Public Safety - Topics from July, 2017

Teen killed in early morning wreck

Wednesday, July 26. 2017
A Homer teenager was killed in a crash in Jackson County Wednesday morning.
Tommy Gilbert, 19, died in the two-vehicle wreck on the I-85 North entrance ramp off SR 82. Gilbert reportedly attempted to turn left onto the entrance ramp in front of a tractor-trailer driven by Paul Clevenger, 28, of Maryville, Tenn. Clevenger’s vehicle struck Gilbert’s Chevy Impala on the passenger’s side of the vehicle in the intersection.
Gilbert died on the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Clevenger didn’t request medical treatment.
No charges are expected.

Pendergrass church burglarized

Wednesday, July 26. 2017
Someone reportedly broke into a Pendergrass church last week, but apparently only took some candy.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Pond Fork Church Road on reports of burglary and criminal trespass. A man said someone broke into the childcare building and office area.
The suspect damaged two doors but didn’t take much. Some candy may have been stolen and other pieces of candy were scattered around the room and entrance area.
One witness said the burglarized room has been broken into several times. In each incident, nothing was taken.
While deputies were on scene, one witness noticed the alarm system had been removed from the worship hall.
Two women believed the suspect may have previously been arrested for a warrant at the church after someone reported him for acting strange.
One woman saw a similar-looking man in the parking lot acting unusual and cursing to himself prior to the break-in.
See more incidents in the July 26 issue of The Jackson Herald.

Golf cart wreck hurts four

Wednesday, July 19. 2017
Four people wrecked a golf cart on Sanctuary Drive in Traditions about 9:40 p.m. July 8.
One man suffered a compound fracture on his leg. Two juveniles also had bad injuries.
All three were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
The fourth person, a woman, said she hurt her elbow but was all right.
She said one of the juveniles was driving and lost control of the steering wheel.
The golf cart flipped.
See more incidents in the July 19 issue of The Jackson Herald.

2 charged in elder abuse case

Wednesday, July 12. 2017
Two Maysville women were arrested last week in connection with an elder abuse case.
Shirley Gail Bennett, 40, and Janice Lequitta Bryan, 64, both of 125 Golden Nugget Way, Maysville, face charges of battery-Family Violence Act (FVA); exploiting or inflicting pain to deprive essential services to a disabled or elderly person; financial transaction card theft; and felony identity theft fraud when using or possessing identification information of a person.
A woman told Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies June 26 that the two women abused her mother. (The victim has since moved in with the complainant.)
According to the incident report, Bennett, Bryan, another woman and three children took over the victim’s house.
The victim, who suffers from leg problems, reportedly fell to the floor one day and Bennett and Bryan refused to pick her up. They allegedly walked over her, and took pictures of her on the floor and of her “rear end.”
The woman was reportedly left on the floor for at least three nights.
See the full story in the July 12 issue of The Jackson Herald.

Man accused of chasing woman, child with shotgun

Wednesday, July 5. 2017
A Jefferson man is accused of chasing a woman and child around the house with a shotgun and threatening to kill them.
Jason Wayne Cox, 27, 633 Ebenezer Church Road, Jefferson was charged with aggravated assault-FVA; third degree cruelty to children-FVA; simple battery-FVA; and terroristic threats and acts.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Cox’s residence after a woman said he chased her and a child with a shotgun before fleeing the scene.
Cox reportedly drank a large amount of liquor during dinner and became upset after returning home. He reportedly called the woman a “stupid b***h.”
She asked him to leave but refused to give him the car keys. Cox then allegedly went to the gun cabinet, grabbed a shotgun and said, “Fine, be that way.”
“I’m going to kill y’all,” he allegedly said as he chased the two.
They fled the residence, but Cox allegedly pulled the child back inside and later hit the woman’s head on a pillar in the garage.
She screamed for help and a neighbor called 9-1-1. He ran away, but said he planned to return and “blow the vehicle up.”
Officers later found Cox in Barrow County. He denied everything and said the woman yelled at him.
See more arrests in the July 5 issue of The Jackson Herald.
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