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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Oct. 12
crime reports

Arrests/citations

· Kasie Hilton, Walker Drive – obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers

· Richard Screen, Caroni Drive – wanted person (warrant service)

· John Fanning, Kensington Circle – disorderly conduct

· Avias Jones, Hidden Lake Drive – domestic dispute

· Nathan Louis, Exley Drive South – possession of methamphetamine

· Zamir Dukes, Winston Drive – fleeing or attempting to elude, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane and obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers

· Michael Bates, Highway 119 – public drunkenness, carrying weapon in school safety zone and furnish/sell alcohol to person under 21

· Espirdion Hernandez, Central Boulevard – driving while license suspended or revoked

· Maurice Bowens, Highway 21 South – wanted person (warrant service)


Incidents

· Westwood Drive – A man stated that a homeless individual had been living in his garage without his consent.

· Highway 17 North – A man advised that his neighbor had not removed a barricade despite being ordered by the court to do so.

· Crystal Drive – A woman stated that she had gotten into a verbal fight with her boyfriend over her drinking.

· Goshen Road Extension – A man stated that a woman had become belligerent while collecting her repossessed vehicle.

· Fox Run – A man stated that he had gotten into a dispute with his father while staying at his house.

· Highway 80 – A woman stated that a man on a bicycle had stolen $100 in cash from her unlocked car.

· Parkway Drive – A man stated that someone had run into his business’s fence with a large vehicle.

· Katie Drive – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend had called her despite being ordered by the court not to do so.

· Jennifer Circle – A woman stated that she had gotten into an argument with her boyfriend’s friend over a garage door.

· Flat Bush Drive – A woman stated that her son had been bitten by his friend’s dog while he was at the friend’s home.

· Stagefield Drive – A man stated that he had gotten into an altercation with his son over a small amount of money.

· Palmetto Drive – A man advised that his neighbor’s dog attacked him while he was out for a walk.

· Needle Point Drive – A man stated that an unknown person had vandalized his driveway in the middle of the night.

· Butternut Court – A man stated that he lost sight of his children while they were playing in the yard.

· Jerrell Woods Road – A woman stated that a man had been impersonating a government official and harassing her.

· Green Paddock Drive – A woman stated that an unknown individual opened a checking account in her name.

· Old Dixie Highway – A woman stated that a scammer stole her personal information over the phone.

· Highway 80 – A man stated that a driver pointed a gun at him while he was walking down the road.

· First Street Extension – A man stated that his cousin threatened to kill him while they were at his mother’s residence.

· Watts Road – A woman advised that her boyfriend lost consciousness during a heated altercation.

· Robeling Road – A woman stated that her neighbor’s dog charged at her while she was standing in her yard.

· Highway 119 South – A man nearly hit a police officer after having a medical episode behind the wheel.

· Stillwell Road – A woman stated that her estranged husband slashed her vehicle’s tire in the middle of the night.

· Brogdon Road – A woman stated that her neighbor’s dogs bit her arms while she was trying to get them to stop attacking her own dogs.

Father, Son Arrested After Armed Standoff in Eden
Sheriff's report
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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