Presgraves Indicted by Grand Jury
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The Toombs County Grand Jury indicted 23 people at its March 12 session, including Robert Lee Presgraves, who was charged with theft by taking and escape for his evasion from authorities in 2022. On May 5, 2022, Presgraves was transported to the Toombs County Courthouse from a rehabilitation facility by Montgomery County deputies, who advised the Toombs County deputies that he often tried to flee. He remained in custody during his sentencing for previous theft and weapons charges, but attacked and overpowered a Toombs County Detention Center jailer after being handcuffed and placed in the jail transport vehicle. He then ran across the street to the Enmarket convenience store and stole a Pineland Paper delivery truck.
Though eyewitnesses were able to identify Presgraves’s direction, as they had seen him travel south on Highway 178 near Johnson Corner Road, the prisoner was able to continue to evade law enforcement. He abandoned the truck, which was found by authorities at the dead end of Mount Moriah Road in Toombs County near the Tattnall County line, but left no trace of his location.
Thirty-five law enforcement officers from several agencies searched the swampy area surrounding the truck, but were never able to pinpoint the suspect’s location. Presgraves was captured nine days later outside of Mount Vernon, as Montgomery County Deputy Matt Mallory saw the escapee walking down Highway 56, around 1.5 miles south of the city. Presgraves did not resist arrest, as he told the officer that he was “tired of running.”
Having been indicted, Presgraves will now enter a plea in the case, which will help to determine whether his case will continue to a trial or a sentencing hearing.
Others included in the Grand Jury indictments were: Chad Kendrick Mo bley, failure to register as a sex offender Cordell Hull Stall ings, Jr., aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Lillian Corouthers, aggravated assault Robert Gerald Baze more, sexual exploitation of children (3 counts) Donterrious King, aggravated assault (family violence) Nathan Walter Dole, sexual exploitation of children (10 counts) Joseph Lewis Prater, sexual exploitation of children (10 counts) Randall Gene Bald win, possession of prohibited items by an inmate Belinda Wicks, fur nishing prohibited items to an inmate Natalie Parker, ob struction of an officer Donnie Blaine, ter roristic threats Lavoris Devon Nails, sale of cocaine (4 counts); possession of cocaine Hunter Lance Spill ers, burglary in the first degree, theft by taking vRegina Lamb, obstruction of an officer Andrew Trey Grimes, burglary in the second degree, theft by taking, possession of methamphetamine Kenneth Johnson Butler, theft by taking, criminal damage to property in the second degree Kyree Williams, criminal use of an article with altered identification mark James Williams, ag –
gravated assault Jennifer Lorraine Cowart, aggravated assault Charles Earl Cole man, criminal damage to property in the second degree Tekelia Preston, bur glary in the first degree These individuals will enter the process of proclaiming a formal plea, which will determine their next steps in the judicial system.
