Thunder taskforce arrests 24 for DUI

Last week, the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) announced the second wave of the high-visibility Rolling Thunder task force would begin on Friday, October 17.

The GOHS Thunder taskforce is a specialized traffic enforcement unit designed to combat abnormally high occurrences of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities in Georgia’s high crash corridors. The taskforce will be conducting operations in Barrow and Oconee counties through the end of the year.

During the Barrow-Oconee call-out, "Thunder" will run a combined speed and DUI crackdown operation with the Barrow and Oconee County Sheriff’s Offices and other local law enforcement agencies.

In between weekly waves of Thunder operations, Barrow and Oconee County Sheriff’s patrols will continue to target high injury and fatality crash locations with an ongoing schedule of concentrated patrols and road checks.

During last month’s “Rolling Thunder” operation, the taskforce arrested 103 drivers on DUI charges.

Arrests made during this past week include:

• Shirley Evon Ansley, 54, 1800 Brewer Blvd., Atlanta, open container, possession of marijuana and DUI.

• Benjamin Paul Beanland, 24, 508 Waterford Dr., Cartersville, possession of drug related object, VGCSA, open container, possession of marijuana and DUI.

• Tim Butler, 49, 257 Rutledge Rd., Winder, DUI.

• Calvin Jamain Cunningham, 32, 400 Alberta Dr., Colbert, giving false information and driving with suspended license.

• Jordy Davis, 24, 253 Rutledge Dr., Winder, probation violation.

• Rodney Ellis Abney Jr., 37, 1230 East Rocksprings Rd., Atlanta, DUI.

• Melanie June Allen, 47, 215 Connesena Rd., Kingston, DUI.

• Luis Alberto Bernadac-Barrer, 27, 5973 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch, driving while unlicensed.

• Jose Manuel Chavez-Domingue, 28, 406 Hard Eagle Dr., Winder, driving while unlicensed.

• Michael Edwain Ferguson, 33, 1639 Amalie Dr., Statham, DUI.

• Matthew David Heine, 19, 847 Major Wright Way, St. Simons Island, possession of marijuana and DUI.

• Samuel Hernandez, 34, 151 Hilltop Rd., Auburn, DUI.

• Amanda Elyse Kiser, 20, 510 River Overlook Dr., Lawrenceville, DUI.

• Christopher Daniel LeBlanc, 24, PSC 812, Box 3240 FPO AE, Sicily, Italy, DUI.

• Shondrelco Jerod Lee, 19, 1217 Persimmon Place Dr., Bethlehem, possession of marijuana and DUI.

• Sesar Corazon Mendez, 38, 470 Hampton Ridge Rd., Norcross, DUI.

• Randall Lee Moore, 2, 307 Hill Side Court, Winder, driving with suspended license.

• Perry Lee Moree, 42, 829 Mychael Rd., Monroe, DUI.

• Dennis Michael O’Toole, 45, 80 Hilltop Circle, Auburn, DUI.

• Eric Anthony PIneiro, 18, 1823 Autumn Sage Dr., Dacula, possession of marijuana, signals required and DUI.

• Jesus Malroez Rojas, 55, 2566 Betty Sue Dr., Buford, driving while unlicensed.

• Sarah Ashley Rudow, 29, 317 Molly Way, Winder, DUI.

• Stacie Louise Rushing, 22, 4920 Tacy Lane, Oakwood, DUI.

• Rickey Kelley Smith, 56, 597 Kilcrease Rd., Auburn, DUI.

• Margaret Mary Stachler, 46, 1100 Lancaster Close, Lawrenceville, DUI.

• Natalie M. Stricklen, 26, 23 Larkin Place #405, Atlanta, DUI.

• Charles Ung, 54, 115 Carl Bethlehem Rd., Winder, DUI.

• Christina Marie Vega, 33, 240 N. Highland Avenue, DUI.

• Eric William Wendt, 26, 2534 Springdale Dr., Snellville, DUI.

• Bernadette Renae Williams, 26, 2106 Kirkland Dr., Statham, DUI.