Public Safety Report

‘Taze me then’

February 6 at 12:13 a.m. Sgt. Reonas observed a male leaving Parkhurst Hall, who was very unsteady on his feet, according to Public Safety. He kept tripping and staggering and eventually tripped over a planter and falling face first on the sidewalk. Contact was made with the male at Velvet Elvis. Investigations found that he was 18 years of age and refused to cooperate with Sgt. Reonas’s commands. After refusing to obey, Sgt. Reonas attempted to place the male under arrest. He tensed up, stated that he was not going to be arrested and tried to pull away. Officer Purvis arrived on scene and he still would not cooperate. He was then taken to the ground, but he put his arms under him and resisted to be cuffed. The male was warned that he was going to be tazered if he did not comply. The male replied “Taze me then” and attempted to kick and punch at the officers. It took three shocks from the tazer (with the cartridge removed) before the male would comply. Once in the patrol vehicle, he refused to exit the vehicle at Milledgeville Police Department, so Sgt. Reonas along with jail personnel had to physically remove him. He was charged with underage possession of alcohol and obstruction of an officer. A use of force report was also completed.

Debit card debacle

February 5 at 5:07 p.m. A female reported that unknown person(s) made over $130.00 worth of purchases on her debit card, according to Public Safety. All the purchases were made in store in the Atlanta area. The female had the debit card in her possession. The case has been turned over to Investigations.

Sexual Assault

February 6 at 3:37 a.m. Officer Purvis and Sgt. Reonas overheard a call to Milledgeville Police Department  in reference to a sexual assault at College Station Apartments, according to Public Safety. While running up the stairs, the officers observed a male matching the description of the suspect running hurriedly down the stairs. Officer Purvis stayed with the male while Sgt. Reonas made contact with the victim. When it was determined that the male was indeed the suspect, Officer Purvis attempted to place cuffs on him and he resisted. Milledgeville Police Department officers arrived on scene and he still refused to obey the officers commands. The male was advised he would be tazed if he didn’t comply with the officers commands, so he was tazed in the upper thigh with the cartridge removed. He then placed his hands behind his back, was arrested and turned over to Milledgeville PD. A use of force report was then completed.

Gutter Punch

February 4 at 12:35 a.m. Officer Smith was dispatched to The Village, Building 5 in reference to a male punching a gutter off the side of the building, according to Public Safety. Contact was made with the male, who had the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person and admitted to punching the gutter. He was arrested and transported to Milledgeville Police Department and charged with underage possession of alcohol and criminal damage to property.

Tunnel Trouble

February 4 at 2:09 a.m. Officer Ransom observed a large group of individuals in the tunnel between Wayne Street and City Hall, according to Public Safety. The group was extremely loud and appeared to possibly be starting an altercation. When Officer Ransom attempted to make contact with the group, approximately five individuals left the tunnel. Contact was made with the individuals remaining in the tunnel and they were given a verbal warning in reference to the noise level and advised to go home. Contact was then made with the group that left the scene. It was determined that they all were under the influence of alcohol, had alcohol coming from their persons, glassy and bloodshot eyes and under the age of 21. Five individuals were uncooperative and refused to answer questions and refused to be tested on the breathalyzer. All subjects, except for one male were arrested and transported to Milledgeville Police Department and charged with underage possession of alcohol.

ID Tampering

February 4 at 2:09 a.m. Officer Ransom was preparing his paperwork for the previous case (see above, number five) and found that an ID belonging to a male, who had been released from the scene with a verbal warning in the previous case, was altered, according to Public Safety. At 5:30 a.m., Officer Ransom observed the male walking in the area of Montgomery and Clarke Street and made contact with him. He refused to show his license even after being requested to do so several times. When Officer Ransom attempted to place him under arrest, He resisted, until a Baldwin County Deputy arrived on scene. The male was arrested and transported to Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and charged with underage possession of alcohol, obstruction of an officer and giving false name and date of birth.

Computer crash

February 4 at 9:14 a.m. A male reported that unknown person(s) entered room 308 Porter Hall and caused damage to a computer monitor, according to Public Safety. It appears that the monitor was hit in the middle of the screen causing it to be unreadable. The case has been turned over to Investigations.

Backpack Burgulary

February 3 at 12:24 p.m. A male reported that while his vehicle was parked at the Exchange Bank parking lot, unknown person(s) entered his vehicle a stole his backpack, according to Public Safety. The case has been turned over to Investigations.

Stealing snacks

February 8 at 7:24 a.m. A female reported that a vending machine had been damaged in Bell Hall, according to Public Safety. About $40 worth of snacks had been taken from the machine. Pictures were taken and the case turned over to Investigations.

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