From the Bryan County Sheriff ’s Office Reports
Verbal dispute: A deputy was sent to a South Bryan address around 1:25 p.m. Aug. 30 regarding a man who was reportedly suffering from mental issues. EMS took him to the hospital.
Welfare check: A deputy was sent to a South Bryan address around 9:20 a.m. Aug. 29 to check on a woman who said she was depressed but wasn’t planning on hurting herself. She declined a ride to the hospital.
Harassing communications: A South Bryan woman reported Aug. 29 she had received a number of threatening texts from a man she didn’t know well. She was told how to get a temporary protection order.
DUI, open container, drugs, tailgating: A 24-year-old man was arrested on a list of charges, including open container and DUI, after he was stopped around 8:42 p.m. Aug. 29 on Highway 204 for tailgating and failed a field sobriety test.
Matter of record: A deputy responded to a medical alarm at a South Bryan address where the woman reported there were people in her room. The elderly woman, who suffers from a form of Parkinson’s, told the deputy she was in the bathroom when she heard people in the bedroom. The deputy found no one but a cat in the room.
The woman was evaluated by EMS. A check showed deputies and EMS had been to her home 23 times since October 2022, and the calls were getting more frequent. A referral was made to Adult Protective Services.
Theft by extortion: A North Bryan man reported Aug. 30 he fell for a phone scam in which the caller ID labeled the phone number as belonging to Chatham County Sheriff ’s Office.
The caller told the man he was a deputy and said he had three active warrants with a bond of $8,600, and had two hours to pay them. The man said he borrowed the money and was told to go to a bitcoin ATM and pay multiple installments of less than $2,000 and got QR codes to do so. He was given a case number, as was the man who loaned him the money.
Civil Matter: A woman went to BCSO in Pembroke on Aug. 30 to report she was being threatened by an illegal immigrant who helped bring people from Korea to the U.S. illegally.
The woman said she was threatened by the man when she went to get some property, and that she had already reported him to ICE. A deputy also contacted ICE, where an agent said the matter was being looked into.
Harassing communication: A South Bryan woman reported Aug. 30 she got a threatening text from an unknown person telling her she needed to watch her back. The woman said she replied that the texter had the wrong number and got a reply that the person sending the text knew where she lived and where her daughter went to school.
The woman said she tried calling the number but it went to voicemail. She was told to block the number and call the police if anything suspicious happened.
Damage to property: A man at a truck stop at Highway 280 and I-16 reported Aug. 31 he’d hired a tow truck to tow his Kenwood truck to Savannah, and at some point on the way “his truck’s passenger door came off the hinges and was lost.” He didn’t know where it happened. He got a report.
DUI, failure to maintain: A man was pulled on Highway 280 around 1:22 a.m. Aug. 31 after he was spotted having trouble navigating a roundabout at the I-16 interchange. He was arrested after failing a field sobriety test and registering a .77 on a breath test. He was taken to jail.
Damage to property: A deputy was sent to a North Bryan address Aug. 31 where a man reported he’d hit a couple deer the day before while he was driving to Claxton. The man said he didn’t have time to contact deputies the day before. A report was made.
Disorderly house: A North Bryan couple were told they could be cited for disorderly house after deputies were called there around 5:15 p.m. Aug. 31 to handle a complaint of fighting involving them, their kids and others. The report said there is a history of similar behavior at the home.
Warrant executed: A man wanted for assault in McIntosh County was arrested Aug. 31 on I-95 in Bryan County after other drivers reported his semi was failing to stay in the same lane and he was spotted by a deputy and pulled over.
Domestic dispute: Deputies responded Aug. 31 to a report of a domestic dispute involving a gun. Later it was determined there was no gun. No arrests were made.
-Staff Report