On May 7, a resident reported that their bicycle, worth $100, was stolen from their residence. While at work, the victim received a notification from his Ring camera and saw an unknown male wearing a black shirt and blue striped Adidas jogging pants come onto his property. They took the bicycle from the premises. A report was made in hopes of locating the bicycle.
Man punches driver over directions
On May 9, law enforcement was dispatched to the area of East Greene Street and South Warren Street in reference to a possible motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, the officer noticed a silver Kia Optima in the embankment with a male subject walking around. The man was identified as Darius King. King stated he was punched in the face by his passenger, Bryan Runyan. When asked, King stated he picked Runyan up near one of the red lights in downtown Milledgeville. Runyan rode around with him while delivering DoorDash orders.
King stated Runyan wanted him to drop him off at an address but wouldn’t advise exactly where, became upset with him, and punched him in the face near the above intersection. King stated once the altercation occurred, he released his foot off the brake and slowly rolled into the embankment. An officer located Runyan walking back near the incident location at South Elbert Street and East Greene Street and returned him to the scene.
Runyan was transported to the Baldwin County LEC without further incident. A warrant was secured for battery.
Foot pursuit leads to probation capture
On May 9, law enforcement was dispatched to 122 Railroad St. in reference to assisting State Probation with a search. While the officer was at the location, Kendall Saulsberry, who is on probation, arrived. Saulsberry stopped in the middle of the roadway and was instructed by multiple probation officers to exit the vehicle. Saulsberry began driving the Toyota Camry backwards down Railroad Street. The officer attempted a traffic stop but Saulsberry did not stop the vehicle. Saulsberry eventually stopped the vehicle at another lot and began fleeing on foot. Saulsberry was found and taken into custody at the intersection of Central Avenue and Third Street. Warrants for misdemeanor fleeing and attempting to elude, misdemeanor obstruction of officers, driving on the wrong side of the roadway, failure to maintain lane, and improper backing.
Dogs rescued from cruelty case
On May 9, law enforcement responded to 105 Ivey Drive in reference to an animal cruelty case. The property manager stated the tenant, Terrell Jones Sr. was evicted from the property and when she arrived at the property, she found Jones had left five dogs on the property. The dogs consisted of one male, one female, and three very young puppies. All five animals appeared to be in distress due to their living conditions.
The female was chained in a makeshift shelter, with her puppies in the center of the yard with no access to food or clean water. The shelter was also very poorly maintained. The male dog was chained up nearby under an even smaller wooden shelter, which was not even big enough to contain his body. Animal Control personnel were called to the scene and took each of the animals into their care.
At the time of the report, all of the dogs were alive in the shelter. Jones was located at 1765 Vinson Hwy., where he was questioned. Jones stated a female friend left the dogs with him around six months prior, but he was unaware of how to properly care for them. When asked why the dogs were not given the basic necessities, Jones replied he was in the process of moving and could not take the time to care for them. Jones was placed under arrest and transported to the jail.
A warrant was obtained for cruelty to animals.
Man arrested for DUI
On May 10, an anonymous staff member from Little Caterpillars reported a man, later identified as Sheldon Phillips, smelling of an alcoholic beverage and stumbling around trying to pick his child up from daycare. While searching the immediate area, officers located the vehicle driven by Phillips traveling south on North Glynn Street towards West Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive. A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle after visually observing the driver failing to drive within a single lane. The driver pulled over on the side of the road in front of 679 West MLK Jr.
Drive. Phillips was determined unsafe to drive a vehicle. Phillips' son was turned over to a family member and his vehicle was towed from the location by County Line Towing. Phillips was charged with driving under the influence, endangering the life of persons under the age of 14 while driving under the influence, failure to drive within a single lane, and driving while license expired.