The Dodge County News

An April 7 traffic stop lead to a drug arrest on the Milan Chauncey Road.
Jeremy Sumler was found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and a firearm when stopped by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Task Force Unit.

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests the week of April 5 through April 11, 2021.

Sherita Amerson, age 19, of McRae, was arrested for disorderly conduct, possession and use of drug related objects and simple battery-family violence.

Frederick Lee Batten, age 66, of Jaclsonville, was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol.

Jennifer Dawn Brantley, age 43, of Rhine, was arrested for probation violation.

Teresa B Dupree, age 27, of Eastman, was arrested for cruelty to animals.

Francisco Gomez, age 48, was a hold for Suwanee County, Florida.

Krystal Leeann Harrelson, age 34, of Eastman, was arrested on a probation violation.

John David Joiner, age 45, of Eastman, was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession and use of drug related objects and possession of methamphetamine.

Kellie Lee Muncher, age 54, of Eastman, was arrested for possession of a Schedule III, IV or V controlled substance with intent to distribute, drugs not in original container-misdemeanor, DUI-driving under the influence of drugs, failure to obey stop sign and expired or no license plates or decal.

Elizabeth Sheffield, age 31, of Eastman, was arrested on a bench warrant.

Alaric Anglin, age 47, was a hold for Dekalb County.

Bryan Bowen, age 34, of Statesboro, was arrested for disorderly conduct.

Arronda Lorena Champion, age 35, was arrested for marijuana-less than one ounce, possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and drugs not in original container-misdemeanor.

David Maurice George, age 30, of Cadwell, was arrested for probation violation.

Sara Harrell, age 26, is being housed for Telfair County.

Javon Lockett, age 33, of McRae-Helena, was arrested for disorderly conduct, marijuana-possess less than one ounce, possession of methamphetamine and simple battery-family violence.

Christopher Kenneth Pumphrey, age 34, of South Boston, Virginia, was arrested for robbery, giving false name, address or birthdate to law enforcement office and suspended license.

Jeremy Darell Sumler, age 37, of Milan, was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit felonies and failure to maintain lane.
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BY RUSS RAGAN
I have called the first full week of April my favorite week in sports and its great to have it back! Last year the entire sports world and mostly everything else was shut down due to the horrible Covid virus. It is great to see baseball back even though the stands aren’t allowed to be full except for the Rangers. The Masters is back where it belongs in April. It was great despite the crowd being less than 50%. We are two weeks from the NFL draft and the Falcons may be the most talked about team in the business.
We have to start in Augusta with the Masters. The course played was very hard in the first round on Thursday. Yes, the greens were brown, hard and very fast. England’s Justin Rose played great and shot 65 to take the lead. Rose carried the load to Saturday and then another non-American took over and it was Hideki Matauryama. He played great shooting 30 for a 65 and a four shot lead. A pair of Americans were in a tie for second but it wasn’t Justin Thomas, Jordan Spreth and Dustin Johnson. Johnson, the defending champion missed the cut. What about long ball hitter Bryson De Chanboan? He played well Friday to make the cut. The Americans in contention were Xander Schauffele and Will Zalatoris. Schauffele had a great chance. He had a rough front nine as he shot one over despite making three birdies. Zalatoris birdied the first two holes to pull within a shot. The putter gave him a lot of problems as he three putted 10, 12 and 13. He would post nine under. The change would come from Schauffele. He would roll off birdies on 12-15 to get within two shots. Schauffele’s chances would find a watery grave on the 16th as he made a triple bogey 6. Matsuyana would coast in despite a 39 on the back nine. It would have been interesting if Schauffele could have put the ball on the 16th green.
The Braves got off to a rough start as they were swept in Philly as they got off to a 0-4 start. The turn around came in Washington and it came from the bench. Pablo Sandariol, the Kung-Fu Panda, hit his second pinch-hit homer of the year for the sweep. They got home on Friday to take on the Phillies. Charles Morton pitched six good innings in the 8-1 win. The big hit came from the bench again this time it was Ehire Adrianza. I will confess I know nothing about him! I am so ashamed! Anyway, he hit a three run homer and the Braves were off to the races. The next night it was Freddie Freeman as he homered in the 5-4 win. Acuna is red hot for the Braves as he has four homers and a .444 average through nine games.
We are just two week from the NFL draft and its any bodies guess at what the Falcons are going to do at number four. There is almost no question that quarterbacks are going to be the first three picks. I honestly think that it is coming down to this, if the birds stay at number four it will be Kyle Pitts the big tight end from Florida. I think there will be a trade, however, as Washington, Chicago, New England and Pittsburgh all want the pick. I think they will get at least two number one pick in this deal. It should be quite the night on Thursday.
Now, for a follow-up on our last weeks North Georgia softball. They got a split against ninth ranked Young Harris. Simmons had a two run homer in the second game of the double header. The Lady Hawks won a conference double header on Sunday against Georgia Southern. Senior pitcher Kylee Smith struck out nine in the 2-0 win. She set the North Georgia record as she now has 1,158 strikeouts. It was a good game for Dodges Margaret Simmons as she had two hits and an RBI in the win. The Lady Hawks took game two by a score of 8-0. Simmons was 2 for 2 with her team leading eighth homer. Pitcher Tylee Denton pitched a no hitter in the win. Simmons has a .392 average with 8 homers and 25 RBI’s. The 22-4 Lady Hawks are ranked second nationally in NCAA division II. They will play Georgia College this Sunday in Milledgeville. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

Wayne Anthony Allen, age 50, of Rhine was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (D.U.I.) and failure to exercise due care.

Aubrey Paul Evans, age 33, of Hawkinsville was arrested for probation violation.

William Al-Majeed McClain, age 27, of Jacksonville, Florida was arrested for battery- family violence (1st offense) misdemeanor, kidnapping and false imprisonment.

Juan Pablo Ramirez Ramirez, age 28, of Rhine was arrested for driving without a valid licenses and seat belt violation.

Jena Wade Upshaw, age 30, of Warner Robins was arrested for no insurance and driving while licenses were suspended or revoked (misdemeanor).

Paul Clinton Youngblood, age 35, of Eastman was arrested for forgery in the 1st degree, receipt, possession or transfer of firearm by convicted felon or felony, first offender and possession of methamphetamine.

Jesus Cruz, age 51, of Eastman was arrested for battery (family violence) and cruelty to children in the third degree.

Jimmy Paul, age 52, of Eastman was arrested for driving while licenses were suspended or revoked and possession of
methamphetamine with the intent to sale, deliver or distribute.

Tammy Claxton, age 39, of Eastman was arrested for driving while licenses were suspended or revoked and improper exhaust system.

Elisha Williams, age 17, of Eastman was arrested for disorderly conduct.

Santiago Santos, age 42, of Eastman was arrested for pedestrian under the influence (P.U.I.)

Bilal Abu Rub, age 44, of Eastman was arrested for driving without licenses and driving too fast for conditions.

If you know someone in metro Atlanta who needs an electrician I can recommend Wise Electric Co. in Lawrenceville, Ga. They cover the Atlanta area (I live between Lilburn and Snellville). Mr. Wise came out to our house himself and fixed all kinds of lighting problems for us several months back and all is working well today. He even made a run to Home Depot to get some bulbs for a large kitchen ceiling fixture. He was friendly, knowledgeable and reasonable. I told him I would try to spread the word. It’s WiseElectric-Atl.com, licensed and insured, commercial/residential, since 1987, (770) 995-5077, as his business card says. It’s nice to find someone who does quality work and is dependable. He has several other electricians working for him for years and still likes to make some calls himself. 
We still have 2,500 troops in Iraq. Can anyone give us a reason why?
United Airlines now embraces the idea of quota hires for pilots. Maybe they’re listening to the idiots who run the Coca-Cola Co.
“The primary concern will no longer be how good you are.”
Dennis Prager  4-8-21
Affirmative action = discrimination against whites.
Under Donald Trump it only took 23 days for the Dow Jones average to go from 24,000 to 25,000. He was top quality, cheap labor. He donated his presidential salary to charity. He was cheated out of a second term through vote fraud.
Anyone associated with Donald Trump or who attends any of his rallies has a chance of getting indicted, getting fired, or sent to jail. Some who attended the January 6 D.C. Capitol rally were hunted down and jailed. There are people who have been denied bail, still in jail three months later, even though committing no crime, no weapons. One big mouth liberal former prosecutor was on 60 Minutes a few weeks ago talking of an attempted government overthrow by attendees of the D.C. rally even though no person attending had a weapon and only one shot was fired, and that was by a Capitol policeman, the killer of Ashli Babbitt, who was simply standing there. We still haven’t been given the name of the creep who murdered Ashli, who honorably served 14 years in the U.S. Air Force. Media leftists tried to paint it as an ‘insurrection,’ which was absurd.
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JUDY CAROL MOORE BARRETT
State of Georgia
Retired Training
Specialist
Judy Carol Moore Barnett, age 69, of Eastman, died, Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Southerland Funeral Chapel with Mr. Rand Moore and Mr. Keith Wenger officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.


TONY JACKSON
Lithonia Lighting
Employee
Tony Jackson, age 54, of Cochran, died March 25, 2021.
Graveside services were held Monday, March 29, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cochran with Pastor Patrick Wrease, Bishop Lester McCloud and Pastor Benji Clark officiating.


GUSSIE MAE JACKSON
Domestic Assistant and Childcare Provider
Gussie Mae Jackson, age 92, Philadelphia (formerly of Eastman), died Monday, March 15, 2021.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Donohue Funeral Home in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Interment was held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at New Salem CME Cemetery.


THERESA MARIE DUNN PHIPPS
Retired Educator
Theresa Marie Dunn Phipps, age 89, of Blytheville, Arizona died Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at The Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arizona.
Graveside funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 11, at Bay Springs Cemetery in Rhine, with Reverend Fred Parker officiating.