Public Safety Report
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Liar, Liar
On Oct. 4 at approximately 2:18 a.m. officer Wesley Ransom observed a woman in the Century Bank parking lot with two people standing over her. Contact was made with the woman, who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. When asked for her date of birth, she gave a false date of birth, according to a Public Safety report. The woman was very hesitant and assured officers she wasn’t lying, according to the report. In lieu of arrest, the matter was turned over to the Student Judicial Board for underage possession of alcohol and giving false name and date of birth.
One Too Many
On Oct. 2 at approximately 1:11 a.m. Sgt. Tamara Pissott was dispatched to Foundation Hall in reference to a student suffering from possible alcohol poisoning. Contact was made with two male students, who both were under the influence of alcohol and under 21 years of age, according to a Public Safety report. One student left his friend passed out on the couch, the report stated. When he returned, his friend was still passed out and unresponsive. When Pissott arrived however, he was conscious and responsive. Emergency personnel were called to evaluate the student, but he refused any treatment. Both students were arrested and transported to the Milledgeville Police Department and charged with underage possession of alcohol.
Pumping Iron
On Oct. 1 at approximately 6:21 p.m. a student reported that while exercising at the Depot, the hand bar on a piece of equipment scraped his head causing a cut to the crown of his head. Emergency Personnel arrived and examined him. The male stated he did not want to be transported by ambulance to Oconee Regional Medical Center, but might go to the emergency room at a later time.
Red Means Stop
On Oct. 4 at approximately 5:24 a.m. officer Wesley Ransom observed a vehicle run two consecutive red lights. A traffic stop was initiated and contact made with the female driver, who had the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her, according to a Public Safety report. When given a breathalyzer test, the woman registered .241, the report stated. The woman was arrested and transported to the Milledgeville Police Department and charged with driving under the influence. She was given a warning for failing to obey a traffic control device. The vehicle was secured and left at the scene of the stop.