Police said the two women walked out of Fred’s at 299 Commerce Ave. carrying two comforter sets, two sets of sheets, three picture frames and a pair of socks. They threw the items in their vehicle, only to find that it wouldn’t start. They then fled on foot toward Dollar General, where employees lost sight of them.
The car tag was registered to an address in Atlanta, and the car was towed from the parking lot.
Epsom salts leads to arrest
A Hammett Road man was charged with having a counterfeit controlled substance after his mother told police he had methamphetamine.
Police said Jonathan Nelson, 17, had small plastic bags of varying colors filled with a white substance. Officers tested the bags and found them to be full of Epsom salt rather than methamphetamine as Nelson told them.
He told officers he was attempting to be cool.
Officers also found various drug paraphernalia in Nelson’s room.
While in the back of the police car, officers said Nelson struck the back windows, knocking the passenger windows off track and kicking out the smaller, triangular ones.
He was charged with a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act in counterfeit substances, interference with government property and obstruction.
Man points gun-finger
A resident of Lee’s Crossing Apartments on Old Airport Road told police he felt threatened after a man held his hand out of a car window in the shape of a gun and pointed it at him.
The resident said his life had been threatened by the man before. The finger-pointer left in a black Saturn vehicle.
Arrests
— Jason Williamson, 17, of Hogansville Road was charged with burglary.
— Joshywa Reece, 20, of West Hillside Drive was charged with first-degree forgery.
— Esau Johnson, 54, of Ga. 103 in West Point was charged with two counts of selling cocaine.
— Kenneth Test, 26, of Fulton Street was charged with selling cocaine.
— Sylvester Gates, 46, of Johnson Street was charged with not having medications in their original container and felony theft by shoplifting.
Damage
Someone damaged a window in the 1200 block of Houston Street, causing about $200 damage.
Thefts, burglaries
— About 10 pairs of shoes, bottles of cologne and various CDs, with a total value of $1,100, were taken from a residence in the 100 block of East Crovat Street.
— A thief took a purse containing identification cards and $100 cash from a vehicle in the Video Warehouse parking lot at 302 Morgan St.
— A thief took a purse containing medications from an unlocked vehicle in the Happy Stop parking lot at 600 New Franklin Road.
— A resident of the 100 block of Teaver Road reported the theft of a weed trimmer, drill and skill saw worth a combined $275.
— Somebody ransacked an unoccupied house in the 4000 block of Mooty Bridge Road.
Fire
A fire reported at 8:47 p.m. Monday caused an estimated $2,000 damage at the home of Ronnie Thomas at 208 Elm St. in Hogansville.
Troup County fire Capt. Early Harris said flames got through a hole in the rear of the fireplace and damaged the adjoining room’s wall, cabinet and ceiling.
Thomas was taken to West Georgia Medical Center for evaluation because he has a heart condition and may have inhaled too much smoke while trying to extinguish the blaze, Harris said.
Motorcycle theft suspect sought
The Troup County sheriff’s department issued warrants for a man who allegedly stole a motorcycle in Randolph County, Ala., and left it in a ditch in the 100 block of Long Leaf Drive in LaGrange. A deputy had chased the motorcycle, but lost it after he had to stop for traffic on Roanoke Road.
The wanted man, Justin Eugene Hill, 24, of Valley, Ala., was charged with theft by receiving stolen property, fleeing and attempting to elude, reckless driving, five counts of passing in a no-passing zone, failure to display a license plate, failure to obey a traffic control device and driving while license suspended.
- It is the policy of LaGrange Daily News to print the names of people charged with felonies.
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