Two

McDonough men were charged Thursday in Superior Court in

connection with several attempted auto thefts last

summer.

Davonta D.

Bell and Monte Shawn McCollum each face four counts of

entering an auto with intent to commit theft, as well as

one count of loitering.

The alleged

loitering incident took place July 1, the same day as the

attempted car thefts, between 10 and 11 p.m. on Walt

Banks Road. The two men allegedly tried to steal four

separate vehicles - a 1985 Toyota pickup, a 1995

Jeep Wrangler, a 1986 Nissan pickup, and a 1989 Honda

Accord - belonging to two different people.

Also in

Superior Court Thursday, Yolanda Scott of Jonesboro was

charged with deposit account fraud, for allegedly

attempting to pay Harris and Sons restaurant in

Fayetteville last March with a bad check for $545.79

drawn on the First State Bank of Donalsonville.

Rhonda Lynn

Smith of Senoia was charged with theft by taking for

allegedly stealing more than $500 in cash from Eckerd

last June.

Wesley

Lagar Starr of Fayetteville was charged with forgery in

the first degree in connection with an incident last

August where he allegedly wrote a forged $80 check on

someone else's account.

Adam Wayne

Taylor of Douglasville was charged with violation of the

Georgia Controlled Substances Act (possession of Xanax),

theft by taking, escape, seatbelt violation and minor

possession of alcohol.

Taylor, who

was under 21 at the time, is alleged to have possessed

alcohol and Xanax when stopped by police last June. The

theft and escape charges stem from his allegedly escaping

police custody with handcuffs that were property of a

member of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Jonathan

Seth Towe of Riverdale faces six charges in connection

with a March 1997 traffic incident in Peachtree City:

VGCSA (possession of marijuana), driving under the

influence of drugs, defective equipment, expired tag, no

proof of insurance, and an open container.

Richard

Louis Trammell of Atlanta was charged with two counts of

forgery in the first degree and one count of driving with

a suspended license after an alleged incident in Tyrone

last July.

He is

accused of having altered two checks, changing the

amounts from $2.50 to $2,516.85 and from $1.50 to

$5,142.90 for purchases at Tyrone Power & Equipment.

It was discovered that same day that he was driving even

though his license was suspended, police said.

Torein

Berell Watson of McDonough was charged with VGCSA

(possession of cocaine) in connection with an alleged

incident last June.

Donna Gail

Ponick of Fayetteville was charged with sexual battery

and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer after an

alleged incident last October.

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