WISK / WDEC
LOCAL NEWS
Thursday June 1st, 2023
*UPDATE*
It was an informative Wednesday for Local News.
Sumter County Sheriff Eric Bryant sat down with Local News and said that the
early morning shooting victim from Memorial Day has been identified as 28-year old
Quan’tavious Traveion Robinson of Americus. Video surveillance also has a good
lead into the shooter that morning. The shooting occurred outside in the
parking lot right near the door at 116 Highway 30W. Numerous interviews
conducted by the Sheriff’s Office and GBI have created good leads in the
ongoing investigation. Anyone that has not stepped forward with information can
still do so by calling the Sheriff’s Office at 229-924-4094 or the GBI at
229-931-2439.
Another bit of information received yesterday
was concerning the Heart of Georgia bridge replacement project. That project
was slated to start this coming Monday June 5th but is now delayed.
There was no new timetable given on when this project would start. It will take
quite some time once the bridge replacement project starts until it is
finished. Local News will update the community when new information is
received.
While it’s not your typical First Friday, there will be a
special activity in downtown Americus tomorrow evening. Americus Main Street is
bringing the beach back to downtown Americus. Rylander Park will be transformed
into a beach and it’s all free for you and your family. The Americus Street
Trolley will be providing free rides around downtown; musical entertainment
will be from Andy T and his steel drums; and it will be a great time to spend
some time at the beach and never leave town! This event is organized by
Americus Main Street and the City of Americus. The Downtown Beach Party is from
6 to 9pm in Rylander Park tomorrow night.
Today is the first day
of June and a big couple of days are right around the corner. While we all know
of Father’s Day in June, many seem to forget about Flag Day on June 14th.
This Flag Day falls on a Wednesday and the john D. Mathis American Legion
Post#2 of Americus will be conducting an Unserviceable Flag Ceremony on Main
Street in Plains starting at 6:30 that afternoon. The public is invited. The
John D. Mathis Post#2 meets every fourth Monday of each month in the Marshall
Student Center at Georgia Southwestern State University. All veterans are
welcome.
Americus Police made a second arrest in the
early morning chase yesterday that ended up with the driver and passenger
stopping on the GSW Perimeter Road and running across the golf course. The
passenger Tydius Moss was arrested after a foot chase. Later in the morning the
driver was also taken into custody. 19-year old Pharrell D. Woods was arrested
and charged with fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement; reckless
driving; obstruction; failure to obey a traffic control device; and failure to
stop at a stop sign. He too just like Moss the passenger is in the Sumter
County Jail. In other Wednesday police action, yesterday morning officers
responded to 41-D Reddick Drive to a shots fired complaint. On the scene, 2
arrests were made. Traymon Clark was arrested for disorderly conduct and
Quintin N. Jackson was arrested for reckless conduct.
A theft of gas was reported at 1698 E. Lamar
Street.
Investigation is underway into a 1st
degree forgery case.
A rape case is being investigated.
Responding to a domestic situation, Arian R.
Brown was arrested for an outstanding warrant.
A criminal trespass complaint was made at 206-A
Bessie Mays Circle.
Officers did answer a call last evening at 1307
Norris Circle. There was a deceased person due to a cardiac arrest.
Following a traffic stop at 12:54 this morning,
Thomas Maddox was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
A hit-n-run accident occurred at 307 Hosanna
Circle.
There were three accidents worked by APD
yesterday. Investigation into an accident at 1201 N. MLK Boulevard resulted in
Jaqueline R. Williams being arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended
license.
*UPDATE*
From Wednesday’s Sumter County Sheriff’s
incidents, Deputies conducted four traffic stops yesterday. At a stop on US
280E, Markeona M. Cooper was charged with improper passing in a no-passing
zone. Two prisoner transports were made. A civil complaint was heard at the LEC
for an incident on Thrasher Road. A criminal trespass complaint was filed at
243 E. Rockhill Drive. Suspicious persons were seen in the area of 177
Graystone Drive and at 502 Confederate Street. One activated alarm was checked
out. Deputies answered one domestic-related call yesterday. Deputies did work
two traffic crashes on Wednesday with one being deer-related.
Housed in the Sumter County Jail today: Cassius
Cornelius Bess for City probation (Ellaville); Traymon Lamar Clark for
disorderly conduct; Markeona Mechelle Cooper for improper passing in a
no-passing zone and felony failure to appear; Quintin Nathaniel Jackson for
reckless conduct; Thomas Maddox for driving with a suspended license and tail
light requirements; Tydius Dashawn Moss for fleeing and attempting to elude law
enforcement and obstruction; Eric Jerrod Walker for felony probation violation;
and Pharrell Deviante Woods for fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement/
reckless driving/ obstruction/ failure to obey traffic control devices/ and
failure to stop at a stop sign. One was released after posting bond. One was
released after paying a fine.