Disorderly conduct
July 1, 2007
County Road 20, Ludowici
A deputy took a man into custody who had wrecked his father’s vehicle and threatened suicide. The father, who was upset about his vehicle, asked the offender to stay away from the house for a day, but the offender returned without permission and became extremely disorderly. According to the incident report, the offender ran into a neighboring mobile home, grabbed a kitchen knife and ran out the back door. The deputy and parents agreed the offender did not seem to be in his right mind. The deputy was able to apprehend the offender and took him to the sheriff’s office. The complainant stated he would have the offender seek a medical evaluation.

DUI (first offense)
July 1, 2007
Rye Patch Road, Ludowici
A man reported a car he borrowed from a friend was stolen from his property. While en route to the complainant house, dispatchers reported a woman who was believed to be intoxicated and walking along Rye Patch Road. Deputies found the woman lying in the ditch unable to stand up. Deputies placed her in their vehicle and continued to the first call. When they arrived, the man informed the deputies the woman was the person who took the car from his property. Deputies began to search the adjacent roads and found the vehicle wrecked in a ditch. The woman was taken to the Ludowici Police Department for an intoxication test but she refused to comply. She was taken to Wayne County Jail and the complainant was advised to have the owner of the car contact detectives.

Theft by taking
June 23, 2007
County Line MHP
Long County
A complainant reported someone had taken copper tubing from 12 mobile homes. Some of the homes were vacant, while the others were occupied. Deputies reported a witness had also informed the owner of the mobile home park and he wanted the incident investigated.

Domestic dispute
July 5, 2007
Country Lane, Ludowici
Deputies responded to a domestic dispute. The husband claimed he and his wife had an argument the previous night and he stayed over at a neighbor’s house with his children for the evening. He reported his wife called him and told him to return home and pick up clothes for the children. When he did, he noticed the extra keyless remote for his car on the bed and tried to take it off his wife’s keychain. But the woman tried to grab it out of his hands and caused the remote to break off the keychain. The complainant said the woman then hit him once in the face and a few times in the chest. The woman told deputies she only hit him on the shoulder. He was advised not to go back to the residence without a deputy present.

— Patty Leon