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Arrest Reports: Oct. 12, 2020
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The following individuals were arrested in Dawson County between Oct. 5 and Oct. 11, 2020.


Oct. 5

Thierno Maadiou Bah, 29, Fairburn, Ga.: Here for court. 

Justin Blaine Chappell, 49, Studio City, Calif.: Distracted driving, open container violation, DUI alcohol, failure to maintain lane. 

Marcus Craig Shirley, 57, Dawsonville: Battery family violence, criminal trespass family violence. 


Oct. 6

Christina Marie Cole, 29, Gainesville: Theft by shoplifting. 

Steven Bruce Crunkilton, 41, Ala.: Theft by taking. 

Joshua Fletcher, 36, Cumming: Distracted driving, DUI alcohol, failure to maintain lane. 

Christopher Kyle Harris, 48, Dawsonville: Failure to register as a sex offender. 

Nicholas James Lee, 31, Crawfordville, Fla.: Exploiting, threatening or intimidating a disabled or elderly person, theft by taking. 


Oct. 7

Edwin Anthony Alvarado, 21, Gainesville: Failure to comply. 

Christopher Lee Archer, 24, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

James Matthew Bennett, 36, Dawsonville: Possession of marijuana less than one ounce, drug-related objects, headlights on in sunset or sunrise and in rain. 

Dustin Hall Blackstone, 45, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

Edna Marie Browning, 57, Marble Hill, Ga.: Possession of marijuana less than one ounce, DUI alcohol and drugs, failure to stop for a stop sign. 

David Guy Clark, 51, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

Cheryl Anne Culp, 53, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

Heather Nicole Everhart, 35, Cleveland, Ga.: Failure to comply. 

George Anthony Gaddis, 56, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

Patricia Elaine Hitt, 30, Dawsonville: Speeding, DUI alcohol. 

Lanny Edmund Hoffman Jr., 43, Rabun Gap, Ga.: Hold for other agency. 

Ethan Hunter Pettis, 20, Gainesville: Hold for other agency. 

Keenan Reed Proffitt, 28, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

Michael Shane Withers, 42, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 


Oct. 8

Christopher Wade Fitts, 31, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

Billy Ray Mills, 59, Dawsonville: Possession of marijuana less than one ounce, possession of a controlled substance, drug-related objects. 

Brian Ardle Nolan, 68, Tucker, Ga.: DUI alcohol, failure to maintain lane. 

Payton Nicolas Russo, 20, Dawsonville: Possession of marijuana less than one ounce, possession of a controlled substance, drug-related objects. 


Oct. 9

Zachary Charles Bland, 22, Canton: DUI alcohol, failure to yield right of way at appropriate sign, possession of firearm or knife while committing a crime, possession of a controlled substance. 

Christopher Kyle Harris, 48, Dawsonville: Hold for other agency. 

Presly Aundra Mckeever, 51, Lawrenceville: Bench warrant, failure to appear in court. 

Brooke Layne Turner, 22, Canton: Possession of a controlled substance. 


Oct. 10

William Guy Gauldin, 37, Dawsonville: Expired tag, no proof of insurance, possession of a controlled substance. 


Oct. 11

Garrett Mitchell Davis, 35, Dahlonega: Signals required in changing lanes, open container violation. 

Brittany Nicole Wallace, 30, Dawsonville: Probation violation. 


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