An Auburn man called the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office after he heard someone crawling on his roof. The man told the responding deputy that it sounded as if someone was crawling across the roof from his front door to the back door.
The man further advised that every time he looked outside, people would hide underneath the windows where he could not see them. The man also pointed out several different places on his door jamb where he said someone had attempted to pry open the door.
The man said he did glimpse someone in a brown hooded fleece jacket running towards the woods behind his residence.
The deputy checked the area, but did not locate anything out of the ordinary.
Man’s flight ended by kudzu
A much maligned vine aided Winder Police in their efforts to apprehend a fleeing criminal last week.
A Winder Police officer spotted Jimmy Ashton Jones, 23, of 120 Second Street in Winder, driving erratically on Wade Street. The officer was attempting to catch up to Jones’ vehicle when he saw Jones drive over the center line, cross into the oncoming lane of traffic and travel through a ditch in the process of turning onto Second Street.
The officer activated his emergency equipment in an attempt to stop Jones, but Jones disregarded the officer and continued driving until he reached an apartment complex. Once stopped, Jones exited his vehicle and ran behind the apartment buildings.
The officer pursued Jones and repeatedly issued commands to stop, but Jones continued to run.
Jones ran into the wood line and the officer lost sight of him. Another officer at the scene then spotted Jones run back across the parking lot and behind a building where he tripped and fell in a tangle of kudzu vines.
Jones was extremely intoxicated and could not stand. After Jones began vomiting, medics were called to the scene. Jones was transported to Barrow Regional Medical Center due to his severely intoxicated state.
Once at the hospital, Jones became combative with hospital staff. When asked if he would consent to a blood and urine test, Jones replied that he was “not consenting to nothing.”
Eventually hospital staff were forced to sedate Jones due to his combative state.
Jones was charged with DUI, fleeing and attempting to elude, obstruction, reckless driving, open container, failure to maintain lane, failure to signal, failure to obey a traffic control device and driving while license suspended or revoked.
Suspicious activity “all over Barrow County”
On March 24, a Barrow County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a report of suspicious activity occurring throughout the county.
The complainant, who claimed to work for the United States Postal Service in Monroe, said several different vehicles had been following her. The woman said she was concerned and could not think of any reason why anyone would follow her.
When asked for a description of the vehicles, the woman described several different vehicles including a green minivan, a white minivan, a black large SUV, a white large SUV and a burgundy Ford Explorer.
The woman indicated there were other vehicles involved as well.
As the deputy was gathering information for the report, the woman pointed at several passing vehicles and identified six or seven as some of the vehicles which had been following her.
The deputy advised the woman to call 911 if she sees any of the vehicles at her residence or if she was approached by any of the drivers.
Man cannot remember birthday
A Winder man was arrested after lying to a police officer regarding his identity and date of birth.
A police officer spotted Quincy Maxey, 24, of 97 North Williamson Street in Winder, walking down Kimball Street around 3 a.m. on March 31. Due to area problems with thefts, entering autos and drug activity, the officer stopped to investigate.
When asked for his identification, Maxey said his name was Adair Maxwell. Maxey informed the officer that he could not remember his date of birth.
The officer asked dispatch to search the criminal information database for that name. When the officer viewed the photo associated with that name, he discovered it was not the person with whom he was dealing. Another officer arrived at the scene who was familiar with Maxey. The officer was able to positively identify the subject as Maxey after checking Gwinnett County jail records which indicated that Maxey had a “Baby Boy” tattoo on his left bicep.
Maxey was charged with providing a false name to a law enforcement officer.
Drunk driver demands trip to jail
An intoxicated driver did not care to waste time with field sobriety tests after being stopped for weaving on Hwy. 81 near Hwy 316.
The driver, Jessie Eubanks, 26, of 526 Highway 82 in Winder, admitted having ten Ice House beers before getting behind the wheel.
After the deputy asked Eubanks to sit on the bumper of his car to keep from falling down, Eubanks began to cry and said he knew he was drunk and should not have been driving.
The deputy asked if Eubanks would participate in field sobriety evaluations. Eubanks refused saying, "Why? We both know I'm drunk. Just take me to jail.”
The deputy placed Eubanks under arrests for driving under the influence and began reading the Georgia Implied Consent Notice in order to get Eubank’s consent for the state administered breath test.
Eubanks again insisted that the deputy should take him to jail.
The deputy granted the request and transported Eubanks to the detention center.
Rotten wood thief sought
A Harry McCarty Road homeowner called the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office to report a theft of rotten wood.
According to the homeowner, a male subject has been trespassing on his property. After seeing the man run into the woods, the homeowner followed and discovered two piles of rotten wood. The homeowner placed a wildlife camera near the wood piles in an attempt to capture an image of the thief.
The homeowner then took the rotten wood and placed it on a burn pile in front of his home. He later found the wood scattered across the yard. When the homeowner went to check the wildlife camera, he discovered that it was missing. The homeowner told the deputy that he believes the thief used a knife to cut through the nylon strap which held the camera to the tree.
The homeowner said he has “no trespassing” signs posted throughout his property. He said he intended to contact the Department of Natural Resources for help in apprehending the rotten wood thief.
