Published Saturday, July 05, 2008

Jonesboro man wanted for aggravated assault

By Amanda Zechiel

The Times-Herald

A Jonesboro man is wanted for charges of aggravated assault and fleeing and eluding police after escaping from police in a vehicle pursuit on June 27.

Elijah Garrett Faulk, 28, of 1633 Mount Zion Place in Jonesboro, was seen running from a residence under construction at approximately 3:15 a.m. Coweta 911 dispatch advised the Newnan Police Department of the suspicious subject. A few minutes later, a vehicle stop was conducted on Jackson Street across from the Coweta County Health Department.

As officers approached his vehicle, Faulk was seen moving quickly toward the center console with both hands. Officers ordered Faulk to raise both hands and not to move. Faulk complied at first, but then suddenly dropped his hands, placing one on the steering wheel and using the other to place his vehicle in drive.

Faulk pulled forward in an attempt to flee, almost striking three Newnan Police officers. As he continued driving away, Officer Ryder was able to get back into his vehicle and pursue Faulk. The pursuit ended on Banning Road in Whitesburg, where the suspect's vehicle was found down an embankment, wheels up and unoccupied.

The following unrelated incidents were reported by Newnan Police Department:

* On June 25, police were dispatched to Junction Lanes at 141 Newnan Station Drive regarding a stolen purse. The victim stated that her purse had been stolen from inside her friend's vehicle sometime after 7:30 p.m. The Vera Bradley purse contained an I-Pod valued at approximately $150 and other personal items. There were no signs of entry to the vehicle.

* Officer Clayton Horne was dispatched to 4 Conner Drive in reference to a stolen handgun on June 25. The victim advised that he had let a man he had met at an AA meeting stay at his house the previous evening. The victim left his house for the day, and when he returned he was missing a handgun valued at $500 and a Phillips Portable DVD Player valued at $101, as well as two pistol cases valued at $60 total. He stated that he was certain the man who had stayed the night at his house had stolen the items.

* On June 25, Officer David Schrepfer was dispatched to 90 Millard Farmer Ind. Blvd. in reference to an entering auto offense. The victim stated that an unknown person had entered his Ford Ranger truck and took his leather wallet containing a $100 bill, his driver's license, and his social security card. There were no signs of forced entry on the vehicle.

* Police were dispatched to Radio Shack on June 26 around 2:30 p.m. in reference to shoplifting. Danny Smith, manager of Radio Shack, stated that a female and a male had been in the store looking at navigation systems. Smith stated that there were two navigation systems on the shelf when the male subject was looking at them. The male subject then yelled out, "Come on, honey, let's go," and the two subjects quickly left the store.

Smith stated that one Tom Tom 130.S Navigation System was then missing from the location at which the male subject had been standing. Smith then called a sister store in Union City to warn them that his store had had a navigation system stolen, and as he was on the phone with the manager of the store, two subjects matching the same description entered the Union City store.

* On June 30, police were dispatched to 45 Glenn St. for the report of a burglary. The victim stated that someone entered his duplex residence through the home connected his, 43 Glenn St., which is vacant, through a kitchen window. The victim's room was apparently gone through and items were tossed about. The victim was missing three gold chains value at about $400, a DVD player valued at $200, and a digital camera valued at $80.

* On June 30, police received a call from CDC Construction Co. about a theft at a job site at Unity Baptist Church. An employee explained to police that tools were stored in a storage room at the church at the end of the work day on June 27. When the employee returned to work on June 30, he discovered a cordless finishing nail gun missing from the storage room. A search of the job site could not locate the nail gun. There was no sign of forced entry into the building.

* On June 20, police responded to 26 Boone Drive in reference to a theft. The owner of the residence stated that an unknown person(s) entered her rental property and stole two air-conditioner units from the residence. There was no forced entry into the house, and the padlock on the door was not locked.