An 81-year-old resident of Hood Street woke up about 1:45 a.m. today and saw a man standing over her bed. When he realized she was awake, the intruder fled.

He had gained entry through a front window. A purse belonging to the victim was found nearby, but there didn’t appear to be anything missing from it.

Pair sentenced for entering autos

A man who pleaded guilty to 27 counts of entering an auto was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday in Troup Superior Court.

Michael Deandre Avery, 27, of Atlanta broke into vehicles during March through June of last year at boat-launching ramps at West Point Lake, as well as Cracker Barrel and other places in LaGrange.

His girlfriend, Jacqueline Denise Benda, 26, of Atlanta pleaded guilty to five counts of entering an auto. She was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison, four years’ probation and a $500 fine.

Guns, wallets, credit cards, GPS systems, MP3 players and other items were taken in the break-ins, said Assistant District Attorney William Hocutt IV, adding, “If there was anything loose and of value, they would swipe it.”

“The sheriff’s office did a great job of setting up surveillance cameras at the lake and they captured one of the break-ins,” Hocutt said.

He said the video at Yellow Jacket Access shows a woman driving a turquoise Ford Taurus. A man gets out of the car and goes to another vehicle, then comes back with items he didn’t have before.

A lookout was posted on the Taurus, and Benda was arrested. Avery later was arrested in Atlanta, where he received a three-year prison term for entering autos.

Accident

Carolyn Norton, 61, of Bartley Road was treated at West Georgia Medical Center and released after a car accident Thursday morning at Haralson and Morgan streets.

Police said Norton turned left into the path of a vehicle driven by Gregory Phelps, 49, of Mooty Bridge Road. Norton was cited for failure to yield.

Thefts, burglaries

— A driver for A-Cab said she parked her taxi Wednesday night in front of 600 Borton Street and went inside an apartment, leaving the vehicle unlocked with the key in the ignition because the key is difficult to remove from the ignition switch. When she came back outside about five minutes later, the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria was gone.

About two minutes after police arrived, the cab was found in the middle of Kelley Street with the engine running and the driver’s side door open.

The driver’s wallet containing $4,120 was missing and the car had damage to the front.

— Angela N. Johnson, 21, a cashier at Walmart, was arrested Thursday night on charges of stealing money from the cash register on 10 occasions during February and March. The theft totaled $710 and she returned $20, police said.

Gunshots heard

A couple at Laurel Crossing apartments on North Greenwood Street said they heard a gunshot and saw a large group of people outside their building Wednesday night. Police found a shell casing for a .40-caliber handgun, along with a piece of tissue with blood on it, but it wasn’t known if anyone had been shot.

Guilty pleas

Sentenced after pleading guilty in Troup Superior Court were:

— Gary Deshun Favors, 28, of LaGrange; five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

— Marcus Jamar Smith, 26, of LaGrange; four years in prison, four years’ probation and a fine of $2,200 for possession with intent to distribute marijuana and a counterfeit substance, obstruction of an officer and tampering with evidence.

— Debra E. Pollard, 42, of LaGrange; three years in prison and two years’ probation for possession of methamphetamine.

— Tina Renee Smith, 34, of LaGrange; three years in prison and two years’ probation for possession of methamphetamine.

— Alfred A. Dixon Jr., 29, of LaGrange; two years in prison and three years’ probation for possession of cocaine.

— Jamahl Jarqoes Cole, 21, of LaGrange; three years in prison and seven years’ probation for two counts of selling cocaine.

— Chaundra Tasmin Gilbert, 25, of LaGrange; three years in prison and seven years’ probation for possession of cocaine.

— Bryan Nicolas Prater, 21, of LaGrange; five years in prison and five years’ probation for possession and manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of hydrocodone and clonazepam, possession of marijuana and possession of an illegal sawed-off shotgun.

- It is the policy of LaGrange Daily News to print the names of people charged with felonies.