Statham Police Respond to Reports of Dogs Running Loose

made the following arrests over the past three weeks. 

• Anthony Eric Adams, 22, 881 Brisco Mill Road, Bethlehem, charged with possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce, driving while license suspended or revoked and tail lights/lenses required
• Herbert Lee Price, no age listed, 1118 Arch Tanner Road, Bethlehem, charged with obstructing law enforcement officers, failure to appear, probation violation and possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce
• Kristin D. Maddox, no age listed, 881 Brisco Mill Road, Bethlehem, charged with possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce
• Heather Lauren Reeves, no age listed, 118 Arch Tanner Road, Bethlehem, charged with possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce
• Wilbert I. Martinez, 27, 152 Benedict Court, Athens, charged with enticing a child for indecent purposes
• Candy Lee Gearing, 30, 870 Sanders Road, Hull, charged with hindering apprehension or punishment of a criminal and probation violation
• Loretta Nicole Davis, 31, 1697 Atlanta Highway, Statham, charged with hindering apprehension or punishment of a criminal
• Darrell Gorman, 46, 765 Moss Side Drive, Bethlehem, charged with no insurance and driving with suspended tag
• Ernest Joe Russell Jr., 49, 183 Holly Lane, Statham, charged with obstructing law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct

Here are summaries of two incidents to which police responded.

• On July 3, an officer was dispatched to Second Street near the Statham city limits in response to a report of a golf cart in a ditch. Upon arrival, the officer found the green, John Deere golf cart with an open beer can in the cup holder. The golf cart had not been reported stolen and the officer couldn’t locate an owner. The golf cart was towed.
• On July 5, a officer responded to a 911 hang up and made contact with a man walking down the street with a suitcase. The man said he had flown in from the west coast the day before to meet a woman he met online. The man said he and the woman were involved in a verbal altercation and he had wanted to leave the residence. When the man attempted to call 911, he said the woman unplugged the phone jack then left the residence. The woman could not be contacted for questioning.
• On July 14, an officer responded to a residence on Butterfly Lane where the resident reported his neighbor’s two dogs had entered his property and attempted to get into dog food on his back porch. The officer then spoke to the dogs’ owner, who said she would try to keep the animals under control. An animal control officer who arrived on the scene issued the owner two citations related to allowing the animals to run loose.
• On July 15, an officer was dispatched to a Callie Lane residence in reference to a report of a dog running loose. The resident told the officer the dog had run into her yard and scared her grandchildren. An individual who rents a room to the dog’s owner, who she said was out of town, reported the dog had run out the door and would not come when called. The officer saw the dog in the street. Animal control was called to pick up the animal.