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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports April 21
crime reports

Arrests/Citations

· Terry Johnson, Hodgeville Road – driving while license suspended or revoked and speeding in excess of maximum limits (both citations)

· Kerrington Smith, Highway 21 South – knowingly driving motor vehicle on suspended, cancelled or revoked license and no insurance (both citations)

· Wesley Wise, Vale Royal Drive – wanted person (warrant service)

· Mark Cheeks, Lexington Avenue Extension – simple battery (family violence)

· Zachary Haddock, Lisa Street – wanted person (warrant service)

· Artaneice Stokes, First Street Extension – speeding in excess of maximum limits, obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, traffic citation signature requirements, possession of marijuana less than one ounce, possession and use of drug related objects, disorderly conduct and controlled substance (synthetic cannabinoids)

· Tyler Curtis, Little McCall Road – driving while license suspended (citation)

Incidents

· River Ridge Drive – A woman stated that she got into a fight with her boyfriend over her social media account.

· Plantation Drive – A woman advised that her neighbor threatened to shoot her during an argument.

· Sandhill Road – A woman stated that she accidently hit her mother’s garbage can with her vehicle.

· Old River Road – A sawmill supervisor stated that a fire started on the worksite through unknown means.

· Claytons Bluff – A woman stated that someone stole her boat from her property sometime during the night.

· West Deerfield Road – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend used her personal information to apply for two credit cards.

· Hummingbird Lane – A man stated that an unknown person stole two sets of wheels from his property.

· McCall Road – A woman stated that she got into a dispute with her daughter over pain medication.

· Magnolia Place – A man stated that an unknown individual stole his deceased father’s vehicle from his mother’s house.

· Old Tusculum Road – A woman stated that someone placed a shoe in her mailbox sometime during the night.

· Little McCall Road – A man stated that his father cut the internet cable on the man’s place of residence.

· Highway 21 South – A woman stated that she got into a verbal altercation with her boyfriend over their relationship.

· Deerfield Road East – A man stated that a distant acquaintance stole his truck from a hotel parking lot.

· Pecan Grove Boulevard – A woman stated that her boyfriend wrecked his motorcycle twice while driving home.

· Springfield Egypt Road – A man stated that an unknown person had been driving an ATV through his yard.

· Butternut Boulevard – A woman stated that she got into an argument with her boyfriend over his alleged infidelity.

· Old Augusta Road – A woman stated that an unknown individual had been following her while she was driving down the road.

· Highway 119 South – A woman stated that an acquaintance had stolen some medication from her house.

· Old River Road – A woman stated that her friend took the woman’s vehicle and failed to return it.

· Paddock Court – A woman stated that an unknown person had been harassing her over the phone.

· Green Paddock Circle – A man stated that he got into a physical fight with his wife over their relationship.

· Melrose Place – A woman stated that she was being followed by her former boyfriend’s new girlfriend.

· Highway 17 South – A woman was discovered overdosing on an unknown substance on the side of the road.

· Highway 21 South – A drill motor was found having been abandoned in the middle of the roadway.

· Highway 17 – A man stated that he wrecked his motorcycle and had to leave it on the side of the road.

· Goshen Road – A woman stated that she got into a physical dispute with her boyfriend over their living situation.

· Interstate 16 – A woman stated that she accidently struck a bicycle that was in the middle of the road with her vehicle.

· Interstate 16 West – A man stated that he accidently hit a bicycle that was in the middle of the road.

· West First Street Extension – A man stated that his child’s mother was not allowing him to see the child.

· Mustang Drive – A man stated that a suspicious individual had been attempting to persuade juveniles to get in his vehicle.

· Gracen Road – A man stated that his father had been driving around the area despite being ordered by the court not to do so.