Search Continues for Suspect Who Robbed Woodlawn Gardens and Farms and Shot Worker
News February 28, 2017
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The search continued Tuesday afternoon for a lone gunman who shot a worker at Woodlawn Gardens and Farms during an attempted robbery around 10:30 p.m. Monday.
White County Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said authorities from the White County Sheriff’s Office, Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol and Alto K-9 unit combed the area last night and throughout the day today but have not located the suspect.
Sheriff Neal Walden reported that a white male with a tattoo on the left side of his face walked up to the drive-in window at the restaurant and demanded money from Tim Motes, who was cleaning the restaurant at the time. When Motes said he didn’t have any money, he was shot in the stomach.
Motes was transported by White County EMS to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville where his injury is believed to be non life-threatening.
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Atlanta Men Charged with Burglary of Chevron Convenience Store
News November 2, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Sheriff’s deputies have made two arrests in connection with the pre-dawn burglary at the Chevron convenience store on Hwy. 129 South in Cleveland Monday.
Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said Marquis Brooks, 21, of Atlanta and 25-year-old Rahman Evan Cain, of East Point, were arrested Tuesday after they allegedly knocked a hole in the back of the store around 3 a.m. and attempted to make off with the store’s safe, but were unable to remove it.
Ingram said the men are charged with second degree burglary and partner to a crime. They are currently in White County Jail and bond has not been set.
Teens Indicted In Connection with White Co. Murder
News September 30, 2016
CLEVELAND — Christopher Courville, 17, Courtlen Conner Daniel, 18, and Daniel Chase Wilson, 19, were indicted this week in connection with the shooting death of 21-year-old Savon Williams at a home on Eagle Ridge Trail in Cleveland on July 1.
The White County Grand Jury indicted Courville on 10 charges, including felony murder, violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act and aggravated assault.
Daniels was indicted on charges of concealing the death, entering an auto, theft by taking, and violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.
Wilson was indicted on charges of entering an auto, theft by taking and violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.
White County Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said a 16-year-old juvenile was also charged with entering an auto and violation of the Georgia Gang Statute.
Ingram said the suspects are all members of the gang BTA (Bout That Action) and that the gun used in the incident is believed to have been stolen from a vehicle in White County a couple of days before the shooting.
Murder Suspect Did Not Surrender Easily
News August 17, 2016
ATHENS, Ga. — Following a brief, pre-dawn standoff at the Travel Inn on West Broad Street, Athens-Clarke County police arrested 27-year-old Frederick Sauder today and charged him with the April 10 shooting death of Wayne Alexander, 66, of White County.
Prior to his arrest, ACCPD received information that Sauder was armed with a rifle which led the SWAT team to evacuate hotel guests and establish a perimeter. When Sauder refused to cooperate with negotiators, authorities used a distraction device and chemical munitions to gain compliance and he was taken into custody.
White County Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said this morning that Sauder had ingested drugs and was transported to an Athens-area hospital before being turned over to the White County Sheriff’s Office.
Ingram did not speculate on a motive for the shooting and declined to say if further arrests are being considered. He did say this is still an active investigation by White County and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Alexander’s body was found at his Craven Road home in Cleveland last Wednesday by his ex-wife who said she went to check on him because of some physical problems he had.
No Autopsy Results Yet, But Deputy Suspects Homicide
News August 12, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said late Friday afternoon that he would not speculate on the motive in the death of 66-year-old Wayne Alexander but he did confirm that there is a homicide investigation underway.
Alexander’s body was found by his ex-wife who said she went to check on him at his home on Craven Road Wednesday because of some physical problems he had.
The body was sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for an autopsy. Ingram said he has not received the results of that autopsy yet. “We don’t know the cause ore the motive yet, but we are looking at suspects,” he said.
White County Deputies Seize $16,000 in Illegal Drugs
News July 23, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ga. Lars Prentice Johnson, 44, of Murphy, N.C. was arrested in White County last week and charged with trafficking methamphetamine.
Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said Johnson was stopped by White County deputies and officers with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) after deputies received a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) alert.
During a search of Johnson’s car, they discovered more than one pound of methamphetamine, valued at $16,000, in a concealed container.
White County detention center held without bond
According to an ARDEO press release, the primary operating points of Johnson’s alleged meth trafficking organization was in Hall, Towns and White counties and parts of North Carolina.
Johnson was booked into the White County Detention Center and bond has not been set.