News Around Us

2009-04-01 / Community

Bainbridge - A 17-yearold male was shot at Hutto McIver Homes on MLK Jr Dr. at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night.

The youth was identified as Charles Smith. Witnesses have reported to Public Safety that he was shot by a white male with a rifle. The man then took off in a black SUV.

The story seems to be that the white male had been looking for the 17-year-old black male for a couple of hours. The youth was shot in the top of his leg from behind. He appeared to have dragged himself about 30 feet after being shot.

Camilla Police grabbed the Hutto McIver shooting suspect just before 11 p.m. Wednesday night.

Sgt. Ray Cox, Officer Collin Hastey and Deputy Michael Cox arrived on scene to find a number of Charles Smith's neighbors at his side helping him. With towels from their homes, they were applying pressure to slow the bleeding. The officers took over until EMS arrived. EMS stabilized the victim and transported him to the ER.

Minutes after receiving the BOLO, Camilla Police Lt. Jerry Mobley spotted a similar SUV getting gasoline, even though the suspect had removed the conspicuous surfboards from atop the vehicle and placed them inside. Lt. Mobley placed the suspect into investigative custody without incident.

Chief Investigator Frank Green and Invesshot tigators Brock and Chris Jordan and Sgt. Ray Cox proceeded to Camilla. They were able to identify the suspect from the photos taken from video. In a search of the SUV, investigators did not locate any firearms. They did recover other items which included body armor, a tactical raid helmet, survival gear and a large amount of cash.

The suspect was identified as Robert Jason Crot, 38, of 433 NE 14th Ave, Ft Lauderdale, FL. It was said that Crot was on his way to Boston when he was arrested. He has initially been charged with aggravated assault.

Blakely - Five-yearold Zach Tinson woke his parents at 2:30 a.m. one morning last week holding his head crying, "Mommy, daddy, please help me!"

He was airlifted from Early Memorial Hospital to Shands Children's Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville where he was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, an abnormal connection between veins and arteries.

Zach has already undergone two surgeries since arriving, and doctors report they were both successful, but he still has a long road to recovery.

Cuthbert - On Tuesday afternoon around 3 p.m. a domestic dispute broke out on Bethea Street in Shellman between Curtis Gibson and Sheeka Jackson. The altercation led to Ms. Jackson being in the leg by the suspect, Mr. Gibson.

The Randolph County Sheriff's Department, Randolph County EMS and Terrell County EMA responded to the scene as quickly as possible.

The victim, Ms. Jackson, was rushed to the emergency room in Cuthbert for treatment of injuries.

The crime is still being investigated by the Randolph County Sheriff's Department.

Donalsonville - On Friday, March 20, law enforcement officers with the Pataula Drug Task Force, the Seminole County Sheriff 's Department, the Seminole County Probation Office and the Georgia State Patrol Post 14 of Colquitt, executed a search warrant at 2757 Parkside Drive in Donalsonville. This is the residence of Linda Haywood, who is a white female, around 53 years of age. During the search of the double-wide mobile home, numerous prescription pills were seized. Also seized was a quantity of marijuana plants and several smoking devices.

Arrests resulting in this operation are Linda Haywood, who is being charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, controlled substance not in its proper container, and manufacturing marijuana, and Charlie Jack Haywood, who is a white male approximately 37 years of age charged with manufacturing marijuana.

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