Two arrested after fatal drug overdose
Two people were arrested recently following an apparent drug overdose death on Mason Mill Drive.
Crystal Gayle Davidson, 29, of 97 Cane Creek Road, Athens, was charged with possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
Brent Thomas Smith, 26, of 708 Westbury Street, Bethlehem, was charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
According to Madison County chief deputy Shawn Burns, officers arrived at the scene Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15, to find EMS already on scene with a deceased male. The scene was subsequently turned over to the coroner and investigation officers. The body was later sent to the GBI crime lab for testing. Burns said the investigation is still active until results are received from the crime lab.
Davidson and Smith were both at the residence at the time of the report and consented to having their clothing and vehicles searched. The search produced numerous pills and other drugs, along with needles and other drug paraphernalia. Burns said the pair reported that they were at the residence with the victim and later found him deceased and called 9-1-1.
Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office recently included:
•A man on James Adams Road reported that his debit card had been used fraudulently three times.
•A man on Dyer Road reported that someone tried to steal an a/c unit from his rental unit. Sixteen inches of copper piping was reportedly missing from the unit.
•An officer responded to a call on Wildcat Bridge Road of a skunk being trapped in a pen with a dog. The dog’s owner said the skunk was trapped. The dog was released from the pen and the officer killed the skunk, which was removed by the dog’s owner without incident.
•A woman on Horace Reed Road reported that someone took down her mailbox and post and that she found them at the intersection of Horace Reed Road and Hudson River Church Road, propped on the stop sign. The woman said she believes her daughter’s ex-boyfriend is the perpetrator. She said they had recently broken off their relationship, but that he continues to harass her daughter.
•Another woman, this time on Sanford Road, reported that her mailbox had been stolen. It was found by officers on nearby Nowhere Road. When the woman came to the sheriff’s office to pick up her mailbox, she said she suspects her daughter’s ex-boyfriend, who is “best friends” with the suspect in the Horace Reed Road incident. The officer attempted to contact the boys, but had been unable to at the time of the report.
•A man on Comer Paoli Road reported that someone had damaged approximately 400 mulberry trees with a knife. The reported officer observed eight to ten trees with the bark scraped off of them, but was unable to determine if the damage was done by a person, or by wildlife.
•A woman on Buford Carey Road went to the sheriff’s office to report that someone used her Bank of America Visa debit card fraudulently to make purchases of approximately $200. She said the last time she used her debit card was at the Commerce Walmart on the same day the fraudulent charges were made. Her account was flagged by the bank and her debit card was cancelled.
•A number of items were reportedly stolen from a rental property on Providence Church Road last week.
•Shoplifting was reported at Ingles last week when a black female was seen leaving the store with unpaid items in her purse and in a Georgia Bulldog bag. When two employees ran out of the store after her, she reportedly dropped the Georgia bag before she drove away. Store officials said this was not the first time the woman has taken items from the store. A copy of the surveillance tape will be provided to the sheriff’s office.
•A juvenile male at the middle school was charged with disrupting public school, carrying weapons within the school safety zone and terroristic threats and acts after it was reported that he had threatened three other boys with a multi-tool knife.
•Terroristic threats and acts and pointing or aiming a gun or pistol at another was reported on Sims Kidd Road last week. The three victims met with officer Christ Guest on Flint Street in Comer where they told him about an incident with their stepfather. The three females said that they have had numerous verbal arguments with their stepfather over the past couple of months because he verbally abuses them. They said that their mother does not seem to care and refuses to do anything about it. On this date, the victim advised that they were over at the suspect’s residence and got into a verbal altercation with him. They said he went into his bedroom and got a rifle, cocked it and pointed it at them. He allegedly told them he was not afraid to use the gun. The victims said they left and came to their friend’s house on Flint Street. Guest noted that all three were emotionally upset and a said they were tired and afraid to be around their stepfather.
•A juvenile female at MCMS alternative school was charged with disrupting public school after she refused to hand over her cell phone prior to going to the bathroom. She also acted as if she was texting under her sweatshirt when she returned to the classroom.
•Shoplifting was reported at the Golden Pantry on Hwy. 72 West last week. A surveillance video showed two subjects stealing items from the shelves.
•A man on Shoal Creek Road reported that his soon-to-be ex-wife has been harassing him. He said she called and accused him of “egging” her car and stated that if he kept messing with her, she and her boyfriend would come over there and “throw some bullets.” The victim said he told her not to call anymore or he would call the cops. She then began texting him. He was explained the TPO and warrant process.
•A high school student at the alternative school was charged with disrupting public school after he called his teacher a derogatory name and refused to give his chewing tobacco to school officials.
•A man on Brown Hendrix Road reported that approximately ten handguns were taken from underneath a mattress in his home and approximately ten long guns were taken from different locations inside the residence. He said he suspects a man who works for him and has been staying with him, since there was no forced entry and he is the only other one who has the keys to his recently changed deadbolts.
Brent Thomas Smith, 26, of 708 Westbury Street, Bethlehem, was charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
According to Madison County chief deputy Shawn Burns, officers arrived at the scene Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15, to find EMS already on scene with a deceased male. The scene was subsequently turned over to the coroner and investigation officers. The body was later sent to the GBI crime lab for testing. Burns said the investigation is still active until results are received from the crime lab.
Davidson and Smith were both at the residence at the time of the report and consented to having their clothing and vehicles searched. The search produced numerous pills and other drugs, along with needles and other drug paraphernalia. Burns said the pair reported that they were at the residence with the victim and later found him deceased and called 9-1-1.
Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office recently included:
•A man on James Adams Road reported that his debit card had been used fraudulently three times.
•A man on Dyer Road reported that someone tried to steal an a/c unit from his rental unit. Sixteen inches of copper piping was reportedly missing from the unit.
•An officer responded to a call on Wildcat Bridge Road of a skunk being trapped in a pen with a dog. The dog’s owner said the skunk was trapped. The dog was released from the pen and the officer killed the skunk, which was removed by the dog’s owner without incident.
•A woman on Horace Reed Road reported that someone took down her mailbox and post and that she found them at the intersection of Horace Reed Road and Hudson River Church Road, propped on the stop sign. The woman said she believes her daughter’s ex-boyfriend is the perpetrator. She said they had recently broken off their relationship, but that he continues to harass her daughter.
•Another woman, this time on Sanford Road, reported that her mailbox had been stolen. It was found by officers on nearby Nowhere Road. When the woman came to the sheriff’s office to pick up her mailbox, she said she suspects her daughter’s ex-boyfriend, who is “best friends” with the suspect in the Horace Reed Road incident. The officer attempted to contact the boys, but had been unable to at the time of the report.
•A man on Comer Paoli Road reported that someone had damaged approximately 400 mulberry trees with a knife. The reported officer observed eight to ten trees with the bark scraped off of them, but was unable to determine if the damage was done by a person, or by wildlife.
•A woman on Buford Carey Road went to the sheriff’s office to report that someone used her Bank of America Visa debit card fraudulently to make purchases of approximately $200. She said the last time she used her debit card was at the Commerce Walmart on the same day the fraudulent charges were made. Her account was flagged by the bank and her debit card was cancelled.
•A number of items were reportedly stolen from a rental property on Providence Church Road last week.
•Shoplifting was reported at Ingles last week when a black female was seen leaving the store with unpaid items in her purse and in a Georgia Bulldog bag. When two employees ran out of the store after her, she reportedly dropped the Georgia bag before she drove away. Store officials said this was not the first time the woman has taken items from the store. A copy of the surveillance tape will be provided to the sheriff’s office.
•A juvenile male at the middle school was charged with disrupting public school, carrying weapons within the school safety zone and terroristic threats and acts after it was reported that he had threatened three other boys with a multi-tool knife.
•Terroristic threats and acts and pointing or aiming a gun or pistol at another was reported on Sims Kidd Road last week. The three victims met with officer Christ Guest on Flint Street in Comer where they told him about an incident with their stepfather. The three females said that they have had numerous verbal arguments with their stepfather over the past couple of months because he verbally abuses them. They said that their mother does not seem to care and refuses to do anything about it. On this date, the victim advised that they were over at the suspect’s residence and got into a verbal altercation with him. They said he went into his bedroom and got a rifle, cocked it and pointed it at them. He allegedly told them he was not afraid to use the gun. The victims said they left and came to their friend’s house on Flint Street. Guest noted that all three were emotionally upset and a said they were tired and afraid to be around their stepfather.
•A juvenile female at MCMS alternative school was charged with disrupting public school after she refused to hand over her cell phone prior to going to the bathroom. She also acted as if she was texting under her sweatshirt when she returned to the classroom.
•Shoplifting was reported at the Golden Pantry on Hwy. 72 West last week. A surveillance video showed two subjects stealing items from the shelves.
•A man on Shoal Creek Road reported that his soon-to-be ex-wife has been harassing him. He said she called and accused him of “egging” her car and stated that if he kept messing with her, she and her boyfriend would come over there and “throw some bullets.” The victim said he told her not to call anymore or he would call the cops. She then began texting him. He was explained the TPO and warrant process.
•A high school student at the alternative school was charged with disrupting public school after he called his teacher a derogatory name and refused to give his chewing tobacco to school officials.
•A man on Brown Hendrix Road reported that approximately ten handguns were taken from underneath a mattress in his home and approximately ten long guns were taken from different locations inside the residence. He said he suspects a man who works for him and has been staying with him, since there was no forced entry and he is the only other one who has the keys to his recently changed deadbolts.
Please, people, stay away from drugs! SAY NO! Life in America is not so awful that anyone has to hide away from it by getting high, getting drunk, getting stoned, getting dead. Life is not supposed to be a fun party 24/7. There is pleasure to be found everywhere, in accomplishment, in fellowship, in a job well done, in meeting responsibilities, in caring for and helping others, in working hard to attain goals, in finding love, in learning things that put you at an advantage, in gaining power over your life. Never run away and hide.
I know that the police can only do so much. They can't be everywhere. That the lawyers are doing what they get paid to do by getting these people off too easy. But when the heck are the tax paying citizens of this country going to wake up and make this crazy Government stop handing out free stuff and food stamps to certified drug addicted people who have such obvious habits that they are being taken to hospitals and having their stomachs pumped in order to save their lives so that they can repeat the process as soon as they get out. ( Also at Tax payers expense). Personally, I am not feeling sorry for these bottom feeders. They steal to support their rotten habits. It is worse than alcoholism. Way worse! And it is costing Americans more than they should be paying. Our Presidents wife has gone on the attack about the food we feed our children and the rate of obesity in America but why are these pill mills still not being attacked as much as hamburger restaurants are?
NO, it is not worse that alcoholism! Alcohol has far more impact on innocent people than any other drug because it is legal. I would far rather see marijuana legal than alcohol; then pot-heads would just loll around being mellow and munching away, not bothering anyone. And they wouln't have to steal from anyone to get money for it because they could grow it on their property, process it and never bother anyone.
If all addictive drugs were legal, regulated and highly taxed, we could save so much money on policing and on jail and prison space and petty crime and still have a ton of money to educate against drugs and treat addicts. The drug war has failed. The criminal element has won. We need to take this issue out of their hands before the Mexican cartels invade America.