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Jerry Lee Ellis
Published: March 16, 2009
Updated: March 16, 2009
Jerry Lee Ellis, 48, of 362 Red Oak Drive in Stokesdale, has been charged with obtaining property by false pretense. Bail was set at $60,000.
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said the case originated in Stokes County. Ellis is accused of cutting trees from another person’s property and never paying the owner for the trees despite a previous arrangement.
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Mz Green, can’t speak for other areas, but those locked up at the Danville City Jail pay $1.00 a day.
yes but this wasnt his first time doing this. thats why its so high,.
could someone please answer this question for my curiosity? Do individuals jailed in the state of va. pay rent?? Thank you!
Desert1cop:
In the world of journalism (and everywhere else), there’s one thing you need to remember.
Words Have Meanings.
In journalism, the original headline was not factual. That was the only thing that I commented on.
Get it now?
An arrest is an arrest who cares who made it,if thats all you have to complain about you should just be quiet !
We own a small plumbing company and have had several customers refuse to pay us and many have aquired services under false pretenses and all we can do is carry them to court and gain judgement. Those people have stolen from us but never an arrest. $60,000.00 bail? People do violent crimes and the bail is set less than this.
No matter who made the arrest, the important thing is that this man has been caught. Stealing is stealing, and what he did is the same as walking in a store and taking something not PAID FOR!
They should have set his bond higher, but the jails are full now and don’t need another mouth to feed
No duh.
That’s why I said the headline was lousy.
“Rockingham sheriff’s dept. makes arrest” would be the better headline.
I believe when a deputy makes an arrest it is considered an arrest by the Sheriff’s office, the article did not mention the name of any officer. Sheriff Page certainly can’t make every arrest in Rockingham County, but they are made under the auspices of the Sheriff’s Department, headed by Mr. Page.
Sam Page did not make this arrest.
Your headline of “Rockingham sheriff makes arrest” needs to be changed.
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