From Bryan County Sheriff ’s Office incident reports: 

Simple assault: An Arby’s employee in Black Creek was hit in the face Friday night by a “lady in a purple reflective vest with short gray hair,” according to BCSO.

The store manager said the woman reached across the counter and hit her employee, and the employee said the woman asked about her food and she “told her they were working on it,” the report said. “The lady then reached over and slapped (the employee, who) then started punching back and told the lady to leave, which she did.” 

The deputy got the woman’s order number and then checked with the Love’s Truck Stop camera to see if he could find out what truck the woman got into but was unsuccessful. The employee, who had a red mark on her face but didn’t want EMS, got a case number. 

Matter of record: A man reported July 16 he spotted a man walking down the middle of Highway 204 near the power station holding a Georgia license plate. A deputy found the man, who said he found the tag in a ditch. The tag came back as belonging to a utility trailer belonging to Bryan County Schools. The man got a ride to his home. The tag was confiscated by the deputy to be returned. Damage to property: An Ellabell woman reported July 17 she let her “grand-nephew” use her car on July 14 and when he gave it back to her “there was damage to the passenger side of the vehicle and the passenger front bumper, no wiper fluid, and it felt like there were no brakes on the car,” the report said. “Tape could be seen from where damage was attempted to be fixed.” The complainant said her grand-nephew said he hit a pothole in Statesboro. She thinks it happened in Hinesville.

July 14

 Criminal trespass: A Pembroke woman reported people trespassing on her property. She said it started after someone tried to break in her home roughly seven months ago, and now “random people have been coming in their yard during weird times.” She said the trespassers have left beer bottles in woods and around the home, and this time someone threw something at one of the bedroom windows.

She was told to get a camera and try to get video of the people. Deputies also searched the area but came up empty.

Warrant: Deputies sent to an Ellabell address on July 14 found a 33-yearold man not breathing and called EMS, which was able to administer Narcan and get the man breathing again. He refused a ride to the hospital to have a needle removed from his leg. His girlfriend was wanted in Emanuel County and she was taken to jail. Deputies were sent back to the address later because of the needle. The man said he didn’t want help from BCSO or EMS and would have his mother drive him to a hospital.

Suspicious incident: Deputies were sent to a Richmond Hill address regarding a claim two men pulled a gun after a transaction involving a teen. The teen said he was at the location but was talking to a woman and had bought a vape product from her. The vape was confiscated. Nobody with a gun was found.

Harassing communications: A woman who works with an animal rescue said she is being harassed online.

DUI: A 40-year-old man was arrested for DUI after he was pulled over around 7:30 p.m. for going 75 on Highway 144 near Keller and smelled of alcohol. The man failed a sobriety test, etc.

DUI: A 24-year old man stopped at a road checkpoint on Highway 17 was arrested for DUI-drugs. He also had a suspended license.

DUI: A 47-year-old man was arrested for DUI after he was stopped at the checkpoint on Highway 17.

No license: A 28-yearold man stopped at the checkpoint was arrested for not having a driver’s license.

Alarm call: Deputies responded to an alarm call at a Highway 144 address and learned the homeowner had forgotten to reset the alarm.

Animal complaint; Deputies were sent to a Richmond Hill address regarding a snake which had gotten behind a shutter. The deputies were able to free the snake and release it into nearby woods.

Abandoned vehicles: A deputy saw two abandoned vehicles on Highway 17 at the Bryan- Liberty line on the bridge close to the road. They were towed before someone hit them.

July 15 

DUI: A 41-year-old man was arrested for DUI on Highway 17.

Lost property: An employee of the Highway 80 Dollar General reported a plastic bag with a white substance was found in the store. It was taken to BCSO to be destroyed.

Harassment: A Richmond Hill woman reported a man was harassing her on social media. Alarm call: Deputies were sent to a Richmond Hill address due to an alarm. A resident said when they let the dogs out they forgot to turn the alarm off.

DUI: A 42-year-old man was arrested for DUI alcohol on I-16.

July 16 

DUI: A 24-year-old man was charged with DUI drugs, speeding and possession of drug related paraphernalia after he was clocked going 86 mph on I-95.

DUI: A 58-year-old woman was charged for DUI alcohol, open container, speeding and not having her license on her after she was clocked going 87 mph on I-16.

Matter of record: A 41-year-old man was arrested for DUI after he was spotted driving a UTV on Fort McAllister Road with an open bottle of alcohol and an open case of beer sitting on the seat beside him. He also admitted drinking, the report said.

Speeding, suspended license: A 44-year-old South Carolina man was arrested for speeding and driving on a suspended license after he was pulled over for driving 87 mph on I-95. The man was also wanted by two other law enforcement agencies in Georgia.

Matter of record: A man reported he went through a road check and was stopped and searched, and a state trooper and deputy looked at a gun he kept in his vehicle. The man said he later found the gun’s clip was missing. He said his attorney advised him to have a report

made. Simple battery: Deputies were sent to a Richmond Hill address regarding a domestic dispute.

Damage to property: A woman reported she was driving on Bill Futch Road when she hit a deer.

Alarm call: Deputies went to a Richmond Hill address regarding an alarm that went off. There were a number of people at the home “having a get together” and didn’t realize the alarm had been set off.

Simple assault: A deputy was sent to investigate an assault in Ellabell.

July 17

 Search warrant: A Georgia State Patrol trooper turned over a man wanted on a misdemeanor probation warrant on Highway 280 at the Evans County line.

Theft: A Highway 280 man reported a trailer with tools was stolen.

Cruelty to animals: A deputy investigated a report of cruelty to animals in Richmond Hill regarding a dog in a kennel in a back yard that hadn’t been taken care of for soem time. The dog was taken by Bryan County Animal Control. The dog’s owner couldn’t be contacted at the time of the report.

DUI-alcohol: A 56-year-old man was arrested for DUI following a two-vehicle wreck around 3:45 p.m. on Highway 144 at the spur.

DUI-alcohol: A 39-year-old driver was arrested for DUI after he hit a golf cart on Highway 144. The kid in the golf cart said he was driving on the road when it was hit, causing it to flip and lose a tire. EMS came to the scene.

Missing person: People reported missing around 10:30 p.m. somewhere off Highway 204 and Pine Barren Road were found by DNR.

Abandoned vehicle: A deputy found a vehicle on the side of I-16 “on four jack stands with all the wheels missing.” The owner showed up and said he’d had a flat tire and all the tire shops were closed, then said all the tires were dry rotted and they were going to tow it Atlanta. The deputy said the man should wait until daylight to be safer and that he had until 5 p.m. July 18 to get the car off the side of I-16.

July 18

 Runaway: A Richmond Hill teen was reported missing.

Fire: Firefighters and deputies were sent around 5:30 p.m. to a fire behind a mobile home in Ellabell that was reported as a structure fire. The fire was “a large fire in the back near the residence that appeared to have plastic, garbage, clothes and other items inside of it burning.” It was also an illegal burn, according to firefighters, and DNR was called to respond.

Speeding, drugs: A 27-year-old woman was arrested on drug charges and cited for speeding after she was pulled over around 8 p.m. for going 74 mph on Highway 280. Deputies reportedly found cocaine and marijuana, etc. Animal complaint: A Richmond Hill woman said she and her dog were attacked from behind by a German shepherd. Both the woman and her dog had cuts. The German shepherd got loose when it’s owner was putting up his lawnmower, he told deputies. Animal control took over the case.

Abandoned vehicle: A deputy found a broke down Ford 150 pickup with no valid insurance around 1 a.m. in the middle of Red Bug Road in Ellabell. It was towed.

Older reports

 July 14 

Custody dispute: A deputy was asked to referee a custody dispute between a mother and daughter and two children.

July 13

 Suspended license, running stop sign: A 52-year-old man was arrested July 12 for running the stop sign at Black Creek Church Road and Highway 280. He also didn’t have a license.

Suspended license: A 43-year-old man was arrested on Highway 280 at Olive Branch Road after he was clocked going 72 mph. The man also had a suspended license.

Animal complaint: A South Bryan man reported his dog slipped his leash and attacked his neighbors. The dog’s vaccinations weren’t up to date. One of the neighbors was taken to Memorial.

No insurance, suspended license, drugs: A 21-year-old woman was arrested after a deputy checked her vehicle’s license plate while he was working a wreck on Highway 80 near the Bulloch County line and found it wasn’t insured and her driver’s license was suspended. She also reportedly had pot on her.

Warrant: A deputy went to Rincon around 7:30 p.m. to pick up a man wanted in Bryan County.

Damage to property: A New Jersey woman said she was driving south on I-95 around 10:40 p.m. when her car hit a piece of metal. It flattened a tire and damaged her car.

Alleged drunk driver ruins July 4 holiday for Strathy Hall Drive families

This July 2 incident slipped under the radar. According to a Bryan County Sheriff’s Office incident report, a 48-yearold woman was driving with a female passenger down Strathy Hall Drive around 10:20 p.m. on that Sunday when she hit a power pole.

A deputy responding found a power pole knocked down, power lines strung out all over a resident’s yard and, beneath the power lines, the passenger, who was discovered at some point during the response to the accident.

The passenger, who had an Ohio driver’s license and was the owner of the car, was taken by EMS to Memorial, the report said. She reportedly told authorities she got out of the car on her own.

The driver, meanwhile, failed a field sobriety test, according to a Richmond Hill Police Department incident report and was arrested. Among the charges filed against her are driving too fast for conditions and failing to maintain lane.

A deputy talked with homeowners impacted by the incident, “who reported property damage and no power to their homes.”

One family reported damage to their mailbox and trash can. The other family there was damage to the mailbox, trashcan and “exterior of the residence where the wires attached to the power line have ‘ripped’ from the roof and interior garage.”

Coastal Electric technicians came over to turn the power off to other homes.

“After speaking with (a Coastal supervisor) there is damage to the power line wires, transformer, the power pole was broken into pieces, and an oil spill as a result of the vehicle accident in front of (a home),” the report said. “Case number was provided, to all parties with visible property damage.” In addition, one victim’s home was built in the 1970s, so it had to be brought up to current codes before power could be reconnected.

The total cost to the victim to restore power, which took a couple of days due to the holiday, is estimated at $6,000 so far, reports said.