The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department July 31 – Aug. 6, 2026
July 31
Speeder with suspended license
Dep. Morgan was working speed enforcement on Hwy. 57 when his radar system alerted to a vehicle traveling at 77 MPH going north towards Milledgeville. Morgan activated his patrol emergency equipment and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. The deputy made contact with the male driver and advised the male that he was clocked doing 77 MPH in a 55-MPH zone.
Morgan asked the male driver where he was going, and the male stated he was going to a friend’s house.
Morgan advised the male driver that he would have him out of there quickly and went back to his patrol vehicle to run the male’s information and wrote a speeding citation. When the information came back on the male driver from the GCIC system, it showed his license was suspended and he only had a work permit meaning he could only go to work, medical issues and home if he was driving. The deputy returned to the male driver and advised him to step out of the vehicle and that he was under arrest for driving while license suspended or revoked. The male complied and stated that no one told him that he only had a work permit when he received the information over a year ago. Morgan transported the male driver to the Jones County Jail and allowed a licensed driver to retrieve the male’s vehicle. The deputy issued citations for speeding and excessive maximum limits and driving while license suspended or revoked.
Aug. 4
Speeding and valid warrant
Officer Holloway was sitting stationary on Gray Hwy. running radar when he observed a vehicle approaching at a high rate of speed.
Holloway confirmed that the vehicle was traveling 72 MPH in a 55-MPH speed zone according to his incar radar. At that time, the officer activated his emergency blue lights and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. Holloway made contact with the male driver and one female passenger and advised the reason for the stop. The officer returned to his patrol vehicle and ran the driver’s information through the GCIC system, which came back to show as the male having a valid warrant out of McDonough, GA for fraud/ altered ID. Holloway went back to the male driver and had him exit the vehicle for further investigation.
The officer contacted Jones County Dispatch and asked them to send a confirmation hit. After about ten minutes, Dispatch advised Officer Holloway to place a hold on the male subject. The male driver was then placed in handcuffs and placed in Holloway’s patrol vehicle and transported to the Jones County LEC. The female passenger was allowed to drive the vehicle from the stop location. The male was charged with speeding 72/55.
Aug. 7
Public drunk
Dep. Steib was dispatched to a local school in reference to a request for a deputy. Upon arrival, Steib spoke to a school employee that stated a male subject came to the school attempting to pick a student up and identified the student as his nephew. The male stated that he was the child’s uncle. The school employee also advised the deputy that the male attempted to enter the school but was refused by school personnel. Steib asked the school employee if the male subject was listed as an authorized person to pick the student up, and the male was not on the student’s pick-up list. The school employee gave the deputy a description of the male and what he was wearing, then provided the deputy an address of where the student resided. Steib went to the address of the student in an attempt to locate the male subject. Once the deputy arrived at the residence, he observed the garage door open and made contact with a male subject that identified himself as the student’s step-grandfather. Steib advised the male of the incident at school and the male stated he knew who this male subject was. While the deputy was asking the male subject for his identification, he noticed the male had slurred speech, glossy eyes, and was unable to maintain his balance. Steib also detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from the male’s breath. Based on the deputy’s observations, he believed the male subject was under the influence of alcohol. Steib advised the male subject that he was being charged with public indecency and public drunkenness.
