

The truck appeared to have “general damage” all over and had no functioning tail lights.

Ponder described the man as a white male, 35 to 40 years old with a buzz cut haircut, no visible facial hair and wearing a camel or tan jacket.

Arrests

Sheriff’s Office

• Timothy Marlin Schoening, 61, Savannah, was charged Thursday with identify fraud.

Moultrie Police

• Thomas Banks Kimbrell, 39, 221 Stripling Road, was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass.

• Dennis Hightower, 52, 434 10th St. N.W., was charged Tuesday with possession of ecstasy and driving while license withdrawn.

Amanda Hinson, 35, 1303 J.P. Perry Road, was charged Monday with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related objects.

• Martha Nicole Lucia, 32, was charged Monday with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related objects.

• Donald Kent Golden, 44, 130 Oak St., Omega, was charged Monday with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug-related objects, brakes required, seat belt violation, failure to drive within single lane, driving without license and a turn signal violation.

Probation violation

Sheriff’s Office

• Rocky Lee Wise, 28, 1163 Hall Road.

• Quandarius Tyshon Corbin, 24, 420 Connell Road, Valdosta.

Moultrie Police

• Candace Barker Holt, 38, 605 Funston-Sigsbee Road.

Parole violation

Sheriff’s Office

• Randall Lord, 50, 511 Fourth Ave. N.W.

Bench warrant

Sheriff’s Office

• Griceila Bustamante Gutierrez, 35, 190 East Gate Circle, Norman Park.

Burglary

Moultrie Police

• Clyde William, Ocala, reported Wednesday the theft of property valued at $31 in the 1700 block of First Avenue Southeast.

• Herbert Moses, 500 block 25th Avenue Southeast, reported Wednesday that an electronics item of unknown value was stolen from his residence.

Thefts

Moultrie Police

• CVS, 1027 S. Main St., reported Wednesday that a shoplifter stole merchandise valued at $139.

An employee told police that the thief walked out with several bottles of body wash and soap. The same man previously has shoplifted from the store on several occasions.

Sheriff’s Office

• Priscilla Illian, 100 block Country Circle, reported Thursday the theft of her son’s BMX youth bicycle.

• Marie Baker, 1100 block Ben Baker Road, Norman Park, reported Wednesday the theft of two wheels and tires from an irrigation pivot in the 900 block of Roberts Road.

The tower from which the wheels were removed were left on blocks and scissor jacks, police said. The stolen property was valued at $1,300.

• Christina Hiers, 1500 block Overlook Drive, reported Monday the theft of a Super Bee 49 cc scooter valued at $300.

Entering auto

Moultrie Police

• Ronald Blease, 2000 block Third Street Southeast, reported Wednesday the theft of a firearm valued at $400 from a 2011 GMC Sierra K1500.

Sheriff’s Office

• Andrew Bass, 1200 block U.S. Highway 310 North, Norman Park, reported Tuesday the theft of a Glock pistol valued at $500 from the center console of his Jeep.