Douglas County Crime Beat

Drugs Seized; Jailers Assaulted

Here's a few things happening with the Douglas County Sheriff's Department this week.

Drugs Seized On March 5, members of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department F.I.N.D. Unit made a traffic stop on Interstate-20, near the Carroll County line. Consent to search the vehicle was given and a back pack containing six pounds of Marijuana was found in the back seat. Jamal Blakely of Baconton, GA., was arrested without incident, according to the Sheriff's Department website. Bradford Ellis of Tuscaloosa, AL, resisted arrest and tried to flee on foot. A short struggle with officers ensued and Ellis had to be tased before he could be taken into custody. The vehicle was impounded and approximately $700 was seized. Jailers Assaulted by Inmates Douglas County inmate Gabrielle Begay will face an additional felony charge for assaulting …

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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

The skies are friendlier than they should be.

     Well, with the wounds closing up from last week’s flogging at the hands of Dark Souls, I decided to drop the sword and shield for a while and hopped into the cockpit to take on Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. Hilariously enough, it's published by Namco-Bandi, the same company that made Dark Souls.      Being a pilot myself (well, certified to fly without an instructor, anyway) I’ve actually never been big into flight sims. My only experience with them was when I was a chubby kid with a buzz cut and bent glasses (as opposed to today, where I am a chubby adult with a buzz cut and bent glasses). It was the original Microsoft Flight Simulator on my Dad’s 400-pound computer with Windows 95. I remember flying a polygon 747 over endless fields …

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