LPD Reports: Accident victim charged with DUI after running off the road tells police she was just resting there

The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period July 16 – Aug. 15, 2024. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction.

July 22

• A Bethlehem man was charged with sale/distribution of marijuana and possession of firearms during a crime after he was a passenger in a vehicle that was clocked by radar speeding on Tommy Lee Fuller Drive – 62 mph in a 35 mph speed zone. The officer reported a smell of marijuana and the driver denied having any marijuana. There was a bag on the floor between the feet of the passenger. The driver denied it was his and the passenger remained silent. The bag was searched and found to contain a gun and three bags of marijuana, He was subsequently arrested, charged, booked and transported to Walton County Jail. The driver was cited for speeding and released on a copy of the citation.

July 27

• A Loganville male was charged with disorderly conduct after police responded to a call regarding an alleged fight between multiple subjects. It turned out to be a male and two females. The male, who was heavily intoxicated, resisted being arrested and in his actions, hit the officer in the face either with his hand or his elbow. He was subsequently arrested, booked and charged for disorderly conduct and then released on a copy of the citation.

Aug. 2, 2024

• A woman was picked up on a warrant out of Gwinnett County after she was seen driving a u-haul truck with the back down and articles falling around inside. When stopped by police, she tried to give false names and birthdates before eventually giving the correct information. When her name came back as having a warrant out of Gwinnett County, she was arrested and transported to jail.
• A Lawrenceville woman was picked up on a warrant following a crash. When her information came back with an outstanding warrant, and it was confirmed by Gwinnett County, she was arrested and transported to Gwinnett County.

Aug. 4

• A Loganville man was charged with Driving under the influence (combo of A1/A2/A3) and leaving the scene of an accident with injury/damage after he reportedly had an accident at Watson Mill Road while police were on the scene of another accident on Highway 81. The subject left the scene and returned to his home but officers were given his tag number. He was picked up by police after he allegedly admitted he had been drinking and had been involved in an accident. He also said he was taking Percocet pain pills following neck surgery. He tested at .192 grams on the breath test and was subsequently booked and fingerprinted before being released to his son and wife.

Aug. 6

• An Atlanta man was charged with driving without a valid license/no license, no tag, expired registration and registration and license required after he drove by a police officer pulling a trailer that did not have a tag. The tag on the vehicle also came back as expired and with no insurance. He did have a California license, but that had expired in 2021. The vehicle was registered in Georgia and Tennessee at various times, but those had also expired. He was subsequently arrested, booked at LPD and released on a copy of the citations.

Aug. 8

• A Loganville woman was charged with failure to maintain lane, striking a fixed object and DUI – alcohol less safe after she was found to have run off the road on Blackberry Trail and landed on top of a yellow utility marker. When the officer approached and asked if she was OK she said she was and that she was just resting. She did admit to having a few drinks. She wouldn’t submit to the field sobriety tests and just kept saying she wanted to call her mother and go home. She was charged as a refusal, booked at LPD and released. The vehicle was towed by Ted Whitlock Towing.

Aug. 9

• A Loganville man was arrested and charged with theft by receiving, a value more than $500, after he was stopped riding a motorcycle with no tag. He told the officer he was taking it for a test drive. He didn’t have any paperwork, but said it was not his vehicle. A check of the motorcycle, however, came back as stolen out of Sandy Springs. He was arrested, booked and transported to Walton County jail. The motorcycle was transported to the wrecker yard.

Aug. 12

• A Loganville man was picked up on a warrant after an officer was informed by another that the subject had been attempting to talk to someone in a vehicle that had just pulled off for the location the officer was at while investigating a code enforcement call. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver turned out to have a warrant. He was arrested and the vehicle was turned over to the passenger.

August. 14

• A man was picked up on a warrant out of Barrow County for aggravated stalking after he dropped off his child at the Loganville Police Department. The child was picked up by a female subject and as the subject went to leave, he was arrested and transported to Bold Springs to be released to Barrow County authorities. His vehicle and trailer were turned over to a family member per his request.

Aug. 15

• A man was charged with Criminal trespass from Whits Inn in Loganville after he refused to leave. When he was told to leave he told the staff to “call the cops” which they did. He appeared very intoxicated and there were open alcohol bottles inside the room. He told officers that he had someone coming to get him later, but was told he had to leave now and couldn’t wait. He began packing up but the stopped and said he couldn’t do it. After warning him he would be arrested if he didn’t leave, he was eventually arrested. He agreed to have his things packed into his vehicle and the staff would take care of it until his friend came to pick it up. He was cited for criminal trespass, and due to his intoxicated state, he was transported to Laquinta Inn in Snellville at his request.