A Danielsville man was arrested for driving under the influence recently after he allegedly nearly ran a deputy off the road.
Justin Presley Pruitt, 26, 360 Era Carey Road, was charged with one count each of DUI/alcohol and weaving over the roadway.
According to the incident report, Deputy David Kidd was traveling south on Hwy. 174 about 2:30 a.m. when he met a tan Ford Windstar van in a curve in his lane. The vehicle swerved back into its lane and continued north. Deputy Kidd turned around and followed the vehicle as it turned on to Water Oak Road, where it stopped at a mailbox.
The driver, Pruitt allegedly told Deputy Kidd that he was driving in the center of the road hoping that it would help him avoid deer. Deputy Kidd asked him why he continued on after he nearly ran him off the road and Pruitt replied that he did not know if Kidd was a Madison County deputy, or if he worked for Oconee or Barrow County.
He also reportedly said that “I know how this works, I have had a DUI before.” When asked if he’d been drinking Pruitt replied that he had had a few drinks earlier. Deputy Kidd also found a glass pipe in the passenger seat, and when asked about it Pruitt replied that it belonged to a friend and that it was “indeed used to smoke marijuana.” Pruitt said he had not smoked any marijuana and there was no marijuana found in the van, but he tested positive for alcohol and was arrested. Pruitt was then transported to Ty Cobb Memorial Hospital for an injury to his eyebrow, which he told Kidd he had gotten by falling on the ice earlier in the night.
Others arrested by law enforcement in Madison County last week included:
•Derek Maurice Williams, 23, of 347 Fairview Street, Athens, battery FVA, cruelty to children in the third degree and obstruction of an officer.
•Jason Michael Adams, 24, 703 High Point Lane, Woodstock, hold for Gwinnett County.
•Danny Jesse Woodson Baker, 19, 227 Goss Lane, Colbert, possession of marijuana less than an ounce, speeding, adult restraint law seat belt and tires.
•Adam Ray Evans, 17, 201 Woodpecker Lane, Nicholson, two counts of theft by receiving stolen property.
•Carlos Alberto Medina, 49, 360 Runsom Road, Athens, disorderly conduct.
•James Telvie Samples, 29, 563 West Minish Lake Road, Commerce, probation violation.
•Jack Leonard Gantt, 46, 1873 Spring Circle, Comer, probation violation.
•William Joseph Adams, II, 43, 371 Timber Ridge Lane, Colbert, theft by receiving stolen property.
•Dexter Bernard Allen, 52, 199 Piedmont Road, Hull, failure to appear.
•Charles Walter Benton, 23, 160 Chandler Bridge Road, Nicholson, probation violation.
•Edna Pearl Carruth, 49, 580 Farm Road, Colbert, hindering the apprehension, punishment of a criminal.
•Jeffery Hoyt Couch, 38, 164 North Wood Lane, Colbert, theft by taking and false statements and writings.
•Robert Charles Crosby, 21, 480 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, possession of alcohol by a minor.
•Charles Allen Eaton, 40, 189 Mason Street, Lot 5, Royston, pedestrian under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
•Shatanna Nicole English, 25, 2756 Field Spring Road, Lithonia, deposit account fraud/bad checks.
•Micheal Dwain Free, 51, 532 Buford Carey Road, Hull, two counts of deposit account fraud/bad checks.
•Ronald Menbreno Garcia, 27, 1228 Stone Stewart Road, Hull, probation violation.
•Damond Ladean Hewell, 29, theft by receiving stolen property and obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers.
•Dmarkio Sanchez Hutchens, 24, 204 Paloma Trail, Athens, possession of marijuana less than an ounce.
•Preston Dennard Hutchens, 26, 116 Mill Run Drive, Comer, defective tires and operating vehicle with suspended/canceled/revoked registration.
•Thomas Henry NeSmith, 21, 250 Colewood Way NW, Atlanta, possession of alcohol by minor.
•Benjamin Keith Norris, 27, 2270 Stars Ridge Road, Canon, driving while license withdrawn, speeding in excess of maximum limits (state speed and zone limits) and reckless driving.
•Marjorie Anne Shelnutt, 50, 2275 Waggoners Grove Church Road, probation violation.
•Kevin Michael Sorrow, 27, 1417 Glenn Carrie Road, Hull, probation violation.
•John Andreas Wagener, 54, 113 Jarnigan Drive, Athens, two counts of seatbelt violation and driving while license withdrawn.
