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Arrest Reports: Aug. 2
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The following individuals were arrested in Dawson County between July 26 and Aug. 1, 2021. 


July 26

Tara Rebecca Garmon, 49, Cumming: Here for court. 

Kenneth Taylor Kennedy, 19, Cumming: Driving while license suspended or revoked, no proof of insurance, failure to wear seat belt. 

Maybe Leticia Sevilla-Enamorado, 28, Dawsonville: Theft by shoplifting. 

Carl Eugene Varesi, 60, Dahlonega: Here for court. 

Mara Wilson-Vanoudenallen, 21, Gainesville: Failure to comply. 


July 27

Ethan James Charles, 28, Cumming: DUI drugs, failure to wear seat belt. 

Jennifer Kaleaha Jones, 38, Dahlonega: Possession of a controlled substance, drug-related objects, DUI drugs, failure to maintain lane. 

Thad Nathan Thacker III, 43, Gainesville: Bench warrant, failure to appear in court. 

Ceddrick Jamaine Turner, 45, Rockmart, Ga.: Driving without license, defective or no taillights. 

Blanca Estela Velasquez, 30, Gainesville: Driving while license suspended or revoked, instruction permits and graduated license, no proof of insurance, DUI drugs. 

Kylea Bree Watts, 34, Dawsonville: Serving county sentence. 


July 28

Christopher Lee Archer, 25, Dawsonville: Serving county sentence. 

Troy Donald Arnold, 57, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

Richard F Brotherton, 48, Dawsonville: Hold for other agency. 

Jacob Thomas Lee Cato, 38, Dawsonville: Hold for other agency. 

Joseph Mark Fister II, 34, Murrayville, Ga.: Move over law, DUI drugs. 

Stephanie Galvan, 31, Dawsonville: Serving county sentence. 

Michael Dwight Gilbert, 26, Dawsonville: Failure to comply. 

Angela Marie Hunter, 50, Dawsonville: Serving county sentence. 

Diquan Savon Ray, 27, Social Circle, Ga.: Hold for other agency. 

James Daniel Wright, 64, Cumming: Aggravated assault family violence. 


July 29

Tasha Charelle Gueary, 45, Cumming: Theft by deception, computer forgery. 

Maria Mericia Ruiz, 38, Flowery Branch, Ga.: Bench warrant, failure to appear in court. 

Cierra Faith Seay, 21, Dawsonville: No registration, driving while license suspended or revoked, no proof of insurance. 

Silas Kenny Simpson, 62, Cumming: Simple battery family violence. 


July 30

Kelly Evelyn Adams, 34, Chatsworth, Ga.: DUI drugs, DUI endangering child under 14. 

Robert Francisco Bermudez, 31, Gainesville: Theft by shoplifting. 

Andrew Benjamin Blackstone, 20, Cumming: Criminal trespass. 

Christopher Brown Jones, 46, Ellijay, Ga: Driving while license suspended or revoked. 

Charles Lamar Pritchett, 59, Dawsonville: Serving county sentence. 

Danny Taylor Sullens, 44, Dawsonville: Theft by taking. 


July 31

Casey Eugene Brookshire, 31, Dawsonville: Reckless driving. 

Hagen James Dooley, 19, Dahlonega: DUI alcohol under 21 years of age, headlights on in sunset/sunrise and in rain. 

Ashley Nicole Jett, 31, Dawsonville: Serious injury by vehicle indicted. 

Eric Houston Pope, 21, Dawsonville: Possession of a controlled substance, drug-related objects. 


August 1

Steven Andrew Derrick, 53, Smyrna, Ga.: Speeding, DUI alcohol. 

William Guy Gauldin, 38, Dawsonville: No license tag, driving without license, no proof of insurance, suspended vehicle registration. 

Amanda Lynn Miller, 41, Sparta, Tenn.: Possession of a controlled substance, headlight requirement. 

Alicia Ann Phillips, 34, Dawsonville: Probation violation. 

Jerry Dale Scott Jr., 23, Winder, Ga.: Possession of marijuana less than one ounce, failure to use correct signal. 

Gail Yvonne Wright, 53, Dawsonville: Simple battery family violence.

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