LaGrange police searched a residence in the 100 block of Bell Street on Monday night for a man with an active warrant.

After failed demands for Tony Williams, 18, of Bell Street to reveal himself, one of his house guests pointed to an air conditioning duct, police said. Williams was found curled up in a ventilation shaft.

Police then found a clear plastic bag containing what appeared to be pieces of cocaine. But closer observation showed the substance to be french fries altered to imitate cocaine. He told police he was just trying to make money.

Williams was charged with imitation of a controlled substance.

Burglaries, thefts

• A 32-inch TV valued at $550 was stolen from a residence in the 100 block of Bell Road.

• A Honda ATV was stolen from the back yard of a residence in the 800 block of Gabbettville Road.

Burglary attempt

A thief attempted to break into PCA Food Store at 1200 Hogansville Road on Monday night, causing $1,000 damage to the front door. The thief was thwarted by steel bars in front of the wooden doors, police said.

Accident

Marcus Ward, 18, of Rock Mills Road was treated at West Georgia Medical Center and released for neck pain suffered when a car slammed into his stopped vehicle on North Greenwood Street on Monday morning. The other driver was uninjured.

Vandalism

• A woman sleeping in her residence in the 300 block of Union Street Monday night awoke to the sound of what she believed was a gunshot and shattered glass, police said. An adjacent bedroom double-pane window valued at more than $500 had been damaged. No bullets or rocks were found, police said.

• A vandal made deep scratches on all sides of a car in the 500 block of Hines Street, causing more than $500 damage.

Guilty pleas

Sentenced after pleading guilty Monday in Troup Superior Court were:

• Joshua Thomas Sherrer, 27, of Hogansville; six years in prison, four years’ probation and a $500 fine for possession of cocaine and DUI.

• Thomas Richard Spradlin Jr., 28, of La-Grange; two years in prison, three years’ probation and $900 restitution for burglary and possession of cocaine.

• Konrad Lavon Fuller, 36, of Manchester; two years in prison, three years’ probation and a fine of $1,476 for habitual violator DUI, reckless driving and violation of the open-container law.

• It it the policy of LaGrange Daily News to publish the names of people charged with felonies.