The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department June 10-13, 2026 June 20
Open and empty containers
Officer Jones was dispatched to a local residence in reference to a possible verbal dispute. While Jones was in route to the location, dispatch advised that one subject was walking around with a gun.
Jones arrived on scene and met with three subjects. All three subjects stated there was a woman with a gun there, but she had already left the scene. The subject stated the female did not point the gun at anyone or threaten them. The subjects stated the female had left in her vehicle and it was possible she was still in the neighborhood. The officer asked one of the subjects what had occurred. One of the male subjects stated that he and the female had got into a verbal argument the day before. At this time, Officer Farley called out over the radio that he had the female detained nearby. Jones went to the location and made contact with the female and identified her. Officer Jones read the female her Miranda rights and she stated she did not wish to speak. While Jones was speaking with the female, he could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from her breath. Jones then asked the female if she would perform a Standardized Field Sobriety Test and she agreed. The officer checked the vehicle for weapons, and none were found in the vehicle or on the female’s person. Jones asked the female prior to the test if she wore contacts or glasses, and if she had any medical conditions that would limit her to perform the test and the female stated no. At the conclusion of the test, Jones believed the female to be under the influence and unsafe to operate a motor vehicle. Jones placed the female driver in handcuffs and read her Implied Consent Notice for Suspects Aged 21 or over and she refused a blood draw. When the officer did a vehicle inventory search, he found two cans of Mango Margaritas on the side of the front driver’s door, both open and still cold to the touch, a bottle of Taylor Port alcohol on the driver’s side floorboard, a bottle of red wine on the front passenger side floorboard, an empty bottle of Coraminio Tequila on the back right floorboard and two empty packs of cannabis. Jones also ran a check on the vehicle tag, and it came back to show the vehicle had no insurance. The female driver was transported to the Jones County LEC. There she received citations for DUI refusal, DUI less safe, open container violation and no insurance.
June 21
Honey jar of pot
Sgt. Humphries was patrolling the area of the Gray Bypass when a vehicle that had a Flock Camera Alert passed by him. The alert was for expired registration on the vehicle. Humphries conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle near Oliver Greene Rd. Humphries made contact with the male driver and advised him the reason for the stop. The male told the sergeant that he was not aware of the registration and that he had purchased the vehicle this year and thought the registration was good until the next year. While the sergeant continued speaking to the male driver, he noticed a strong smell of green marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.
Humphries asked the driver about the marijuana and the male stated he had some in a jar under his seat. The male driver handed Humphries a jar, a honey jar, that contained marijuana. It looked to be less than one ounce.
Humphries issued the male driver citations for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and expired registration. The male was provided an evidence receipt for the suspected marijuana and for his honesty and cooperation, Humphries allowed the male to follow him to the jail where he was booked, fingerprinted and released on the tickets.
June 21
“I cannot believe that”
Dep. Brown was dispatched to an area on S.R. 18 West in reference to an accident. When Brown arrived on scene, he noticed only one vehicle that was down an embankment with the rear of the vehicle sitting near the tree line and the front of the vehicle facing the roadway. Brown made his way down the embankment and made contact with the female driver, and she identified herself. The deputy asked the female if she was ok, and the female stated she was fine.
Brown asked the female where she was going, and the female stated she was on her way to get her clothes from where she had been staying because she had been kicked out. The deputy stated that once the female made eye contact with him, he noticed her eyes were very droopy and she was very slow at response time. Brown noted that he smelled cigars more than anything at that time and asked the female if she would be willing to do a few tests to make sure she was safe to drive. The female agreed.
The female advised the deputy that she was very tired and kept repeating that. Brown made sure that the female understood that an impaired driver and a sleepy driver look the same and that is why he would like to check and make sure she is good for driving. When the female exited the vehicle, the deputy noticed that she had wet her shorts. Brown asked her if she had a habit of wetting herself and the female stated that she had spilt water on her, however, the deputy stated it smelled like urine when he was downwind from her making sure that she did not fall down the embankment as they were preparing for the Standardized Field Sobriety Test. Once the female and deputy got to the top of the hill and the female got her breath, they began the SFST and that’s when the deputy started smelling the alcohol coming from her breath. The female was medically cleared to do the test. After Brown completed the test, he advised the female that she was under arrest for DUI. The female replied, “are you kidding me?” Brown told the female, “No, you are very intoxicated.” The female then said she had a few drinks before driving. Brown read the female her Implied Consent Notice for Suspects over age 21, and the female refused the blood draw.
Once the deputy told the female he would be seeking a search warrant for the blood draw, the female agreed to do it. Brown then transported the female driver to the LEC. The female asked what her blood alcohol count was, and Brown advised her that due to almost two hours going by since he performed the SFST the numbers may show lower than what he was seeing on the side of the road, however, at this point it won’t change anything. The female advised she understood but still wanted to know what her alcohol level was. Brown had the female blow in a Portable Breath Test to give her an idea of her intoxication level. The test showed her level was 0.208. The female was shocked and could not believe it was that bad. Brown told the female she was worse than she is now when he first got to her and did the SFST on her. The female replied, “wow, I cannot believe that.” The female then stated she was just trying to get to Juliette to get her clothes. The deputy then asked, Juliette? Brown advised the female that she was on the wrong road for going to Juliette. The female thought she was in Monroe County, and Brown had to remind her she was in Jones County. The female then stated, “oh I was supposed to be on the other road.” Brown stated “yes,” Hwy 87 to Juliette. The female was charged with DUI less safe.
