The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department May 4-9, 2024.
May 4
You’re taking me to jail anyway
Deputy Morris was dispatched to Bethune Ave. near Flora Wyche Dr. in reference to a suspicious person. Upon arrival, Morris observed a female holding a helmet sitting on one side of the road and a moped with no tag laying on the opposite side of the roadway still running. The deputy asked the female if she was ok, and the female advised she was. The female subject told the deputy that she had participated in a memorial ride that day. As soon as the female subject spoke, Morris detected the smell of alcohol coming from the female’s breathe. The deputy also observed the female had slurred speech when she spoke, swayed as she stood in one place and red, glassy eyes. The female subject also displayed difficulty recalling events and understanding the deputy. Morris asked the female how much she had to drink, and the female advised she did not know. The female could not even tell Morris what she had to drink that day. Morris began the Standard Field Sobriety test on the female at that time. At one point, the deputy asked the female if she could see her finger to perform the test, and the female replied that it did not matter, she was going to jail anyway. Morris placed the female in handcuffs and was going to read the subject the Implied Consent when the female started crying and called the deputy a few choice words and stated she was “going to spit on her.” While Morris continued to read the Implied Consent, the female subject was talking nonsense. The deputy completed the Implied Consent and the female asked repeatedly if she was done. The Implied Consent was refused by the female. When Morris placed the female in her patrol car, the female was calmed down but still crying then apologized to the deputy and asked her to read the Implied Consent again. This time, the female subject agreed to testing of her blood. Morris transported the female subject to the Jones County LEC where medical staff was on scene for the blood draw. Citations were also issued for DUI – less safe, driving with a suspended license and tag/registration requirements.
May 7
Shoplifting and trespassed
Officer Josey responded to a local business in reference to a previous shoplifting incident. Upon arrival, Josey made contact with the store manager.
The manager advised that a female had come in the business and loaded various items into her purse and exited the business. The store manager advised the officer that he confronted the female and was able to recover the items not paid for. The manager also provided Josey with a picture of the female’s driver’s license and told the officer that he wished for the female to be prosecuted and trespassed from the business. Josey relocated to the female’s residence and made contact with her. The female advised the officer she understood why he was there. Josey issued the female a citation for shoplifting less than $500 as well as a Criminal Trespass Notification and explained to her that she could not return to the business.
May 9
Wanted for parole violation
Officer Jones was patrolling the area of Gray Hwy. when he ran a tag number on a vehicle to verify. The information came back to show the tag was valid however it alerted to a possible wanted person. Jones then ran the registered owner’s information, and it came back to show that the subject was wanted for parole violation out of Fulton County. Jones confirmed the information and initiated his blue lights to conduct a traffic stop. The officer made contact with the male driver and had dispatch run the subject’s information again and they confirmed he had an active parole warrant with the original charge being robbery. At that time, Jones handcuffed the male driver. Upon search of the male subject, Jones found a couple of small pieces of suspected marijuana inside the male’s pockets. Jones then conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle and found a few more small pieces of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana in a book bag in the trunk of the vehicle. The male subject was then transported to the Jones County LEC and issued citations for marijuana less than one ounce and violation of license restrictions. The male was driving with a Class CP license with no one else in the vehicle with him. The subject was then turned over to jail staff for processing.
