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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Oct. 9
crime reports

Arrests/Citations


· Richard Gillespie, Hodgeville Road – driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without license and open alcohol container


· Sonji Renee Scarboro, Standard Lane – wanted person (warrant service)


· Elliott Boyles, Highway 17 – possession of marijuana less than one ounce and possession of firearms by convicted felons and first offenders


· Nolan Messex, Highway 119 – wanted person (warrant service)


· David Lambert, Interstate 16 – driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to maintain lane and driving while license suspended


· Justin Lanier, Dewitt Road – obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, possession of a schedule I controlled substance and criminal trespass


· Patrica Trout, Dewitt Road - obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, possession of a schedule I controlled substance and criminal trespass


· Jeffrey Thames, Beebe Road – domestic dispute and wanted person (warrant service)


· Ricky Kelton, Old Augusta Road – driving while license suspended, expired tag and unsafe vehicle


· Ismael Lopez-Velasquez, West Eighth Street – failure to dim headlights and driving without license


· Stephen Moore, Hodgeville Road – battery (family violence)


· Matthew Tindall, Highway 17 South – domestic dispute and battery (family violence)


· William Matthew Jarrell, Horseshoe Road – simple battery against person who is 65 years old or older, criminal trespass, possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, crossing state/county guard lines with weapons or intoxicants and drugs not in original container (misdemeanor)


Incidents


· Little McCall Road – A woman stated that her sister had been making threats toward her over the phone.


· High Bluff Road – A woman advised that she found an abandoned red air compressor at the edge of her property.


· Ralph Rahn Road – A woman stated that her neighbor had made an issue over property boundaries that had been established for years.


· Highway 21 – A restaurant manager stated that two customers had walked out without paying for their meal.


· Amsonia Circle – A woman stated that someone had stolen her expensive necklace out of her jewelry box.


· Paddock Drive – A man stated that he paid a contractor over $2,000 to build a screened in porch, but the contractor would not complete the job.


· Highway 80 – A man stated that he did not receive all his requested money while using a gas station’s ATM.


· Fort Howard Road – A man stated that an unknown person stole a portable toilet from his job site.


· Huger Street – A woman stated that an acquaintance would not return her lawnmower after he took it to work on it.


· Little McCall Road – A man stated that he accidently shot himself in the hand while cleaning his gun.


· Brookfield Place – A man stated that he and his wife got into an argument over her drinking habits.


· Caroline Way – A woman stated that she got into a fight with her husband over her relationship with her child’s father.


· Low Ground Road – A man stated that a dog went onto his patio and stole some pillows from the furniture.


· Noel C. Conaway Road – A middle school assistant principal stated that a threatening message had been discovered written in the boy’s bathroom.


· Paddock Street – A man stated that he was forced to violate the terms of his house arrest in order to retrieve his medication.


· Fifth Street – A woman stated that her son threatened to steal items from her house over the phone.


· Highway 80 – A man stated that an unknown individual had stolen his enclosed trailer from his property.


· Lamons Drive – A woman stated that her aunt and the aunt’s boyfriend had been stalking her at her house.


· Rahn Station Road – A woman stated that a logging company damaged her fence while clearing some land next to her property.


· Kolic Helmey Road – A woman stated that someone stole her wallet from her car sometime during the night.


· Long Pond Road – A man stated that his mother had been stealing his social security checks from him for the past two years.


· Atlantic Avenue – A woman stated that an acquaintance began harassing her as she was walking down the road.


· Burke Drive – A man stated that an unknown person had tried to break into his shed sometime during the night.


· Dove Lane – A man stated that two individuals entered his home and attempted to rob him at gunpoint.


· Old Dixie Highway South – A man stated that his dog accidently bit him while he was playing fetch with it.