Last March, Ayden Calder Moore led an officer on a foot chase through the woods near The Milledgeville Mall, eventually getting away and completing the first leg of his own personal law enforcement triathlon.
Three months later, while deputies were attempting to serve a warrant on Merry Drive, Moore jumped into Lake Sinclair and swam across the cove, ultimately getting away and completing the second leg of the event.
Then, last Friday, a deputy spotted Moore riding a bicycle on Wolverine Street. Once the deputy moved in, however, Moore took off through the woods and in the direction of Linden Court, again getting away. The Sheriff’s Office decided that enough was enough, bringing in both a drone and a K9 officer. Moore ultimately was arrested while hiding out in his girlfriend’s apartment in the Milledgeville Manor.
Moore, listed in the incident report as “homeless,” was charged with four counts of obstruction of an officer, as well as one count each of possession of marijuana, givling false information and probation violation.
The girlfriend – Tykeria Dezerea Vassar – also was arrested. She was charged with one count of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer and one count of hindering the apprehension of a criminal.
In Milledgeville Police Department news:
• A man called 911 and said that someone stole his lotion, legal documents, and Graham crackers in the 1100 block of West Thomas Street.
• Drew Charles Courtenay was arrested and charged with shoplifting after sneaking behind the counter of My Favorite Sweet Tea on Hancock Street and sneaking off with two cans of Dr. Pepper under his shirt during late-night bar hours.
• A man was arrested after reportedly stealing 10 cartons of Newport cigarettes and a bottle of Starbucks cold brew from one convenience store and 10 cartons of Newport cigarettes and some Backwoods Banana cigars from another. Both thefts occurred on Saturday night. An officer eventually spotted someone matching the description of the suspect on East Walton Street and moved in for the arrest. The man then took off on foot before being tracked down and tasered. Brent Jayde McDaniel was charged with theft by taking and obstruction of an officer.
• Several entering autos were reported on Oconee Street in the Graham Homes/Boddie projects. One victim told officers that she “saw two males on their Ring camera... pulling on car handles.” The video “was too blurry to obtain identifying information,” however.
• An entering auto was reported behind Ned Kelly’s/Capitol City early Sunday morning and a leopard-print Yeti cooler and a purse were reported stolen.