THURSDAY December 27, 2018 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 CENTS Inmate confirmed dead in Cartersville city garbage truck accident fire Sunday BY JAMES SWIFT “We’re still in the initial process of the investiga- claims a life [email protected] tion but it appears based on what I’ve gathered so far is the driver of the utility truck, or the waste STAFF REPORT A Georgia State Patrol official confirmed that a management truck, was backing up on [Jones One woman is dead and a man man involved in a garbage truck accident Wednes- Street], he was actually backing up — I believe was hospitalized after a house fire day near the intersection of Church Street and eastbound — from [Jones Street] heading towards Sunday night on Crestwood Road Jones Street in Cartersville died from his injuries. the courthouse.” in Cartersville. According to Trooper F.J. Zepeda, a member of Zepeda said the driver of the vehicle is a city Bartow County Coroner Joel Guy- the GSP’s specialized collision reconstruction unit, employee, while the victim was an inmate on work ton confirmed 85-year-old Dorothy the first 911 call came around 1:05 p.m. He said detail. Hall, of Rydal, died Tuesday night the victim appears to have been fatally pinned “I don’t know if he’s a state prisoner,” he said. due to injuries from the fire. when the vehicle sideswiped a utility pole. “If I’m correct, it’s a city jail inmate.” According to Cartersville Fire JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS “Initial observations, again, it appears there’s Floyd County Prison Warden Mike Long later Department Chief Scott Carter, A GSP official has confirmed the death of an inmate involved in Hall was one of two people in the a city garbage truck accident in Cartersville Wednesday some truth to that, based on evidence and marks SEE , PAGE 7A home who were rescued from the afternoon. I’ve noticed and documented,” Zepeda said. ACCIDENT blaze when Cartersville firefight- ers arrived on the scene at around 8:49 p.m. According to Carter, the house had heavy smoke showing when firefighters arrived and there was JUST “zero visibility with heavy fire” inside the home. CFD was able to rescue the two occupants within five minutes and took 18 firefight- ers to get the fire under control in A 20 minutes. The two victims were trans- ported to a burn center in Cobb County, where Hall died Tuesday night. DRILL SEE FIRE, PAGE 7A Man hit by Bartow officers train on conduct active- Fairview Drive STAFF REPORT shooter drill at According to a Bartow County Sheriff’s Office report, a man was hospitalized after being hit by a Adairsville High train Friday afternoon on Fairview Drive in Cartersville. BY DONNA HARRIS [email protected] Deputies were dispatched at around 3 p.m. to a report of a man Law enforcement officers practiced lying on the train tracks. When something last week that they hope they deputies arrived, a MetroAtlanta never, ever have to do. ambulance was taking the man to Officers from the Bartow County Floyd Medical Center. Schools Campus Police, Bartow County A deputy was told that the man Sheriff’s Office and Adairsville Police De- was unconscious but was breath- partment conducted an active-shooter prac- ing, and was told by a Cartersville tice drill Friday afternoon at Adairsville Fire Department employee that High School to help them as well as teach- the man “smelled like a brewery.” ers and students know what to do should According to the same CFD em- gunmen ever make their way into the build- ployee, the man was bleeding ing. “From what I was able to see, in the little from his eyes and head when he bit that I was able to visualize myself, I SEE TRAIN, PAGE 7A think overall it went well,” Campus Police Chief Randall Burch said after the drill. “Now were there mistakes? Absolutely. You can bet on it that there were going to be some, but it gives us the opportunity to Woman loses go back and look at those mistakes and ad- $1,500 in dress the ones we can. Overall, I was pleased. I didn’t see anything that was just Craigslist scam a total screw-up.” Burch, who began planning the drill in STAFF REPORT June after his first meeting with new Super- The Bartow County Sheriff's intendent Dr. Phillip Page, said he set up an Office is investigating a case of active-shooter scenario “with the intent of RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS fraud in an incident involving creating a little bit of confusion.” As a student portrays a victim of a school shooting, Adairsville High School resource officer Buddy Wilson fires at a Craigslist costing a woman “In a real-life situation, it’s going to be mock gunman, far right, during the school’s Active Shooter drill last Friday. $1,500. total chaos,” he said. “There’s just no way According to a BCSO report, a around it.” into the hallways and then started firing. he said. Students fell to the floor after being “hit”; Bartow County woman told police Burch said 50 JROTC cadets volun- As shots echoed through the hallways, The fire alarm going off was the signal at least one officer was reported down. she found a trailer on teered, with parental permission, to be part the Code Red lockdown announcement for a second “shooter” to enter through the The first gunman was taken down pretty craigslist.com she wanted to pur- of the drill, and they and the AHS teachers began playing repeatedly, and AHS’s front door. quickly; after roughly 13 minutes, the chaos chase and contacted the seller. were scattered throughout the building. school resource officer Buddy Wilson “did Back up from BCSO and APD arrived on ended with the second one being shot out- The woman said she agreed to One “shooter” entered through the south what I would expect Buddy to do,” Burch scene, came in, split up and confronted both side. use a system called “eBay cards” bridge doors, pulled the fire alarm to create said. gunmen. Bartow County Fire and EMS also havoc and to draw students and teachers out “He heard the danger and engaged him,” were on hand to observe. SEE DRILL, PAGE 8A SEE SCAM, PAGE 7A Kingston restaurant fails health inspection BY JAMES SWIFT salad dressing with expiration dates nel — one for not having a person Nor was the inspector able to [email protected] from 15 days earlier and holding in charge (PIC) designated at the verify the restaurant had a certified several food items — including facility and another for employees food safety manager, or CFSM, A restaurant in Kingston failed a cheese and lettuce — at tempera- not adhering to health policy provi- present. Georgia Department of Public tures above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sions. “The CFSM must be the person Health (DPH) inspection Dec. 20, Other violations observed by in- “Active managerial control in charge or designate a PIC when ultimately scoring a 65 after being spector Shaneria Lee included dry measures are not satisfactory for not on the premises,” the inspection cited for numerous violations and food stored on rusty shelves, a establishment to be in compliance documentation states. “The CFSM infractions. preparation area with a dust-laden with code,” the inspection report must supervise and insure proper Among other citations, the Har- ceiling, too much grease under reads. “As noted in the previous in- handling of food and offer training ris Five Forks Cafe at 10 Lowery cooking equipment and excessive spection, was unable to verify that to food service employees in re- JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Kingston’s Harris Five Forks Cafe failed a Dec. 20 health Road was penalized for maintain- food debris left in an oven. food employees were informed of gards to food safety at the facility.” inspection. Among other infractions, an inspector said the ing bags of ham that were seven The restaurant also incurred two their responsibility to report food- restaurant maintained bags of ham past their discard date and SEE , PAGE 7A days past their discard date, cups of repeat violations regarding person- borne illnesses.” HEALTH salad dressing cups with expiration dates from 15 days earlier. INSIDE TODAY Showers, Obituaries . .2A Business . .6A windy VOLUME 72, NO. 200 Family Living . .3A Blotter . .7A High 55 U.S. & World . .4A Sports . .1B www.daily-tribune.com Entertainment . .5A Classifieds . .4B Low 52 2A Thursday, December 27, 2018 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs OBITUARIES The Daily Tribune News Address: Cruz and Jonethan Cruz. Serving late Ruben Russell Croy and the dens. The family will receive daughter Melissa and her special 251 S. Tennessee St. as an honorary pallbearer will be late Alice Mae Barrett Croy. She friends from breakfasts with her son, Leon. Cartersville, GA 30120 Bobby Marshall. Interment will was also preceded in death by her 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Thurs- Survivors include her son and follow the service at Eastview husband, Edward Eugene Jenkins; day evening at the funeral home. daughter-in-law, Leon and Lavern Mailing Address: Cemetery, Adairsville, GA. her daughter, Patricia Jenkins; her Serving as pallbearers will be Munday; her grandchildren and 251 S. Tennessee St. The family will receive friends Brandon Jenkins, Brian Jenkins, their spouses, Chris and Jan Cartersville, GA 30120 son, Michael Jenkins; her broth- at Owen Funeral Home Friday, ers, Joe Croy, Robert Earl Croy, Scott Blalock, Brett Youngken, Howren, Melissa and Roger December 28, 2018, from four o’- Cody Youngken, and Jimmy Thur- Hawkins, and Stella and John Phone: 770-382-4545 Thomas Earl Croy, Rufus Croy, After 5 p.m.: 770-382-4548 Martha Eleanor clcok in the afternoon until nine.