SUPERIOR COURT
A Jones County Grand Jury apparently agrees with law enforcement officers and prosecutors in the culpability of a woman in the death of her friend who she left unconscious in a driveway.
Cynthia Denise Foley, 55, was arrested March 28 and charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. A grand jury indicted her for the offenses Aug. 1.
Foley was charged in the death of 59-year-old Terri Potts, whose body was discovered March 22 in the driveway of a home on Joycliff Road.
According to Jones County Sheriff Office Investigator John Simmons, it appeared the deceased had been lying in the driver way for two to three days. The investigator said Potts was discovered by an individual who stopped by to bring cigarettes to the roommate of the deceased who lived in the house and used a walker to get around.
Simmons said the driveway in front of the house is shaped like a horseshoe, and the portion where the body was located is rarely used. He said it is also not easily seen from the road.
The investigator said he made contact with the roommate, who told him she had not seen Potts since Thursday, March 17. He was told Potts left about midnight with two ladies to go to Milledgeville.
Simmons said he found out Foley returned from Milledgeville Friday at noon, but Potts was not with her. He said Foley’s explanation was that Potts took something on the way back to Jones County and passed out. When they got to Potts’ house, Foley said she could not wake her and ended up dragging her out of the car to the driveway. She did say she covered Potts with a blanket and stayed several hours before she left.
Foley told the investigator that Potts appeared to be sleeping. The next report about Potts was when her body was discovered March 22.
Count 1 of the indictment states that Foley removed the unconscious Potts from her car and failed to render or seek aid despite knowing her condition.
“Her act of omission endangered the safety of Terri Potts, and the disregard constituted a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise.”
Cynthia D.
Foley
