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Deputies arrested 31 year old Gregory Alan Evans of 421 Jeff Davis Road and charged him with violation of Georgia’s Controlled Substances Act, criminal trespass and criminal damage to property after answering a call at 1664 Hendricks Church Road early Sunday morning. Evans was discovered by the resident standing in his kitchen looking for something in the refrigerator and ordered at gunpoint to leave the premises. Evans then went outside and was sitting in a Ford Mustang belonging to the resident when deputies arrived.

Evans attempted to flee but was chased down and cuffed after being hit with one dart from a deputies Taser and getting entangled in a large vine. Evans was also charged with knocking out several windows in a vehicle located next door to the Hendricks Church Road home. A small amount of suspected methamphetamine was found in Evans pocket.

A 911 call Saturday afternoon reporting shots fired at 114 Vine Lane had both city and county officers responding to the scene, the first deputy to arrive discovered 65 year old Horace Bloodworth standing in the middle of the road with a hunting rifle in his hands. Bloodworth eventually put the weapon away and told deputies that he was protecting himself from two local funeral homes that were attempting to get him into a car to conduct his funeral. Bloodworth was transported to the Upson Regional Medical Center by EMS for an evaluation due to auditory and visual hallucinations but was dismissed later that evening.

Shortly after midnight, deputies were called to a neighboring address at 117 Maynard Drive where Bloodworth was reportedly threatening the residents with a piece of plastic pipe. Bloodworth was arrested for disorderly conduct and booked into the Upson County Jail.

A theft reported at 498 Lanier Road, a John Deere riding mower valued at $900 was taken.