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Effingham County Sheriff's Office crime reports July 3, 2023
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Arrests/Citations

·       Oscar Waller, Gabrielle Drive – agency assist

·       David Roberson, Central Boulevard – driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to maintain lane

·       Alejandro Laparra, Highway 119 – failure to maintain lane, driving under the influence of alcohol, endangering a child by DUI, child safety restraint violation, driving while license suspended or revoked, no license on person and open alcohol container

·       Ameer Brown, Goshen Road – driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to exercise due care/distracted driving, driving while license suspended or revoked and failure to maintain lane

·       John Vinson, Old Augusta Road – trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs or marijuana

·       Sundae Friel, Old Augusta Road – trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs or marijuana

·       Christopher Day, Old Augusta Road – trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs or marijuana

·       Michael Whitt, Old River Road – fleeing or attempting to elude, driving while license suspended or revoked, tag light required, failure to maintain lane, possession and use of drug related objects and possession of a schedule I controlled substance

·       Reginald Abbott, Highway 119 – open alcohol container, failure to maintain lane, fleeing or attempting to elude and driving while license suspended or revoked

·       Anthony Pridgen, Highway 21 – headlight requirements, possession of a schedule I controlled substance and possession and use of drug related objects

Incidents

·       McCall Road – A man stated that he got into a physical fight with a stranger at a park over his child.

·       High Bluff Road – A man advised that he had gotten into a dispute with an acquaintance over some money.

·       Mulberry Way – A woman stated that her ex-husband had been refusing to leave her place of residence.

·       Lillian Street – A woman stated that a local landscape crew damaged her vehicle’s back windshield.

·       Chapel Park Road – A woman stated that her estranged husband sent her threatening text messages.

·       Kildee Lane – A man stated that an unknown person broke into his house and rummaged through it.

·       Lyn Way – A woman advised that her neighbor’s small dog bit her on the hand while she was petting it.

·       First Street Extension – A man advised that he had been having a dispute with the local tax office.

·       Highway 21 South – A trailer rental manager stated that an unknown individual had stolen four of his trailers.

·       First Street Extension – A man stated that an acquaintance had been harassing him over the phone.

·       First Street Extension – A woman stated that her estranged husband had been harassing her via social media.

Father, Son Arrested After Armed Standoff in Eden
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Deputies respond Tuesday to a home in Eden, where a father and son were arrested after a standoff following a domestic dispute. (Submitted photo)
Two men were arrested Tuesday in Eden after a domestic dispute led to a standoff. Deputies say George Driggers, 47, threatened his girlfriend and law enforcement with a gun, then barricaded himself inside a home. His father, Alford Driggers, 80, was also charged for allegedly threatening deputies.
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