Oconee County Sheriff's Office Crime Report

Handyman Sentenced for Assault and Battery of Elderly Oconee County Woman

Jacob Potter Wagner will spend 30 years in prison and serve 20 years on probation.

On May 10, 2012, a handyman entered a 73-year-old Oconee County woman's Peacock Drive home and bludgeoned her while she was in bed.  One year to the day later, he pleaded guilty to the crime. In superior court Friday, Jacob Potter Wagner, now 23, changed his plea to guilty on three counts of aggravated battery, one count aggravated assault and one count burglary.  A grand jury indicted Wagner on 10 counts, but per the negotiated plea agreement, a charge of criminal attempt to commit murder, an additional aggravated assault charge, two additional counts of burglary and a theft charge were dismissed. Senior Judge Marvin Sorrells, who sat in for Western Judicial Circuit Judge H. Patrick Haggard, sentenced Wagner to 30 years confinement and 20…

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Racer X

6:30 am on Monday, May 13, 2013

The only reason this type of crime happens is because we allow it too. We are too easy on the rats. The Duke understood this 40 years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5wxqFQj76U   more ›

Update: Man Wanted in Oconee on Battery, Aggravated Stalking Charges

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reports 20-year-old Brett Almand Benson has turned himself into the jail.

Update at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 26: Benson has turned himself in to the jail, the Sheriff's Office reported. The following was also posted on Facebook: Sheriff Berry met with Dr. Flora Tydings, the president of Athens Tech, this morning concerning the search for Brett Almand Benson. Dr. Tydings has apologized for the mix-up yesterday, and she acknowledged that Benson was indeed on campus yesterday. She has assured us that such a misunderstanding will not take place again. Dr. Tydings also expressed that she is committed to the safety and security of Athens Tech’s students, faculty, and staff. We appreciate Dr. Tydings’ attention to this matter and her concern for the events of yesterday. We have always worked well with Athens Tech, and we will…

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Shoplifting Suspect Accused of Hitting Woman Twice with Car in Oconee Walmart Parking Lot

Another woman reportedly punched a store security guard when he confronted the two suspects Tuesday evening. An arrest doesn't mean a conviction.

An Athens woman accused of trying to steal less than $100 worth of clothing from Walmart on Epps Bridge Parkway is behind bars also facing a charge of aggravated assault for allegedly striking a customer twice with her getaway car. Oconee County Sheriff's deputies were called to the scene around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.  The woman who reportedly had been struck by the car was lying on the ground in the parking lot and her left leg was bleeding, according to an incident report. The injured woman, 38, told deputies she saw two women fighting with a store security guard outside and she tried to stop them. That's when, she says, the suspects hopped into a car and the driver placed it in reverse and backed into her. She then approached the driver's …

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Shoplifting Suspect Accused of Biting Oconee Walmart Security Guard

The man also reportedly tussled with another loss prevention officer, which caused an open wound to the employee's knee. An arrest doesn't mean a conviction.

Two Walmart employees were injured during a confrontation with suspected shoplifters around noon last Wednesday at the store on Epps Bridge Parkway. According to an Oconee County Sheriff's Office incident report, a loss prevention officer told deputies he witnessed a man and a woman conceal three digital cameras and attempt to exit the store without paying for them.  He said he and a second loss prevention officer approached the suspects and the male put up a struggle, biting him on his hand, leaving an open wound. The other loss prevention officer told deputies he suffered a large open cut to his knee after the man attacked and shoved him. Deputies arrested Joshua Lamar Scott, 21, of Athens, and charged him with battery, criminal trespass…

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Racer X

8:23 am on Saturday, April 6, 2013

When are they going to arm Walmart security personnel?   more ›

Oconee County Parolee Booked on Battery, Other Charges

54-year-old Jeffery Allen Bishop of Daniels Bridge Road was booked Tuesday. An arrest does not mean a conviction.

An Oconee County man is behind bars on multiple charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident on Daniels Bridge Road last Thursday. The adult female victim told deputies she had been sleeping and was awakened to superglue being placed on part of her body, then choked and struck in the head with a golf club, according to an incident report. Deputies said they noticed bruising on her head and injuries to her arms. After being released from the hospital for a matter unrelated to the alleged incident, 54-year-old Jeffery Allen Bishop of Daniels Bridge Road was booked Tuesday on charges of battery, sexual battery, three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and a parole violation. Bishop was paroled in April 2011 after …

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Valentine's Day Brawl at Walmart Lands Three in Jail

An employee was punched in the face by a 45-year-old grandmother when she tried to separate two other women who were fighting, according to reports. An arrest does not mean a conviction.

A quarrel broke out near the nail salon inside Walmart about 3 p.m. on Feb. 14 between two women who reportedly have children by the same father, according to an incident report on file at the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. A 25-year-old Athens woman told deputies she saw her son's 45-year-old grandmother at the nail salon and went to talk to her when she was forced to defend herself against a 30-year-old Crawford woman with whom she's had problems before. She said the woman began to hit her. However, the Crawford woman claimed she was hit first and was only acting in self defense. A store employee, the Crawford woman's sister, said she tried to break up the fight and remove a baby from the area when the grandmother punched her in the …

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Tires and Wheels Stolen, Car Left On Concrete Blocks

The following information was supplied by the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.

The owner of a BMW 720LI at a 1000 block Fox Hollow Court residence in Statham was surprised to wake up and discover that someone had removed his car's tires and wheels. The theft happened sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on June 2, according to an incident report at the Oconee County Sheriff's Office, and the car was left on concrete blocks that the thief apparently brought to the scene.  The estimated cost for replacement and labor is $9,000.    The following information was gathered from Oconee County Jail booking reports and Oconee County Sheriff's Office incident reports:

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A wanted woman is booked at Oconee County Jail. See more about this and highlights of other incidents reported during the week of May 5- May 11.

The following information was gathered from Oconee County Jail booking reports and Oconee County Sheriff's Office incident reports:

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A highlight of incidents reported during the week of April 13-April 20.

The following information was gathered from Oconee County Jail booking reports and Oconee County Sheriff's Office incident reports:

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Watkinsville PD Blotter

A road rage incident landed a Muscogee County man in jail.

In his weekly news release, Watkinsville Police Chief Lee O'Dillon recapped some of the incidents that police responded to during the week ending April 10. Watkinsville police responded to a total of 31 calls within city limits between Monday, April 4 and Sunday, April 10, O'Dillon said.

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