WISK/WDEC
LOCAL NEWS
Tuesday December 5th, 2023
*UPDATE*
Sumter County Traverse Jurors scheduled to report for jury duty this
morning DO NOT NEED to report. All scheduled cases have either been resolved or
carried over. Sumter County Traverse Jurors DO NOT HAVE TO REPORT this morning!
Jurors can call the Clerk of Superior Court office at 229-928-4537 for
questions or further information.
The Sumter County
Board of Commissioners will have a special called meeting at 4 this afternoon
to discuss personnel matters. The meeting will be in the Commissioners Room at
the Sumter County Courthouse. All meetings of the Board of Commissioners are
open to the public. You can attend in person or check the County website for
the call-in and ZOOM information.
The regular business meeting of the Sumter County Board of Elections
and Voter Registration is at 4:30 this afternoon in the Magistrate Courtroom at
the Sumter County Courthouse. This meeting is open for the public to attend.
This Thursday evening
starting at 7pm, the annual Americus Christmas Parade will be held through the
streets of downtown Americus. Early indications were that this might be one of
the best parades in a while as a number of entrants have signed up to
participate. Get downtown early and stake you out a good spot to enjoy the
sights and sounds. You may need to bundle up as well. Thursday evening the
parade will be starting off in the lower 40s and will get colder throughout the
event.
On Saturday December 9th, downtown Americus will hold its
Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale just in time for Christmas shopping. The downtown
sidewalk sale will be from 10 until 2. Remember when you shop at home you’re
helping our local economy, your friends and neighbors while saving time, money
and gas!
Thursday December 7th
is a day to remember and honor Officers Nick Smarr and Jody Smith who lost
their lives in the line of duty in 2016, 7-years ago, while responding to a
domestic disturbance. A gathering will be held at the Smarr-Smith Building on
the GSW Campus this Thursday morning starting at 9:15. A moment of silence will
be observed at 9:40 when the shooting incident occurred years ago now. This is
an event that the entire community is encouraged to attend.
The Americus Police Department will host the annual Shop with a Cop event
tonight. Kids from the community have been selected to shop with our local law
enforcement for Christmas. A meal will be provided by Chic-Fil-A before the shopping
begins at Wal-Mart. If you would like to make a donation to the Americus Police
Benevolence Fund, there’s still time to do so. You can drop off your donation
at the Public Safety Building in downtown Americus at 119 S. Lee Street. Any
donation is greatly appreciated and will continue this worthwhile event.
Americus Police
responded to a domestic situation on Douglas Circle around 2:38 this morning
and made one arrest. Michael Timothy Monts was arrested and charged with
aggravated assault; obstruction; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
3rd degree cruelty to children; possession of a firearm during the
commission of a felony; possession of a sawed-off shotgun or rifle, machine
gun, dangerous weapon or silencer; and possession of substances with intent to
use to manufacture Schedule I or II substances.
In other Monday
police action, a criminal trespass complaint was made at 408 Crawley Street.
Ashley Peebles was
arrested for an outstanding warrant at 119 S. Lee Street.
A shots fired complaint
was checked out about 6:40 last evening in the Bessie Mays Circle area.
A suspicious incident
was looked into at 430 Sheffield Street.
Following a traffic
stop on E. Forsyth at Manhattan, Gaspar Gonzalez-Garcia was arrested for
impeding the flow of traffic; no brake lights; and driving without a valid
license.
Officers answered two
total domestic-related calls yesterday.
A hit-n-run accident
occurred in the parking lot at 1711 E. Lamar Street.
APD worked four
traffic crashes in the City yesterday that had no reported injuries.
*UPDATE*
From Monday’s Sumter
County Sheriff’s reports, Deputies answered one activated alarm. An incident on
a school bus at 209 Railroad Street caused a disruption in public school. Two prisoner
transports were made. A criminal trespass complaint was made at 502 Old Plains
Highway. Thefts took place from 299 McMath Mill Road and 502 Old Plains Highway.
Two domestic-related calls were answered. A traffic stop on E. Lamar at Tripp
led to Luke Pearson being cited for brake light/turn signal violation. Deputies did work one deer-related traffic
crash yesterday.
In the Sumter County
Jail today are: Ashley Peebles for City probation; Javen Nykee Turner for 2nd
degree criminal damage to property and reckless conduct; and Kimberly Shanya
Worthy for battery (FVA). One was released from jail after bonding out.