Crime & Safety
Search for Suspects Resulted in 3 Arrests
Three individuals were booked at the Oconee County Jail on Wednesday in connection with the incident: one for theft by receiving stolen property, one on a drug-related charge, and a third for obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
Two Statham residents and a Monroe woman were arrested Wednesday after Oconee County Sheriff's deputies were called to investigate a report of a stolen motorcycle.
The three were placed into custody in the Hebron Church Road area.
John William Hardigree, 50, of 1331 Osborn Road in Statham was charged with possession of a scheduled IV substance and Sunshine Ichelle Carter, 20 , of 1243 Dale Drive in Monroe was charged with theft by receiving stolen property, according to booking reports.
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Deputies also arrested Lynda Gayle Sims, 64, of 2111 Hebron Church Road in Statham and charged her with obstruction of a law enforcement officer after Carter was discovered to be hiding in Sims' basement, according to incident reports.
The motorcycle has been returned to its proper owner, reports stated.
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