September Speeding Case Resolved in Watkinsville

During the week ending Sunday, December 22, the Watkinsville Police Department responded to thirty-four (34) calls for service inside the City. Officers also handled the following cases:   

Monday, December 16, 2013

A 2008 GMC Acadia and a 1998 Acura were involved in a minor mishap behind Town Center, off First Street, at 11:05am. One of the vehicles backed into the path of the other. No one was injured and damage was minor.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

At 6pm police were called to a disturbance at a Christian Terrace residence. After much discussion a 20 year-old was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center for evaluation. No criminal charges are expected. 

Friday, December 20, 2013

Early in the evening police charged Sylvia Nicole Terrell, 26, of Athens, with Giving False Information to Police, Speeding, and Driving on a Suspended Drivers License. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on Saturday, September 20, where Terrell was stopped for speeding on Harden Hill Road. She furnished information to police identifying herself as a different Athens woman. After the person listed on the traffic citation did not appear at Watkinsville Municipal Court on the date and time specified, police contacted her.  The woman said that she had not been in Watkinsville. She also told police that her cousin, Sylvia Terrell, had bragged about impersonating her, and that she had done it in the past. Police then contacted the owner of the 2001 Chevrolet Impala who said that on September 20th the car had been loaned to Sylvia Terrell. By looking at driver’s license photos, the police officer who issued the citation then identified Terrell as the driver of the car. That is when it was learned that Terrell’s license had been suspended by the State. A computer check also revealed that she is wanted on a Theft by Shoplifting Bench Warrant in Hart County. Terrell was booked into the Oconee County Jail.

Sunday, December 22

In the evening, police were called to a Concord Drive address after a 32-year-old woman complained that the father of her children wanted to come over and deliver some Christmas gifts.  It was explained to the man that he is not allowed at the residence and he could deliver the gifts during normal visitation times.