Author: Staff Reports

It’s never a good idea to drive 72 mph in a 45 zone. It’s an especially bad idea if you allegedly have illegal drugs in your vehicle. On May 25 at around 4 p.m, an officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 221 North in Oak Park traveling 72 mph. The speed zone through that area is 45 mph. The driver, Dalton Lee Wright, 25, of Monroe, a convicted felon, was the only person in the vehicle. A search yielded methamphetamine and a rifle. Wright was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of…

It’s never a good idea to drive 72 mph in a 45 zone. It’s an especially bad idea if you allegedly have illegal drugs in your vehicle. On May 25 at around 4 p.m, an officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 221 North in Oak Park traveling 72 mph. The speed zone through that area is 45 mph. The driver, Dalton Lee Wright, 25, of Monroe, a convicted felon, was the only person in the vehicle. A search yielded methamphetamine and a rifle. Wright was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of…

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal drug charges, including trafficking methamphetamine, after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Isaac Brigmond Road. That day around noon, detectives were patrolling Isaac Brigmond Road when they noticed a gold Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign, according to the incident report. Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tinajero, someone they suspected of dealing illegal drugs. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. They searched the Camry and found…

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal drug charges, including trafficking methamphetamine, after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Isaac Brigmond Road. That day around noon, detectives were patrolling Isaac Brigmond Road when they noticed a gold Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign, according to the incident report. Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tinajero, someone they suspected of dealing illegal drugs. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. They searched the Camry and found…

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal drug charges, including trafficking methamphetamine, after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Isaac Brigmond Road. That day around noon, detectives were patrolling Isaac Brigmond Road when they noticed a gold Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign, according to the incident report. Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tinajero, someone they suspected of dealing illegal drugs. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. They searched the Camry and found…

On Tuesday, May 30, drug unit officers arrested Martin Tinajero, 27, of Douglas, on illegal drug charges, including trafficking methamphetamine, after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Isaac Brigmond Road. That day around noon, detectives were patrolling Isaac Brigmond Road when they noticed a gold Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign, according to the incident report. Officers made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Tinajero, someone they suspected of dealing illegal drugs. During the stop, officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. They searched the Camry and found…

Ahmad Rashad Cross, 37, will spend at least 180 days in the Coffee County Jail (and possibly as many as 540) after he disrupted court during a probation revocation hearing last week. The Court found that Cross did not violate his probation and he would have been released from jail had he not exhibited, as is stated in the ruling, “the most vile misbehavior the Court has witnessed in 22 years on the bench.” Cross, a convicted felon, was in jail for allegedly violating his probation by possessing a firearm. The case against him was flimsy and he…

Ahmad Rashad Cross, 37, will spend at least 180 days in the Coffee County Jail (and possibly as many as 540) after he disrupted court during a probation revocation hearing last week. The Court found that Cross did not violate his probation and he would have been released from jail had he not exhibited, as is stated in the ruling, “the most vile misbehavior the Court has witnessed in 22 years on the bench.” Cross, a convicted felon, was in jail for allegedly violating his probation by possessing a firearm. The case against him was flimsy and he…

An old Burger King slogan states “Sometimes, you gotta break the rules.” Two employees apparently took that a little too seriously a little over a week ago when the allegedly took pictures of a customer’s credit card at the drive-through then used the card information to attempt to make nine purchases totaling $1,303. As a result of the investigation, Zyikieus Tashun Riles, 17, and a 16-year-old juvenile were arrested on multiple charges. A Douglas Police Department incident report states that the alleged credit card information theft occurred on May 21. It was reported on May 23.…

An old Burger King slogan states “Sometimes, you gotta break the rules.” Two employees apparently took that a little too seriously a little over a week ago when the allegedly took pictures of a customer’s credit card at the drive-through then used the card information to attempt to make nine purchases totaling $1,303. As a result of the investigation, Zyikieus Tashun Riles, 17, and a 16-year-old juvenile were arrested on multiple charges. A Douglas Police Department incident report states that the alleged credit card information theft occurred on May 21. It was reported on May 23.…