A homeless man in for court on a temporary protective order charge was arrested on multiple charges last week after he struggled with an officer questioning him about a bag found under a woman’s car in the courthouse parking lot.
Pericles Terrance Statiras, 41, was charged with obstruction, aggravated stalking, marijuana possession less than an ounce, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug-related objects.
According to the incident report, a courthouse employee reported that there was a duffle bag under a vehicle at the south end of the building. After finding out who the vehicle belonged to, officer Shane Sartor found the woman in the courtroom and had her come outside to meet with deputy Willie Wilbanks. The object turned out to be a bag wrapped in a motorcycle jacket that smelled strongly of marijuana.
The woman said the jacket might belong to the man (Statiras) and that she was there for a TPO against him. Statiras was also located in the courtroom and taken to officer Wilbanks’ office where he became irate and tried to take the bag from Wilbanks. A scuffle ensued and Statiras was subdued, at which point he said he couldn’t breathe. EMS was summoned to the scene to check him out and told him to slow his breathing and that he was OK. A search of the bag found four knives, a lot of mail, a marijuana pipe and marijuana and $3,400 in cash in a wallet.
In other arrests, two Colbert men were arrested last week after a fight on Alberta Drive.
Patrick Earl Daniel, 21, 288 Bailey Street, was charged with obstruction and Quincey Lee Daniel, 25, 21 Freeman Court, was charged with aggravated assault.
Other arrests on file at the sheriff’s office included:
•Randy Robert Hosch, 47, 830 Forest Street, Apt. A, Buford, child molestation and cruelty to children (no other information was available).
•Stacy Lavern Aaron, 48, 28 Stewart Circle, Arnoldsville, tag light required, open container, DUI/alcohol and weaving over roadway.
•Billy Clyde Bentley, 30, 436 Piedmont Road, Hull, aggravated battery.
•Martina Ashavion Carruth, 26, 113 Hemlock Drive, Athens, DUI/alcohol, weaving over roadway and driving without a license. (Comer PD)
•Fredrick Lennelson Cooper, 45, 148 Freeman Circle, Colbert, disorderly conduct.
•Tammy Brown Craft, 43, 278 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Winder, driving while license suspended or revoked. (GSP)
•Jeffery Alan Crumbley, 46, 431 East Midland Avenue, Winder, DUI/alcohol. (GSP)
•Freddrick Twainn Daniel, 323, 250 Alberta Drive, Colbert, obstruction.
•Bruce Edenfield, 46, 54 Eades Drive, Commerce, prescription drugs must be in their original container and two counts of purchase, possession, or have control of any controlled substance, Schedule III, IV or V.
•Donald Wendell Gantt, 49, 2605 Sims Kidd Road, Comer, probation violation.
•Tobias Sherard Gantt, 26, 351 Farm Road, Colbert, obstruction. (Comer PD)
•Christy Michelle Gordon, 28, 176 Baugh Street, Commerce, bench warrant and reckless conduct.
•Joseph Daniel Griffin, 33, 1740 Centruie Circle, Apt. 1027, Atlanta, DUI/alcohol and driving without a license.
•Noe Ricardo Hernandez, 36, 736 Blemonte Street, Commerce, driving without a license.
•Melvin Johnson, 50, 45 Holly Hills Drive, Covington, failure to obey police officer, driving while license suspended or revoked and DUI/alcohol.
•Christopher Bryan Leonard, 23, 252 Cleghorne Road, Colbert, weaving over roadway, driving on wrong side of road and DUI/alcohol. (GSP)
•Antoine Maurice Maddox, 29, 112 Juniper Lane, Athens, probation violation.
•Luis Manuel Morenomartinez, 40, 572 Willis Glenn Road, Lot 41, Hull, DUI/alcohol. (GSP)
•Christopher Arlington Scott, 50, 600 Horace Reed Road, Danielsville, tag light required and DUI/alcohol. (GSP)
•Lee Marvin Stone, 40, 2271 Monticello Road, Madison, probation violation.
•Chastity Lea Tolbert, 30, 1160 Daniels Bridge Road, Athens, failure to appear.
•Joe Willie Turner, 60, 967 Spring Valley Road, Athens, contempt of court.
•Kimberly Latrice Walton, 23, 1900 Snapfinger Road, Decatur, probation violation.
