The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department April 24-28, 2026
April 24
Supervisor requested
Dep. Coley conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle due to suspended registration. Coley made contact with the male driver, a female passenger and a juvenile passenger in the vehicle.
When the deputy identified the male driver, she discovered the male had active warrants from multiple jurisdictions.
There was a probation violation warrant out of Harris County, a probation violation warrant out of Forsyth County, and a failure to appear for a traffic offense out of Milledgeville. At that time, the deputy advised the male driver to exit the vehicle. Coley asked the female passenger if she had a valid driver’s license so she could move the vehicle and she declined. The female also refused to provide the deputy her name, which raised a red flag as to possible outstanding warrants on her. The female passenger then requested a supervisor on scene.
Coley placed the male driver in handcuffs for the suspended license and warrants and placed him in her patrol vehicle. Lt.
Sullivan then arrived on scene and the female passenger was identified using available resources. It was found that the female also had an active warrant out of Baldwin County for failure to appear. It was then that the female passenger was placed in handcuffs and secured in Lt.
Sullivan’s patrol vehicle. Pending release to a family member, the juvenile was also placed in Sullivan’s vehicle. Baldwin County authorities met Lt.
Sullivan at the county line to take custody of the female, and the juvenile was released to a family member at that time. Dep. Coley transported the male driver to the Jones County Sheriff’s Office.
April 25
Begging for money
Officer Holloway was dispatched to a local business regarding a suspicious male outside harassing customers and begging for money. Once he arrived on scene, Holloway spoke to the male subject and asked him why he was harassing the customers. The male told the officer that he was not begging for money but if “they gave it to him, he would accept it.”
Holloway then went and spoke to the business manager. The officer advised the manager that the same male subject has had an ongoing issue begging customers for money and asked if she would like to trespass the male from the business. The manager advised Holloway that she would like to have the subject trespassed and that he had asked her for money a few times. Holloway issued the male subject a criminal trespass notice and advised him not to return to the property and then escorted the subject off the premises.
April 28
Upset resident
Lt. Lovick was dispatched to a local residence due to a complaint of a loud argument and possible gun shots. When he arrived on scene, he made contact with the complainant and was told about the argument but did not know the exact address of where it was coming from. She also advised of hearing gun shots. During a check of the neighborhood, a loud “boisterous” male was heard. Lovick made contact with the male subject standing on his porch yelling. The man was mad that football team was practicing, and the speakers were too loud for that time of day. The male subject would not speak with Lovick because he was so irate. The male subject was upset with Officer Joiner because he had previously made a complaint of the same issue. As the lieutenant was attempting to speak to the male, his wife came out and stated that her husband was not a morning person, and she was trying to apologize for his behavior. She also made a complaint about the loud speaker. Lovick tried to reason with the subjects about the noise and advised the two that they should make their complaint with the school or city council.
While Lovick and the female complainant were speaking, the male subject continued yelling and being irate. Lovick asked the male’s wife to try and calm him down and gave him a disorderly conduct warning. The female stated she did not know anything about gun shots, but she “suspected that whoever was shooting was probably also mad about the loud speakers.”
