Authorities charge teen who refused to leave scene

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 1, 2009

A Salisbury teen was charged with resisting an officer after the officer tried to disperse a group and the teen didn’t want to leave.
A Salisbury Police officer told a crowd that had gathered April 13 at Salisbury High they had to leave, fearing a possible fight.
Some in the group, which consisted of about 20 people, slowly left. Others, including George Thomas Black Jr., 17, did not. Black cursed and began walking away. The officer asked him to come back, he refused. He was arrested and told the officer he didn’t care because he “had a good attorney.”
Black, of 527 S. Craige St., was charged with misdemeanor resist, delay and obstruct an officer and misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
In other police reports:
– Carlos Antonio Ortiz reported an April 11 vandalism of his Chevrolet Tahoe at 1200 W. Fisher St.
– Eric Murry Hammond reported on April 11 his vehicle was stolen from 720 W. Henderson St.
– Vincent Frank Mellone reported on April 11 someone broke the passenger side window of his vehicle at 499 W. Monroe/S. Ellis streets.
– Ann Paphanchith reported on April 11 someone signed and cashed a check that was in her name, 345 S. Oakhurt Drive.
– Marshall’s Department store, 375 Faith Road, reported an April 11 larceny from the store.
– Walgreens reported a man walked into the store on April 11 and took several Olay products from 1906 W. Innes St.
– Phuong Loan Doan reported on April 11 someone came through a window and took several items from him at 202 Laurel Pointe Circle.
– A 37-year-old man was struck in the head on April 11 with a wrench, Mahaley Avenue.
– Joseph Lee Best, 1811 E. Innes St., reported on April 11 someone used his debit card without permission.
– Lindsay Gilbert, 2127 S. Jake Alexander Blvd., reported on April 12 a larceny.
– Kim Clayton Lance, 200 N. Ellis St., reported on April 12, her vehicle was damaged by a hay fire under the vehicle caused by the muffler.
– Norandal Metals, 1709 S. Jake Alexander Blvd., reported on April 12 someone stole several pieces of aluminum from the company.
– A 22-year-old male, Ridge Avenue, reported on April 12 he was assaulted.
– Chase Crawford Overcash, 1395 Klumac Road, reported on April 12, damage to his trunk hatch of his Jeep Cherokee.
– Winfred Pleasants Minter, reported on April 12 someone entered his residence at 1215 S. Main St., ate his food and vandalized it.
– Carrie Nichole Smith, 100 Clancy St., reported on April 13, someone stole a Playstation 3 game console and games from her home during a burglary.
– George Ernwine, 215 Depot St., reported on April 13, someone vandalized and attempted to steal his vehicle.
– Katherine Jarvis Stokes, 525 W. Jake Alexander Blvd., reported on April 13 her purse was stolen from Food Lion.
– Mid-Carolina Foster Masonry, 1724 First St., reported on April 13, someone stole two saws from a vehicle.
– Shadese Griffith, 1321 N. Long St., reported on April 13, someone vandalized her car.
– Melinda Ann Nash Watkins, 1325 N. Main St., reported on April 13, larceny of money from the business.
– Vogue Cleaners, 106 N. Long St., reported on April 14 a vandalism.
– Demarcus Lamar Jefferies, 18, was charged April 11 with misdemeanor simple assault or affray at 215 W. Liberty St.
– Norman Allen Basinger, 49, was charged April 11 with habitual felon.
– John Bernard McClendon, 37, was charged with misdemeanor larceny at 1000 N. Long St.
– Barbara Lorraine Ellis, 21, was charged April 11 with misdemeanor larceny at 375 Faith Road.
– Porcha Roberta Pulligam, 19, was charged April 11 with misdemeanor at 375 Faith Road from Marshall’s Department store.
– Justin Decarlos Ford, 20, was charged April 12 with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance schedule VI at 199 W. Liberty St.
Anyone with information about any of these cases is asked to contact the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.