Deputy sought suspect on $1,600 shoplifting charge. He found him already in jail.

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Deputy sought suspect on $1,600 shoplifting charge. He found him already in jail.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents:

SHOPLIFTING: On May 6, Deputy John Young was dispatched to Kohl’s, where a woman had returned some sandals for a store credit card. She then went about the baby section putting some items in a bag. She went to the register with some clothing to purchase, but did not pay for some items placed in her handbag. The woman was not immediately identified.

SHOPLIFTING: On May 8, Deputy Devin Blair was dispatched to Ulta Beauty at the Oconee Connector, where two women shoplifted about $1,600 worthy of cosmetics. The women came into the store early in the afternoon and within six minutes they loaded a bag and left.

TINT PROBLEM: On May 8, Sgt. Lex Ogan was patrolling on Epps Bridge Parkway when he observed a BMW with the windows heavily tinted. That caught his attention, so he ran the tag and learned the owner had a suspended license. After a traffic stop, the driver, a 47-year-old Athens man, was arrested after the officer learned he had seven active license suspensions due to such matters as child support violations, a DUI conviction, and a super speeder conviction.

MYSTERY MAN: On May 8, Deputy John Young was dispatched to a location on Sikes Road, where a man reported he found a trail camera attached to a tree and pointed at his equipment trailer. He pulled the SIM card and it showed a man mounting the camera two days earlier. However, the man couldn’t be identified because he wore a mask, a hat and gloves.

SHOPLIFTING: On May 9, Deputy Kelda Simmons was dispatched to Walmart where a loss prevention officer had attempted to stop a woman after she tried to leave with some perfume, deodorant, makeup and a salad. She ran away in the direction of the Cracker Barrel. Simmons and Deputy Annessa Glenn found the woman inside the restaurant, and she explained she poured the stolen items out of her purse before she ran. The 30-year-old Athens woman was taken to jail.

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DRUNK DRIVING: On May 9, Sgt. Lex Ogan was monitoring traffic on U.S. Highway 78 when he clocked a vehicle approaching at 79 mph. He made a traffic stop and the 46-year-old Bogart woman explained she was in a hurry to get home for a graduation party. She had watery eyes, a flushed face, and she smelled of alcohol. She was apologetic, but denied drinking alcohol. However, she was charged with DUI after failing roadside sobriety tests. An open bottle of Sutter Home wine was found in the vehicle.

DRUNK DRIVING: On May 10, Cpt. Boris Argueta received a call from an Athens-Clarke police officer who had stopped at a parked car along the Athens Perimeter inside Oconee County. A man was passed out behind the wheel. Deputy Robert McCannon arrived and he turned off the car’s ignition and told the man to exit. It took a while, but the man finally exited. He had a strong odor of alcohol, but he denied drinking. The 23-year-old Woodstock man explained he was returning to Athens for his college graduation. In a slurred voice, he mentioned something about “my malicious wasn’t intent.”  He agreed to have a blood test done and was charged with DUI.

WARRANT SERVED: On May 12, Deputy Collin Worsham was dispatched to Home Depot, where a shoplifting was caught on camera. The man took six hammer drills, a level and a tool pack, all valued about $1,600, and placed them in a large container. He set the container down near the exit and went outside. Shortly, he returned, got the container and went to a car, driven by another man. The deputy was able to identify the suspect, whom he learned was already in the Oconee jail on another shoplifting charge. He took the new warrant and served it on the 25-year-old Athens man in the jail.

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