Leeland Braley is the only prisoner on Georgia’s death row for a Pike County crime.
Braley was convicted of killing Kelli Hammond during a robbery at her Zebulon insurance agency in September 1998. Braley, whose trial was held in Monroe County, was condemned to the ultimate punishment despite pleas from his lawyer to spare his life.
Defense attorney Tammy Jacobs told jurors, “Executing Lee Braley won’t bring Kelli Hammond back. The death penalty has not stopped senseless killings. Mercy can be yours. My client was never violent before this episode.”
Hammond was the daughter of former county commission chairman Jerry Hammond and well-loved local teacher Cheryl Hammond.
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Crime and Arrests - Topics from August, 2009
Sheriff’s report
Between Monday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 23, the sheriff’s office made the following arrests:
Adrian Arambula, driving without a license;
James Harris Brantley, probation violation;
Johnny Clearance Burden, DUI, open container and failure to stop at stop sign;
Kelvin Dexter Burden Jr., possession of alcohol under age 21;
Jerome Anthony Coons, DUI, open container and driving with a suspended license;
William Jordan Corley, drinking underage;
Bobby James Delong, violation of parole or probation;
Dontavis Ramon Dennis, obstruction of 911 call and simple battery;
Nikki Leigh Dorsey, drinking underage:
Nathan Jerome Epps, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, DUI drug or alcohol and failure to maintain lane;
Scott Duane Everit, probation violation;
Robert Franklin Fowler Jr., driving with a suspended license;
Lindsey Regina Gray, holding for Clayton County;
Jessica Nicole Harrison, possession of controlled substance and drugs not in original container;
Jamie Lynn Hicks, violation of parole or probation;
Charles Martin Hollis, probation violation;
Britton Tavaris Holmes, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute;
Charles Edward Johns, theft by taking;
Amyn Rehmani Karim, selling alcoholic beverages to minors;
Joan Karen Keen, deposit account fraud;
Michael Glanthony Kemp, forgery;
Ricky Keith Leverett, violation of parole or probation;
Tamara Tywanner Martin, failure to appear;
Michael Lee Morris, DUI and failure to maintain lane;
Charles Doyle Nichols, simple battery;
Mark Adam Pasley, first degree cruelty to children;
Pink Bernard Pate, obstruction;
Meckeal Tywane Penn, driving with a suspended license;
Charlie Reed Powell, speeding, possession of marijuana, possession of dangerous drugs and controlled substance not in original container;
Thomas David Pyle, drinking underage;
Jesse Allen Ray, giving false name, address and date of birth;
Chris E. Howland Russell, obstruction, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness;
Mary Ellen Rust, failure to maintain lane and driving while license suspended or revoked;
Carnell R. Sanders, giving false name and date of birth and driving with a suspended license;
Gordan Arnold Sheriff, DUI;
Michael Reid Watts, deposit account fraud;
Timothy Lee Whaley, cruelty to animals. [Full story »]
Adrian Arambula, driving without a license;
James Harris Brantley, probation violation;
Johnny Clearance Burden, DUI, open container and failure to stop at stop sign;
Kelvin Dexter Burden Jr., possession of alcohol under age 21;
Jerome Anthony Coons, DUI, open container and driving with a suspended license;
William Jordan Corley, drinking underage;
Bobby James Delong, violation of parole or probation;
Dontavis Ramon Dennis, obstruction of 911 call and simple battery;
Nikki Leigh Dorsey, drinking underage:
Nathan Jerome Epps, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, DUI drug or alcohol and failure to maintain lane;
Scott Duane Everit, probation violation;
Robert Franklin Fowler Jr., driving with a suspended license;
Lindsey Regina Gray, holding for Clayton County;
Jessica Nicole Harrison, possession of controlled substance and drugs not in original container;
Jamie Lynn Hicks, violation of parole or probation;
Charles Martin Hollis, probation violation;
Britton Tavaris Holmes, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute;
Charles Edward Johns, theft by taking;
Amyn Rehmani Karim, selling alcoholic beverages to minors;
Joan Karen Keen, deposit account fraud;
Michael Glanthony Kemp, forgery;
Ricky Keith Leverett, violation of parole or probation;
Tamara Tywanner Martin, failure to appear;
Michael Lee Morris, DUI and failure to maintain lane;
Charles Doyle Nichols, simple battery;
Mark Adam Pasley, first degree cruelty to children;
Pink Bernard Pate, obstruction;
Meckeal Tywane Penn, driving with a suspended license;
Charlie Reed Powell, speeding, possession of marijuana, possession of dangerous drugs and controlled substance not in original container;
Thomas David Pyle, drinking underage;
Jesse Allen Ray, giving false name, address and date of birth;
Chris E. Howland Russell, obstruction, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness;
Mary Ellen Rust, failure to maintain lane and driving while license suspended or revoked;
Carnell R. Sanders, giving false name and date of birth and driving with a suspended license;
Gordan Arnold Sheriff, DUI;
Michael Reid Watts, deposit account fraud;
Timothy Lee Whaley, cruelty to animals. [Full story »]
GSP report
Georgia State Patrol Post 26 in Thomaston investigated two traffic crashes in July in Pike County, with no injuries or deaths. Troopers issued 75 citations including 39 for speeding, 20 seat belt violations and two child restraint violations. They issued 88 warnings.
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Man nabbed for underage alcohol sales
One person was arrested after a probe into the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors at The Rock Store.
“Deputies have received numerous complaints of minors purchasing alcohol at this location,” said Pike sheriff Jimmy Thomas.
Amyn Karim, 24, was booked Aug. 18. for selling alcoholic beverages to minors. He is out of jail on a $5,000 bond.
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“Deputies have received numerous complaints of minors purchasing alcohol at this location,” said Pike sheriff Jimmy Thomas.
Amyn Karim, 24, was booked Aug. 18. for selling alcoholic beverages to minors. He is out of jail on a $5,000 bond.
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Women who kill: Female murderers rare
If what police and prosecutors allege about Teresa Mangham Burousas and Jennifer Leigh Clark is true, then both Pike County women are members of an exclusive club – women who kill.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, women committed only 11.2% of all the murders between 1976 and 2005.
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According to the U.S. Department of Justice, women committed only 11.2% of all the murders between 1976 and 2005.
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Arson sparks questions
State, local and insurance investigators are scrutinizing the blaze that destroyed the Concord area home of murder victim Jimmie “Buzz” Burousas Jr. and his wife and accused killer Teresa Mang-ham Burousas.
State investigators call it arson.
“Based on our observations at the scene we could tell this fire was arson,” Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine announced Aug. 11.
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State investigators call it arson.
“Based on our observations at the scene we could tell this fire was arson,” Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine announced Aug. 11.
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Sheriff’s report
Between Monday, Aug. 3, and Monday Aug. 10, the
sheriff’s office made the following arrests:
Andrey Lernard Barthell, contempt of court;
James Harris Brantley, probation violation;
Reginald O. Brooks, failure to maintain lane, failure to dim lights and open container;
Troy James Maloy, DUI and failure to maintain lane;
Justin Carnell Martinez, driving while license suspended or revoked;
Christopher Lee McClain, burglary;
John Owens, simple battery;
Leslie Marie Poole, family violence simple battery;
Mark Douglas Sullivan, speeding and driving with a suspended license;
James Christopher Vickers, probation violation;
Brandon Mitchell Walker, criminal trespass. [Full story »]
sheriff’s office made the following arrests:
Andrey Lernard Barthell, contempt of court;
James Harris Brantley, probation violation;
Reginald O. Brooks, failure to maintain lane, failure to dim lights and open container;
Troy James Maloy, DUI and failure to maintain lane;
Justin Carnell Martinez, driving while license suspended or revoked;
Christopher Lee McClain, burglary;
John Owens, simple battery;
Leslie Marie Poole, family violence simple battery;
Mark Douglas Sullivan, speeding and driving with a suspended license;
James Christopher Vickers, probation violation;
Brandon Mitchell Walker, criminal trespass. [Full story »]
Houston Hatchett charged with aggravated assault
Larry Houston Hatchett, 38, of Williamson has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly chasing down and attacking a man who allegedly stole his motorcycle, according to sheriff's deputies in Pike and Meriwether counties.
Hatchett is well known in Pike County and ran unsuccessfully for the district one post on the county commission in 2006. [Full story »]
Hatchett is well known in Pike County and ran unsuccessfully for the district one post on the county commission in 2006. [Full story »]
DA: Death penalty unlikely in Burousas case
Griffin circuit district attorney Scott Ballard reported late Monday his office is unlikely to seek the death penalty in the Buzz Burousas murder case.
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