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Sheriff’s Report

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Brantley Beacon receives the Sheriff’s Report from the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office. We are not at liberty to change any facts in the reports that are sent to us.

If there is an error in the report, contact the Brantley County’s Sheriff’s Office.

• Aggravated Assault, False Imprisonment, Obstructing or Hindering Person Making Emergency Call: Mitcham Baxley, 38, was arrested Monday, July 21 and charged with Aggravated Assault, False Imp risonment and Obstructing or Hindering Person Making Emergency Call.

Brantley County deputies responded to a call in the 40th block of Horseshoe Drive in reference to a dispute.

• Outstanding Contempt of Court warrant: Bobby Allen, 47, was arr ested July 21 on an outstanding Contempt of Court warrant.

• Marijuana Possession less than 1 Oz.:

Chandler Chancy, 17, was arrested Monday, July 21 and charged with Mari juana Possession less than 1 Oz.

Brantl e y County deputies responded to a call on Warners Landing in reference to burglary.

• Marijuana Possession less than 1 Oz.:

Aiden Cothren, 18, was arr ested July 21 and charged with Mari juana Posses sion less than 1 Oz. Brantl e y County deputies responded to a call on Warners Landing in reference to burglary.

• Marijuana Possession less than 1 Oz.:

Deananthony Green, 18, was arr ested Monday, July 21 and charged with Mari juana Possession less than 1 Oz.

Brantl e y County deputies responded to a call on Warners Landing in reference to burglary.

• Marijuana Possession less than 1 Oz.:

Terryion Barton, 18, was arrested July 21 and charged with Mari juana Posses sion less than 1 Oz. Brantl e y County deputies responded to a call on Warners Landing in reference to burglary.

• Marijuana Possession less than 1 Oz.:

Arthur Lucas, 17, was arr ested Monday, July 21 and charged with Mari juana Possession less than 1 Oz.

Brantl e y County deputies responded to a call on Warners Landing in reference to burglary.

• Aggrvated Assault, Pointing or Aiming Gun or Pistol at Another, Criminal Damage to Property, Terroristic Threats or Acts, and Cruelty to Children: Jeremy Jinright, 48, was arr ested July 21 and charged with Agg rvated Assault (two counts), Pointing or Aiming Gun or Pistol at Another, Criminal Damage to Property, Terroristic Threats or Acts, and Cruelty to Children.

Brantley County deputies responded to a call at the Highway 82 river bridges in reference to a domestic.

• Outstanding Probation warrant, Operations of Unregistered Vehicle/Vehicle Without Current License Plate, Revalidation Decal: Kelly Pitzer (34) was arrested Monday, July 21 on an outstanding Probation warrant, and Operations of Unregistered Vehicle/Vehicle Without Current License Plate, Revalidation Decal.

Brantley County Deputies responded to a call.

• Burglary, outstanding Possession of a Controlled Substance: Chelsie Willis, 36, was arr ested July 21 and charged with Burglary and an Outstanding Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Brantley County Deputies responded to a call.

• Outstanding Probat ion warrant: Paul Royce Sturgess, 36, was arrested Wednesday, July 23 on an outstanding Probat ion warrant.

• Outstanding Child Molestat ion warrant: Lindsey Wacaster, 58, was arrested July 23 on an outstanding Child Molestation warrant.

• Outstanding Bench warrant: Patrick Wainright, 39, was arr ested Wednesday, July 23 on an outstanding Bench warrant.

• Speeding, DUI: Hailey Pollard, 21, was arr ested Friday, July 25 and charged with Speeding and DUI.

Brantl e y County deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 82 in reference to speeding.

• Outstanding Cruelty To Children warrant: Sidney Andrews, 27, was arr ested July 25 on an outstanding Cruelty To Children (two counts) warrant.

• DUI, Driving Without License, Failure to Have License on Person, Off-Road Restrictions, No Tag, No Proof of Insurance, Possession of Open Alcohol Container, Obstructing or Hindering Liaw Enforcement Officers, outstanding Probation warrant: Ben Dowdy, 30, was arr ested Saturday, July 26 and charged with DUI, Driving Without License, Failure to Have License on Person, Off-Road Restrictions, No Tag, No Proof of Insurance, Possession of Open Alcohol Container, Obstructing or Hindering Liaw Enforcement Officers and an Outstanding Probation warrant.

Brantley County deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 110 and Elm Circle.

• Driving While License Suspended or Revoked, Operation of Unregistered Vehicle/ Vehicle Without Current License Plate, Revalidation Decal: George Reed, 64, was arr ested July 26 and charged with Driving While License Suspended or Revoked and Operation of Unregistered Vehicle /Vehicle With out Current License Plate, Revalidation Decal.

Brantley County deputies responded to a call on Lavender and Heather Road.

• Outstanding Child Molestation warrant: James Smelcer, 33, was arrested Saturday, July 26 on an Outstanding Child Molestation warrant (two counts).

• Battery: Kyle Thomas, 34, was arrested Sunday, July 27 and charged with Battery.

Brantley County deputies responded to a call in the 690 block of Stafford Road in reference to a physical domestic.

• Aggravated Stalking, Aggravated Ass ault, Terrori stic Threats and Acts, Obstructing or Hind ering Law Enf orcement Officers: Jimmy Corbitt, 43, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Stalking, Aggravated Assault, Terroristic Threats and Acts and Obstructing or Hindering Law Enforcement Officers.

Brantley County deputies responded to a call on Dixon and Miles Still Road in reference to a physical domestic.

Baxley
Allen
Chancey
Cothren
Green
Barton
Lucas
Jinright
Pitzer
Willis
Sturgess
Wacaster
Wainright
Pollard
Andrews
Dowdy
Reed
Smelcer
Thomas
Corbitt

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