Crime Notebook April 12 (w/ documents)
Driver leaves fraternity party, gets in wreck
University student Jonathan Charles Colby, 20, was arrested and charged with DUI, underage possession of alcohol and improper braking after he was involved in a car accident at 1:21 a.m. on April 10, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police report.
When police responded to the accident, they questioned the drivers to see what happened.
Because the arresting officer noticed an odor of alcohol coming from Colby’s breath, he asked him if he had been drinking. Colby repeatedly said no, according to the report.
When asked where he had been prior to the accident, Colby told police “he had been at a social at the KA house.”
When the arresting officer told Colby he smelled alcohol, he reportedly admitted to drinking beer around 8 p.m. Colby then provided a breath sample which registered a .161 BAC.
During their investigation into the accident, police also spoke with the other driver involved.
This driver told police Colby was reluctant to provide his information after the accident. When the driver asked for insurance documents, Colby reportedly said he needed to go to his house to get his license and insurance information.
Because the other driver felt he would not be able to get Colby’s information without legal assistance, he decided to call police.
Colby was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to Clarke County Jail.
Next round is on me
If you charge your bar tab to someone else’s credit card, you just might find yourself behind bars facing a charge of your own.
University student Harry Ryan Brodmann, 22, was arrested and charged with credit card fraud at 1:25 a.m. on April 10.
He was arrested after attempting to open a tab at Boars Head bar with a Visa card under the name of “T Blake Skipper,” according to the Athens-Clarke County Police report. After ordering $80 worth of drinks for himself and his friends, employees asked to see an ID to verify the card was his.
When Brodmann told Boars Head employees he didn’t have any ID and that he would just pay with cash, they decided to call police.
According to the report, Brodmann initially told police he never attempted to use a credit card. He later told police he had handed the bartender a different card.
Boars Head management told police they wished to press charges, and Brodmann was placed under arrest and transported to Clarke County Jail.
On Sunday, University student Timothy Blake Skipper told The Red & Black the card Brodmann attempted to use belonged to him.
“I just spoke to police,” Skipper said. “I think I just dropped it downtown and some other guy picked it up. I don’t know to what extent he was able to use my card, but I hope it was pretty minimal. I’m just glad they checked his ID.”
Purse snatcher
University student, Bridget Elisabeth Svenson, 20, fell victim to a purse snatching at 1:30 a.m. on April 9, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police report.
When police responded to the scene, Svenson told them that a male forcibly took her purse as she left a fraternity party at the intersection of Broad Street and Lumpkin Street.
While on the sidewalk next to Milledge, the male approached Svenson from the right and took her purse off her shoulder without saying anything, according to the police report.
