FORT OGLETHORPE
Porter to meet with Democrats
DuBose Porter, Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, will have lunch with supporters from Northwest Georgia at the Golden Corral Restaurant on Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe at noon today. Everyone is invited to attend.
For information, call Christopher Scott, county party chairman, at 770-826-8644.
DALTON, Ga.
Carjack report false, police say
A woman faces a charge of making a false report to police after investigators said her tale of being carjacked Sunday was untrue, according to a news release.
Britney Danyelle Reid, 21, of 806 Summerhill, reported she was carjacked and said the thief drove to Murray County before abandoning the vehicle, spokesman Bruce Frazier said in the release.
He said police aren’t sure why she made the allegation but they’re certain no carjacking occurred, Mr. Frazier said.
WHITWELL, Tenn.
Meth lab leads to federal charges
A Whitwell Mountain resident is in a federal lockup after his second arrest in 16 days on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine.
According to a news release, Jimmy Dale Green was charged March 16 with promotion of meth manufacture and initiation of a process intended to result in the manufacture of meth.
Then the Marion County Sheriff’s Office got a tip and put Mr. Green under surveillance. After officers watched him buy ingredients, they tried to arrest him but he drove off, the release stated. After wrecking his Pontiac Grand Prix in a ditch, he tried to run away but was caught, the release stated.
Mr. Green is being held without bond on a charge of conspiracy to manufacture meth, the release stated.
CLEVELAND, Tenn.
McMinn County fugitive arrested
A McMinn County fugitive was arrested in Bradley County on Tuesday after police caught him in the woods, a news release stated.
A patrol deputy checking for speeders on Lower River Road pulled over Daniel Hutson, 45, of Athens, Tenn., on a traffic charge, County Sheriff’s spokesman Bob Gault said in the release.
Mr. Hutson stopped his vehicle and then ran into the woods between the road and Interstate 75, Mr. Gault said.
Sheriff’s deputies and Cleveland police officers searched the woods using a tracking dog, he said. About an hour later, police located Mr. Hutson hiding and took him into custody.
Mr. Hutson was brought to the Bradley County jail where he was charged with speeding and felony evading, Mr. Gault said.
— Staff Reports