Husband, girlfriend given citations for marijuana

An officer met the husband at El Centinela Mexican Restaurant on Spout Springs Road, where the 28-year-old Flowery Branch man said he had been smoking marijuana. He told the officer that he had marijuana and a pipe in his truck. He allowed the officer to search his vehicle.

In the truck, an officer found a small glass jar containing suspected marijuana, according to an incident report. The officer also found a set of leg shackles and a handcuff key in the passenger area of the truck.

The man said a Gwinnett County deputy gave him the leg shackles at the Gwinnett County Courthouse about eight months ago, according to an incident report. He voluntarily gave them to an officer.

Meanwhile, the man’s girlfriend also said she smoked marijuana and it was in a pipe in her vehicle. The 23-year-old Roswell woman allowed police to search her vehicle, where they found a small baggy containing suspected marijuana.

Both the man and his girlfriend were issued citations for the marijuana. Braselton police also asked authorities in Hall County to investigate a domestic violence incident that the man’s wife reported happened in that jurisdiction.

Braselton Incidents
Other incidents reported to the Braselton Police Department last week included:
•theft by taking at a Ga. Hwy. 53 address, where a woman said someone took an antique ring from her daughter’s jewelry box. The ring was valued at $15,000. The daughter said she wore the ring everyday and removed it the previous evening. She was unable to find it in her room.

•missing person at a Grand Hickory Drive address, where a man said he hasn’t heard from his girlfriend, who is bipolar, in several days. The woman was last seen at his residence. Police checked local businesses and several subdivisions, but didn’t see the woman. The woman’s information was posted on state and national crime databases. Two days later, the man told police that the woman’s sister told him that the woman was in danger and she was going to be killed. An unknown man sent the sister a text message saying the woman could be found in a motel room. The Braselton man went to the room, where he found an unknown man. The Braselton man brought the woman back to their residence. The man said he was too concerned for her safety to tell police prior to getting her and he was too tired when they returned home to report her as found. The man said when he woke up the next morning, he found the woman “burning up” in the bed. He said the woman admitted to smoking “about $300 of crack” that night. A Hall County EMS unit took her to a hospital for treatment for a possible suicide.

•theft by taking at a Ga. Hwy. 53 address, where nine statues valued at a total of $426 were stolen from a porch at the Braselton Antique Mall. The stolen statues included those depicting angels, St. Francis, Jesus with children, dogs and puppies, and a UGA bulldog.

•harassing phone calls at a Lexington Court address, where a woman said her ex-husband was harassing her by phone calls and text messages in violation of their divorce decree. The woman said she was recently arrested by Braselton police on warrants issued in Tennessee. After their release, the woman contacted a local magistrate judge and was advised to file a report for a temporary protective order.

•entering an auto at a Ga. Hwy. 124 address, where a man said someone broke a window of his company’s van and stole four vacuum/shampoo systems that were valued at a total of $11,196.

•dispute at a Grand Hickory Drive address, where a woman said her neighbor’s dog continues to defecate in her yard, after the woman said she has talked to the neighbor about the situation. An officer asked the neighbor to keep her dog in her yard.

Braselton Arrests
The Braselton Police Department made the following arrests last week:
•Chasity Chnae Fitzgerald, 22, 1667 Duren Fields Way, Lithonia, wanted person apprehended for a warrant issued by the Lawrenceville Police Department for failure to appear in court. Braselton police gave her citations for speeding and driving while license suspended or revoked.

•Teresa Ann Harmon, 45, P.O. Box 133 Delabarton, W.Va., purchasing, possession or under control of a controlled substance.

•Justin Blake Rogers, 27, 6901 Shoal Creek Road, Clermont, failure to maintain lane, open container of alcohol while operating a vehicle, driving while license suspended or revoked and DUI.

•Dale Dalton Hammock, 48, 6625 White Walnut Way, Braselton, simple battery.