Aaron Nicholas

Whitehead of Jonesboro was charged Friday with 11

counts of forgery in the first degree after an

alleged check-cashing spree in April.

Using checks belonging to Mike H. Franklin,

Whitehead allegedly passed five at Wal-Mart and

five at T & G Allsports, plus one at Wings,

Etc., between April 5 and April 16. A total of

more than $1,200 in merchandise was purchased,

according to court records.

James Allen Nelson

of Jonesboro was charged Friday with seven

traffic offenses:

Habitual violator, driving on the wrong side of

the road, driving with an unlawful blood alcohol

level, driving under the influence of alcohol,

endangering a child while driving under the

influence of alcohol (two counts), and violation

of a limited probationary license.

He was picked up last Nov. 15 for driving on the

left side of Ga. Highway 54, according to

reports. He was found to have a blood alcohol

level above 0.10 grams, and he was carrying two

children under 14 in the car with him, police

said.

Kelly Shawn Brown

of Fayetteville was charged Friday with violation

of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act for

allegedly trying to sell cocaine in October last

year.

Frederick Todd

Evans Jr. of Newnan was charged Thursday with

theft by taking (motor vehicle), six counts of

entering an auto, violation of duty upon striking

a fixture, and driving in violation of license

restrictions.

He allegedly took a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria

belonging to the Clayton County government and

broke into six other vehicles with intent to

steal, according to court records. He also failed

to notify a Fayetteville homeowner after hitting

his mailbox, and was driving with a license that

requires him to have a licensed driver over 18 in

the car with him, police said.

Charlie Lewis

Williams of Atlanta was charged July 21 with five

counts of forgery in the first degree.

Police said he wrote nearly $1,000 in checks last

August at Home Depot, Publix, Target and Office

Depot, drawn on the accounts of Claudia and Chris

Hames.

Adam Lawrence

Lassetter of Sharpsburg was charged July 21 with

two counts of financial transaction card fraud

after allegedly taking a Southern Federal Credit

Union debit card belonging to Tasha Hartsfield

and attempting to use it.

Robert Earl Holcomb

of Atlanta was charged July 19 with possession of

methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, driving

with a suspended license, failure to show proof

of insurance and no headlights. These charges

stem from a traffic stop in 1997, according court

records.

Bernice Maynard of

Senoia was charged July 19 with forgery in the

first degree and theft by receiving stolen

property after allegedly writing a check to

herself on the NationsBank account of Combined

Medical Center P.C. last August.

Nicole Barry and

Clinton Jeremiah Isles of Riverdale were charged

July 19 with theft by shoplifting after allegedly

attempting to take a number of items from

Marshall's department store in May, including

shirts, shoes, perfume, cologne, sunglasses, a

belt, a sweater, a purse, and a pair of ladies'

underwear.

Tony Terrell

Collins of Jonesboro was charged July 19 with

being a habitual violator after a traffic stop in

April.

Elijah Maurice

Rouse of Rex was charged July 19 with possession

of marijuana with intent to distribute, as well

as possession of two valid driver's licenses, in

connection with an incident in April of last

year.

Renee R. Ramsey of

Jonesboro was charged July 19 with deposit

account fraud for writing a bad check to Wal-Mart

just before Christmas, according to court

records.

Robert Edwin Cowart

of Jonesboro was charged July 19 with possession

of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, as

well as possession of marijuana, driving on a

suspended license, failure to maintain his lane

and defective equipment.

He was stopped March 11 on Ga. Highway 85 because

his tag light was not working and he was not

keeping his vehicle in a single lane, police

said. The other charges also stem from that stop,

according to court records.