Police officer injured in foot chase

Staff Reports

March 10, 2009 10:38 pm

— MOULTRIE — A Moultrie man was apprehended after he was found with suspected marijuana and allegedly fled from officers on foot Monday night. A Moultrie police officer was injured during the chase.
Nathaniel Baker, 21, of 601 Sixth St. S.E., was charged with possession of marijuana less than one ounce, duty to obey an officer and probation violation.
Moultrie police officers were called to Second Avenue Northwest at 9:38 p.m. Monday about gunshots being fired. Officers spoke with several people about the incident, including Baker, who officers said acted nervous when they did a warrant check on him.
An officer performed a pat down search of Baker, and an object with stems was found in a pocket. Baker stated it was money, but the officer found it was a plastic bag with suspected marijuana inside.
When the officer told Baker to put his hands behind his back, he allegedly ran off. Officers chased him down Second Avenue Northwest, and he was found hiding under a shed at the corner of First Avenue Northwest and Sixth Street Northwest. During the chase, an officer stepped into a hole and injured his knee.
Baker was pulled out from under the shed, placed under arrest and taken to Colquitt County Jail. The injured officer went to Colquitt Regional Medical Center , and a hospital spokesperson said he was treated and released Monday.

Arrests
Moultrie Police
• William Wimberly, 51, of 3838 Midway Road in Pelham, was charged Monday with defective equipment and contempt of court.
• Vicente Castro Medrano, 75, of 4164 Highway 84 E., Lot P, in Cairo, was charged Monday with driving without a license.
• Tarius Lavarius Jackson, 28, of 121 Church St. in Ellenton, was charged Monday with possession of marijuana, an open container violation and allowing an unlicensed person to drive.
• Christopher Lamar Jordan, 28, of 1317 Hallmark Drive, was charged Monday with DUI and failure to maintain lane.
• Kenneth Alan Hose Jr., 32, of 520 First Ave. S.W., was charged Monday with giving a false name to an officer and probation violation.
• Ladarrian Dominique Simpson, 17, of 1957 Sylvester Highway, Lot 48, was charged Tuesday with interference with custody.

Colquitt County S.O.
• Donald Wayne Coleman, 33, of 1522 Funston-Sale City Road, was charged Monday with burglary and criminal attempt.
• Stacie Danielle McDowell, 24, of 610 E. Ann St., Apt. 8, in Valdosta, was charged Monday with forgery.

Georgia State Patrol
• Fredrick Key, 18, of 1029 Second St. S.E., was charged Monday with driving with a suspended license and a window tint violation.

Other Incidents
Moultrie Police
• Devon Wright, of 23rd Street Southeast, reported a thief broke out a bathroom window and stole two BB rifles and a BB handgun from a gun cabinet between 7:35 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday. The value of the stolen BB guns was $250.
• Denise Reese reported a thief stole her wallet, containing $300 cash and other documentation, from her purse after she left it at a house on Sixth Avenue Northwest between 11 a.m. Sunday and 5:04 p.m. Monday. The value of the stolen items was $321. Reese gave officers the names of two suspects.
• Ellis Bowman reported a thief stole his bicycle while he was at Family Dollar on First Avenue Southeast Monday. The value of the stolen bicycle was about $200.
• Kimberly Davis, of Fourth Avenue Northeast, reported a thief stole her wallet and cell phone from her purse Tuesday. The value of the stolen items was estimated at about $234.

Colquitt County S.O.
• Glenn Cook, of Highway 37 West in Funston, reported someone pulled the driver’s side window of his Chevrolet S-10 truck off its track and damaged the console between 7 p.m. March 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Damage was $375.
• An employee of Moxley Auto Sales on Highway 133 South reported a thief stole seven radiators from a storage shed Friday. The value of the stolen radiators was $700. Sheriff’s deputies were given the name of a male suspect.
• Jeff Tucker reported a thief stole his sister’s dog from her yard on Old Berlin Road between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday. The value of the husky was $1,200.
• James King, of Edward Warren Road in Lenox, reported a thief stole his Chevrolet Silverado truck Tuesday. The value of the stolen truck was $14,000.