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Published March 28, 2006 10:04 pm -

Roadside dispute brings charges


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BERLIN — A Moultrie man faces multiple charges after he allegedly was involved in a domestic dispute and attempted to run a woman off the road in Berlin early Sunday morning.

Carol Omar Lopez Moreno, 25, of 167 Scott Cemetery Road, was charged with battery (family violence), DUI and aggressive driving.

The Colquitt County sheriff’s deputy’s report said the deputy received a call at 3:41 a.m. Sunday about a Ford Econoline van about to enter Colquitt County on Highway 133 from Brooks County.

Karen Hall, another driver on Highway 133, told the 911 dispatcher that the van was parked beside the road with a man and woman involved in a domestic dispute outside of it. She said the man involved forced the woman into the van.

As the deputy responded, Hall again called 911 and said she and the van were at the Holiday Market in Berlin and the van had tried to run into her car.

As the deputy approached the store, the van drove away. The deputy followed it and pulled the van over.

Moreno, the driver, told the deputy Hall had been following him, so he began to follow her, the deputy’s report said.

Reports said the deputy put Moreno into his patrol vehicle after searching him for any weapons. Moreno had an odor of an alcoholic beverage about him, the deputy’s report said. He denied drinking anything, and the deputy spoke with Sales, who appeared to have been crying.

Sales did not speak any English, so reports said the deputy used hand gestures to communicate with her. Using the gestures and a translator, the deputy determined Moreno had become drunk, pulled over to the side of the road and planned to leave Sales where he had pulled off the road.

Sales had visible marks on her face and head where Moreno allegedly had hit her, reports said. Moreno was placed under arrest and had an alcohol concentration of .098 grams according to a breathalyzer test.

Reports said the deputy spoke with Hall, who stated she had seen the van parked beside the road as she passed. She saw Moreno allegedly grab Sales and get her back into the van, so Hall turned around to check on the situation.

Hall told the deputy she followed the van as it drove north on Highway 133, and she later passed it. The van then got behind her vehicle and passed by her at a high rate of speed.

The van got back behind Hall and followed her after she entered the city limits of Berlin, reports said. Hall pulled into the Holiday Market parking lot, and she said the van pulled in behind her at a high rate of speed, nearly hitting her Ford Expedition.

Reports said Moreno was taken to Colquitt County Jail and was booked in on the charges against him. The van was towed from the scene of the traffic stop.



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