Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office report for March 5-11, 2010
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The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, during March 5-11, answered 1,647 calls, including 72 that were booked on a total of 129 counts. The violations included both misdemeanor and felony charges and were as follows:

Traffic charges

Driving on revoked/suspended license: 11

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs: 13

Driving unregistered vehicle: 1

Driving while unlicensed: 2

Expired registration: 1

Failure to signal: 1

Failure to stop at stop sign: 1

Fleeing/attempting to elude: 2

Following too closely: 1

Improper transferred tag: 1

New resident must obtain Georgia license within 30 days: 1

No insurance: 6

No seatbelt: 1

Open container: 2

Reckless driving: 1

Speeding: 2

Suspended registration: 4

Tire requirements: 1

Violation of condition of License: 1

Weaving: 8

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Criminal charges

Battery (under the Family Violence Act): 4

Bench warrant: 2

Bond surrender: 3

Child molestation: 3

Contempt of court: 1

Court production order: 2

Criminal damage to property 1st degree: 1

Criminal trespass (under the Family Violence Act): 2

Disorderly conduct: 5

Drugs to be kept in original container: 1

Failure to appear: 1

Failure to register as sex offender: 2

Hold for another agency: 5

Loitering 1:

Obstruction: 1

Obstruction of a 911 call: 1

Possession of marijuana less 1oz: 3

Possession of Schedule II Drug: 1

Possession of Schedule III Drug: 1

Possession of Schedule IV Drug: 1

Probation violation: 7

Sentenced: 7

Simple assault (under the Family Violence Act): 1

Stalking: 1

Statutory rape: 1

Theft by bringing stolen property into state: 1

Theft by shoplifting: 5

Theft by taking: 1

Underage consumption: 2

Arrests

Ronald Edward Wilson, 22, of 230 Everett Road, Ringgold, was arrested March 5, for probation violation and fail-ure to register as sex offender.

Larry Dean Pierce, 52, of 156 Springvale Lane, Rock Spring, was arrested March 7, for 3 counts of child molesta-tion. Bond was set at $30,000.

Randal Travis Brown, 21, of 1172 Colbert Hollow Road, Rock Spring, was arrested March 8, for probation viola-tion.

Timothy Franklin Tackett, 27, of 120 Everglades Blvd., Rossville, was arrested March 8, for possession of a Sched-ule IV drug, no insurance, suspended license, possession of a Schedule III drug and drugs to be kept in original container. Tackett was released on a $14,500 bond.

Michael Devon Aragon, 23, of 178 Timothy Drive, Ringgold, was arrested March 9, for possession of marijuana less 1 oz and possession of a Schedule II drug. Bond has been set at $7,000.

Michael Knight Eades, 25, of 54 Mountain View Drive, Ringgold was arrested March 9, for theft by taking, tire re-quirements, proof insurance required . Bond has been set at $6,000.

Joseph Brent Jones, 27, of 2520 J Maxx Circle, Cleveland Tenn., was arrested March 9, for a bond surrender for possession of drug related objects, a bond surrender for possession of a controlled substance with intent to manu-facture meth, and hold for Bradley County. Jones was sentenced to probation and released to Bradley County, Tenn.

Clyde Dudley Ridge, 56, of 579 Flag Stone Drive, Fort Oglethorpe, was arrested March 9, for obstruction of a 911 call, battery (under the Family Violence Act), criminal trespassing (under the Family Violence Act) and a bond surrender for battery (under the Family Violence Act).

Dennis Detwon Bonds, 27, of 2510 Latta St., Chattanooga, Tenn. was arrested March 9, for theft by bringing stolen property into state. Bonds was released on a $5,000 bond.

Mark Randall Davis, 29, of 6253 U.S. 41, Ringgold, was arrested March 10, for probation violation.

Stephen Jay Baugh, 46, of 112 Country Green Road, Ringgold, was arrested March 11, for failure to register as sex offender.

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comments (5)
« ldsknack wrote on Wednesday, Mar 24 at 10:38 AM »
Yes, it is the responsibility of the state to keep the schools drug free. our property taxes pay for the schools and those that protect and serve. drugs are illegal so it squarely puts the responsibility in the hands of law enforcement. vigilantly justice is against the law as well, making your suggestion nonviable.

stopping drug use early in a persons life will lead to an enriching future for the person and society. sitting stoned in a trailer and eventually raising a family of future stoners is not a good plan.

when you love your children you want the best for them. not the best "high" but the best opportunities to succeed.

lastly, once the kids know that they will be discovered "holding" in the school or in the parking lot, then they will not bring it to school, and they definitely will not make drug deals in the cafeteria.

« mpliles5 wrote on Friday, Mar 19 at 03:37 PM »
No, it is not law enforcement's job to keep schools drug free. What kind of a world are we in when we let cops patrol the halls of our schools, talk about Big Brother. It's all of the parent's responsibility to govern the actions of their children. Parents need to put peer pressure on other parents to do a better job of raising their children. "Keeping up with the Joneses" is a powerful tool, and I think parents should use it to be positive role models in the community.

Parents are getting more and more willing to allow the government and its officials to "take care" of their children. With the money the school system is putting into school officers, they could be putting that money into developing ways to deter kids from doing drugs. Now, I now this is no small task, but it is better than having Fahrenheit 451 (figuratively speaking of course, the actual book should be in the classroom) in our classrooms.

As for your list of rhetorical questions, they're all rubbish, and a crude attempt to deface what I actually had to say. Of course I don't agree with any of your remarks. I simply stated that the real problem is with the parents. Cops in the school system is a step in the wrong direction. Suspending a student from learning, even from holding drugs, is a step in the wrong direction.

Maybe, if a cop were to be called in to frighten a student that is holding drugs, that would be acceptable, but never a full time cop patrolling our children, that's just too Orwellian to me.
« LightningBoy wrote on Friday, Mar 19 at 12:33 PM »
So you're saying that it's not law enforcement's job to do what they can to help keep schools drug free?

I agree that the parents need to do a better job of controlling their kids, but you suggesting that law enforcement should just stand by and let the schools develop or continue to have drug issues is just dumb.

You said "finding drugs on them, and kicking them out of school would potentially ruin their lives?"

Are you suggesting that looking the other way, and allowing them to continue using and poisoning themselves is the better alternative?

Attempting to fix the problem and getting help for kids facing drug issues is better than standing by and doing nothing.

You're the very first person posting something every time you think the cops aren't involved enough on a story, and now you're saying they shouldn't do their job.

Make up your mind Scooter!
« mpliles5 wrote on Friday, Mar 19 at 12:08 PM »
Oh yes, show the kids that you care by finding drugs on them, kicking them out of school, and potentially ruining their lives. It's the parent's responsibility to control their own kids not law enforcement's. If your wanting to blame someone, blame the parents for their poor parental guidance issues.
« ldsknack wrote on Friday, Mar 19 at 10:48 AM »
where are all the drug busts that I keep hearing about? drugs are rampant in Catoosa County schools. everyone knows it is happening but no one does anything about it.

i d.a.r.e. you to show up at all three high schools unannounced with the dogs and take them through the halls and the parking lots.

show the kids you care.
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