The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department June 17-25, 2024.
June 17
Fraudulent check
Officer Astyk responded to a call from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office regarding a male subject at a local bank attempting to cash a large check. Astyk was able to locate a male matching the description given and made contact with the male. The male advised the officer that his boss had paid him with a check for $3295.53. The male gave the officer his boss’s name but could not provide any further information. The subject also advised Astyk that he was driven to this location in an unknown van and that same van was supposed to be picking him up.
The male was handcuffed at that time and taken to the Gray Police Dept. then transported to the Jones County LEC where he was held. Warrants were secured for the male.
June 20
Deputy administers Narcan
Deputy Mattox was notified of a reckless driver on Gray Hwy. heading towards the city of Gray. Multiple calls had come into dispatch stating that a vehicle was driving in the middle of lanes, left the roadway multiple times, hit the guard rail, and was driving on the wrong side of the road towards oncoming traffic.
Mattox was trying to catch up to the vehicle when she was advised that the vehicle had wrecked in the trees on Gray Hwy. The deputy arrived on scene and was able to make contact with the driver and identified him. Mattox noted that at first the male subject seemed disoriented, and his eyes were unable to focus, and the male was constantly rubbing his nose.
The deputy asked the male if he was a diabetic several times and each time the male replied “no sir” even though she is a female officer. Mattox evaluated the male for any secondary injuries that could cause the disorientation and she saw nothing other than a small scratch on the top of his head. The deputy kept the male subject sitting in the truck to observe him for a moment. The subject eyes started rolling back, his breathing labored, and the male started to sound as if he was snoring. The subject’s body would go limp as if he was sleeping.
Mattox determined at that time that the male was in early stages of overdosing.
Sgt. Walker had arrived on scene and both officers attempted to keep the male awake, however, the attempts to keep the subject awake were increasing.
Mattox determined it would not be long before the male was in full overdose.
Deputy Mattox went to her patrol car while Sgt. Walker stood by with the male, to retrieve her Narcan. When the deputy returned to the male and Sgt. Walker, the subject was no longer responding to attempts to wake him, and she had minimal response from the male when she would do sternum rubs.
The male seemed to be in full overdose.
Mattox and Walker got the male out of the vehicle and Mattox administered the Narcan. Mattox began to stimulate the male’s face to get him to inhale in attempt to get the Narcan in his system faster. The male started to take a couple of breaths and within a couple of minutes the Narcan worked, and the male came around and attempted to stand up, however the officers kept him seated. EMS and Rescue arrived on scene. The male subject denied he had taken anything at that time.
Mattox and the EMS personnel advised the male that Narcan does not react and work unless there is something in his system to react to. The male was transported to a local hospital by EMS and Mattox followed. The deputy read the male subject the implied consent for person over 21 and the male consented to a submission of his blood. Mattox then sought a warrant for the male for driving under the influence and the warrant was granted.
Driver with multiple warrants
Deputy Mattox was patrolling the area of Hwy. 57 when she observed a vehicle with what appeared to be dark window tint drive past her. Mattox caught up to the vehicle, activated her blue lights and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. When the deputy made contact with the occupants of the vehicle, she first noticed that the driver did not have his seatbelt on and that it was actually buckled behind him. The female passenger started to explain to the deputy that the vehicle did not belong to them, they were borrowing it from a friend. The female passenger gave the deputy the title to the vehicle she had found along with her driver’s license. The license plate on the vehicle was showing no record on the NCIC system so Mattox took the title and entered the VIN number. While running the information, the deputy asked the male driver for his license and the male advised that he did not have his license on him. The male provided a name and date of birth to the deputy.
Dispatch advised Mattox that the VIN number came back clear on the vehicle.
Deputy Mattox ran a NCIC check on the occupants. When the information came back on the male driver, the picture shown did not look like the person in the deputy’s presence. Mattox had the male remove his sunglasses and his eye color did not match the NCIC system either.
The deputy had the male exit the vehicle. Deputy Marcum arrived on scene to assist. Mattox asked one of the female passengers what the male’s name was, and she stated she had just met him.
The deputy asked the female if there was anything in the vehicle that she needed to know about, and the female stated no. Mattox asked if there were any pipes, weapons, or drugs? At that time, the female stated she had a gun. Mattox had the female exit the vehicle and the deputy obtained the weapon. As the female was stepping out of the vehicle, Mattox observed under the seat a clear glass pipe commonly used for smoking meth. Mattox asked the male driver again for his name and he gave the same name as the first time and told the deputy he was wearing contacts and that is why his eye color was different than in the picture Mattox had seen. Mattox asked the male to take his contacts out and he refused. The deputy was going to get her fingerprint scanner and the male immediately told her what his real name was. When the deputy ran the male’s name and date of birth, it came back to show he had warrants out of Jones County, Houston County, Twiggs County and Crawford County. Mattox advised the occupants of the vehicle that she was going to do a search and when doing so she found a container believed to be methamphetamine and a meth smoking bong. The male advised the deputy that the drugs and the weapon belonged to him. At that time, the male was transported to the Jones County LEC where warrants were sought and granted.
