Jeffrey Alfred Shedrick was sentence to life in prison plus five years with the possibility of parole in Floyd County Superior Court on Thursday of this week.  He was found guilty of shooting Scott Dennis Hayes on March 22, 2021, three times in the back, including once in the back of the head in the woods between the Callier Forest Apartments on Dodd Boulevard and a Toyota dealership. No motive for the murder was ever presented in court, a point that Judge Sparks referenced during sentencing. Shedrick will have to serve 30 years minimum on the malice murder charge, Sparks said, plus five years on a gun charge before coming before he is eligible for parole.

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A Chattooga County woman called the sheriff’s office after someone used her Taco Bell gift card in Texas.  According to the report from the sheriff’s office, the complainant told the responding deputy that she had the card in her possession but someone had used the card at a Taco Bell drive-thru in Texas.  The total was $37.91, according to the complainant.  The responding deputy advised the complainant that a report would be filed about the incident.

The Trion Fire Department released their monthly call report for January.  The fire department went on a total of 46 calls with 6 residential fire alarm calls and 6 commercial fire alarm calls.  They responded to 3 woods fires, 4 vehicle fires, 5 accidents and did 15 medical assists.  They also responded to 6 natural gas leak calls and one downed tree call in the month of January.

TitleMax in Summerville is hosting a Blood Assurance blood drive coming up Friday, February 24 from Noon until 5 PM.  All donors will receive a t-shirt.  If you plan to give blood, remember to eat a good meal, avoid energy drinks, drink extra water and bring your ID when you come to donate.  One donation can save three lives, so make plans now to donate blood at the TitleMax Blood Assurance blood drive on Friday February 24th.

AAA-The Auto Club Group continues its “Move Over for Me” campaign, by sharing a new study that examines the risk of being on the roadside and the effectiveness of various tools designed to alert approaching drivers.

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AT&T Wireless says that there is a network issue in the Northwest Georgia area that is affecting many customers in Chattooga County today.  AT&T says “the network issue in this area may affect your mobile service quality”.  AT&T is giving a estimated restoration time for Saturday.

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday February 10, 2023:

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A forty-one-year-old Chattooga County man was charged with driving under the influence in Rome on Thursday.  According to arrest reports from Floyd County, Brian Gregory Thomas, of a Ridgewood Circle, Summerville address, was stopped on Martha Berry Highway between Northside Church and the Armuchee Pharmacy.  Thomas was charged with DUI by Floyd County Police and booked into the Floyd County Jail.

Between midnight Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, Summerville Police officers made several visits to a house on Fourth Street regarding a domestic dispute.  When officers first spoke with the complainant, she said that forty-three-year-old John Wayne Siffles had been drinking and had damaged the residence, but that she did not want to press charges.  Officers were not able to immediately locate Siffles.  Officers returned to the scene later in the night and saw where Siffles had damaged the inside of the residence.  Another time, officers came back to the residence and the complainant said that Siffles had “thrown her pocketbook and belongings all over the ground”.  This time, officers found Siffles inside the residence “in an extremely intoxicated condition”. Siffles was arrested shortly before 2 AM Thursday morning and booked into the Chattooga County Jail on charges of disorderly conduct.