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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports May 15
crime reports

Arrests/Citations

• Jacob, Lemans Drive – disorderly conduct

• James Scott, Sandpine Drive – hit and run, medical call and criminal trespass (property damage)

• Dominic Sheppard, Highway 21 – purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of contraband, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, open alcohol container and tampering with evidence (felony)

• Randal Antonio Johnson, Magnolia Street Extension – driving while license suspended or revoked and open alcohol container (both citations)

• Jaime Hernandez, Pecan Grove Boulevard – driving under the influence of alcohol

• Patsy Avant, Highway 21 North – failure to maintain lane and driving under the influence of alcohol

• Duane Corlett Fitzgerald Jr, Highway 21 – driving while license suspended or revoked (misdemeanor)

• Heather Jackson, Webb Road – loitering or prowling

• William Coughlan, Webb Road – loitering or prowling

• Stephen Walton, Drakes Landing Road – seat belt violation and driving under the influence of alcohol

• Henry Lee Roberson, Magnolia Street – no insurance, knowingly driving motor vehicle on suspended, cancelled or revoked license and wanted person (warrant service)

• Jesse Hendley III, Highway 119 South – driving while license withdrawn

Incidents

• McCall Road South – A man stated that his vehicle passenger threw his cell phone out the window and broke his radar detector during an argument.

• Zipperer Road – A woman advised that a man had stolen her dogs and was attempting to sell them online.

• Highway 119 – A woman stated that a group of people made threats against her when she told them that they could not use her pavilion.

• Huger Street – A man stated that his brother took the man’s vehicle without his permission during a dispute.

• Plantation Circle – A woman stated that two men had broken into her car and rummaged through it.

• Rose Hill Drive – A woman stated that she had been chased by a neighborhood dog while she was exercising.

• Old Tusculum Road – A woman stated that her daughter’s ex-husband stole the daughter’s vehicle following the divorce.

• Scholar Road – A man stated that his house caught on fire after it was struck by lightning during a storm.

• Gospel Place – A man stated that a neighbor’s dog had chased him while he was trying to get to his car.

• Egypt Ardmore Road – A man stated that his dog bit him while he was trying to put a flea collar on it.

• Zittrouer Road – A woman stated that an unknown individual ran over her mailbox in the middle of the night.

• Lee Road – A man stated that two people had taken up residence in the house across the street from his.

• Cherokee Hills Road – A man stated that his nephew had become intoxicated and gotten into a fight with him.

• McCall Road – A man stated that he was bitten on the hand by a stray dog while walking down the street.

• Shadowbrook Circle – A woman stated that a solicitor tried to push his way into her home after she refused his services.

• West Third Street – A woman stated that her neighbor had cut a string that the woman was using as a property boundary.

• Rahn Station Road – A woman stated that someone had stolen her paycheck from the toolbox in her truck.

• Interstate Circle – A woman stated that her husband had slashed her tire and threatened to kill her.

• Zittrouer Road – A man stated that his neighbor had been shooting his rifle very close to the man’s home.

• Tommy Long Boat Landing – A spray painted message was spotted on the steps of a public bathroom area.

• Filly Court – A woman stated that her husband broke two televisions and her cell phone during a dispute.

• Highway 17 South – A woman stated that her vehicle had been damaged by someone while she was in a store.

• Gospel Place – A woman stated that an unknown person dressed in all black had been standing in her front yard.

• Possum Trail – A couple stated that a verbal altercation had become physical between the two of them.