By Payton D. Fletcher and Jack R. Jordan | The Moultrie Observer Jul 15, 2021
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MOULTRIE, Ga. â A man affiliated with a criminal street gang known as the âKiller Kracker Pride,â was indicted by the Colquitt County Grand Jury in three separate cases and accused by the District Attorneyâs Office in another.
Tyler James Weeks of Moultrie both individually and with co-conspirators faces multiple charges in the four separate cases. Each case has been brought forth in a joint effort by both the Colquitt County Sheriffâs Office and the Moultrie Police Department, according to court documents.Â
Information was not readily available on all cases from the primary investigators, which includes Investigator George Newton of the MPD, Investigator Channing McDowell of the CCSO Drug Enforcement Team, Justin Searcy also of the CCSO DET and Investigator Kat Johnson of the Colquitt County Criminal Investigation Division.Â
Charges
⢠Leslie Sloan Williams, 41, of Moultrie was charged with aggravated assault and possession of firearm or knife while trying to commit crimes on Dec. 16.
⢠Michael Lee Benson, 32, of Sparks was charged with obtaining/procuring/giving inmate tobacco without authorization on Dec. 15.Â
⢠Ashley Elarie Boyd, 29, of Moultrie was charged with DUI, criminal damage to property (second degree) and felony theft by taking (car) on Dec. 14.
Incidents
⢠On Dec. 14, Colquitt County Sheriffâs Office was dispatched to the Publix parking lot in Moultrie in reference to a theft from a motor vehicle. A complainant stated he parked the car at the far end of the lot Dec. 13 after a belt broke. After replacing the belt the next day, he learned the catalytic converter underneath had been cut off and removed. The deputy reported seeing the area of the exhaust system where the converter should have been and that it had been cut off.