Homeowner, residents have dispute about too many visitors at house

A civil dispute between a homeowner and those living rent-free at the residence lead to the involvement of deputies, according to an incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

A Jefferson man told deputies that he allowed several people to live in a house that he owns on Whirlaway Street, Jefferson, without a contract and no rent.

The Jefferson man had several stipulations for the residents and if they violated them, he wanted them out of the residence. The man told a deputy that the residents allowed too many visitors.

The belongings of the residents had been moved to the garage of the house until they could get a vehicle to move the items. The man had called a locksmith to change the locks on the residence.

The deputies responding to the house had to talk to a judge about a prior incident at the residence regarding “sovereign citizens,” according to an incident report.

The deputies ensured that the residents removed their items without any issues. The deputies said everything was done civilly and socially.

The owner and the primary resident made arrangements for the residents to retrieve the items at a later time.

Other Incidents
Other incidents in the West Jackson area reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office last week included:
•suspicious activity at a Ga. Hwy. 60, Braselton, address, where a man said another man drove a truck to his driveway. The suspect then left the truck and began to walk around the man’s house. When the man confronted the suspect, the suspect asked the man if the truck in his yard was for sale and if he wanted to have any scrap metal hauled away. The man told the suspect “no” and the suspect left.

•criminal trespass at a Ga. Hwy. 124, Jefferson, address, where a woman said a window was broken at a vacant house. The woman checked the residence, but didn’t notice anything else missing or damaged. Later, the deputy returned to the property, where a mobile home was also located on the land. The woman said someone removed the copper wiring from the ceiling and walls of the mobile home. The woman said the residence has been vacant for five years and has been the target of numerous burglaries. She named two potential suspects in the incidents.

•theft by taking at a McNeal Road, Hoschton, address, where a man said someone stole a weight set, whose weights totaled 400 pounds. The man named a potential suspect, who previously stole scrap metal from the man’s property.

•suspicious item at Anytime Fitness on Freedom Parkway, Hoschton, where an employee at the gym said a customer found a suspicious bag in a tanning room that was believed to contain drugs. The bag was found on a chair in the tanning room. The employee said there were security cameras showing who had entered the room. A deputy took the bag into evidence.

•burglary at a Kiley Drive, Hoschton, address, where a woman said her sister’s ex-boyfriend broke into a house and stole a number of items. The ex-boyfriend stole a truck that was parked in a garage and caused extensive damage to the vehicle. The ex-boyfriend further took a laptop computer that was in the truck and sold it for drug money, according to the woman. The ex-boyfriend’s father later called the sister and told her that her truck was at his house and his son was being arrested. The woman reported the incident on behalf of her sister, who was caring for a sick family member in Gainesville. A deputy said the sister would have to provide a complete list of the missing items.

•theft by deception at a Ga. Hwy. 124, Jefferson, address, where a Barrow County deputy said she found two pickup trucks that were recently reported as stolen at Jones Recycling. The first truck had already been crushed and the second still remained on the lot of the business. An employee at the recycling business asked for a report as the company had paid the suspect for the vehicles. The suspect left one of the vehicles at the business on Jan. 27, and returned the following day to get a $655 payment. He returned on Jan. 28 with another truck and later got a $717 payment. The employee said the suspect arrived with the vehicles on a wrecker tow truck. The Barrow County deputy said she would make charges against the suspect for the theft of the vehicles, which occurred in Barrow County.

•criminal trespass at a Ridge Way, Braselton, address, where a woman said that her son, who rents a house that she owns, has caused extensive damage to the residence. The woman said she went through the civil process to evict her son from the residence. The woman, who lives in South Carolina, said a neighbor called her to tell her that her son was possibly inside the residence. A deputy, the woman and her husband went to the residence, but they didn’t find any new damage.

•fraud at a Delaperriere Loop, Jefferson, address, where a woman said she received a notice from a bank saying that her account was overdrawn. When the woman checked her account, she noticed that someone made $300 in purchases without her approval.

•damage to a vehicle on I-85, where a man said an object that came from another vehicle traveling in front of him hit the grill, hood and passenger side window of his vehicle. The window was broken. The man provided the license plate number of the suspect’s vehicle, but the driver didn’t stop.

•trespassing at a Briarwood Court, Hoschton, address, where a woman said someone damaged a county traffic sign by placing graffiti on it. A deputy said the sign had two sticky labels placed on it with some type of graffiti handwritten on both labels.