Woman Indicted on Charges For 2022 Crash
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A woman was recently indicted by the Toombs County Grand Jury on a single charge of criminal damage to property in the first degree for the destruction caused in a 2022 car crash in Vidalia.
The Toombs County Grand Jury reconvened for their first session of the new year on January 5, during which they returned 9 true bills of indictment, including one for Trina Marie Conaway for the damages to J & B’s Steakhouse sustained during a car accident on January 7, 2022.
Christopher Morgan was one of the Vidalia Police Department (VPD) investigators who probed the case, as he reported that Conaway – whose name was previously withheld due to medical privacy issues – entered the VPD headquarters in the John Raymond Turner Municipal Complex on First Street around 6:30 p.m. on January 7, 2022, and appeared to be in distress. The subject was screaming for help, and officers attempted to assist her and to determine the nature of her complaint.
He said that Conaway, who was sitting in the front office of the police station, eventually calmed down, but as officers left to make phone calls about the case, she became agitated again and began tearing items from the walls of the station.
Conaway pulled the fire alarm, then ran from the building and was able to reach her car before officers could stop her. She proceeded to back her car into the former Taco Bell building that is located in the Municipal Complex parking lot and across from the police department, then drove forward into J & B’s Steakhouse, which is located in the same parking lot and is adjacent to the police station.
Morgan said the steakhouse received substantial damage, and four individuals were transported to Memorial Health Meadows Hospital for minor injuries.
Conaway is charged with one count of criminal damage to property in the first degree.
Home Invasion
The Toombs County Grand Jury also indicted Micho Chavez on charges for a 2021 home invasion.
According to law enforcement officials, Chavez broke into a Vidalia apartment on Randolph Drive on March 27, 2021, and threatened the resident with a handgun, forcing her to digitally transfer him money.
Chavez is charged with one count each of armed robbery and home invasion. Possession By Inmate
Angel Lee Kicklighter was indicted by the Toombs County Grand Jury on a single count of possession of methamphetamine by an inmate. This charge comes after authorities discovered Kicklighter to be in possession of the illegal substance on June 22, 2024, while she was in custody at the Toombs County Detention Center.
Fleeing An Officer
The Toombs County Grand Jury indicted Danna Moody Jones on charges related to an incident during a traffic stop in 2025.
According to the Toombs County Sheriff’s Office, on February 15, 2025, Deputy Joshua Colbert attempted to stop Jones along Lyons Center Road for a traffic stop, but Jones refused to stop, reaching speeds of over 85 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Colbert continued to pursue Jones; once Jones stopped the vehicle, it was determined that she was under the influence of alcohol.
Jones is charged with one count each of fleeing/ attempting to elude a police officer, driving under the influence (DUI) (less safe) (alcohol), reckless driving, and failure to maintain lane.
Other Indictments
Other indictments returned by the Grand Jury
were:
Derek Arnold Walker – aggravated assault; battery (family violence) Jaudon Cornelius Foreman – battery (family violence); cruelty to children in the third degree; criminal trespass Eugene Wayne Spears – financial transaction card fraud Raivan Sarin Smith – cruelty to children in the second degree; criminal trespass Cincer Jones and Ex tavious Tyion Hill – entering an automobile All indicted individuals will now enter a formal plea to the court to determine their next steps in the judicial process.
Other Business
The Grand Jury also appointed Toombs County Citizen Greg Brandenburg as an alternate for the Toombs County Board of Equalization.
