A Carroll County deputy’s sharp memory and quick action led to the arrest of a man wanted in a recent theft.
🚨 What Happened: Deputy Duffie was patrolling along Highway 166 West when he spotted a man on a bicycle whose blue shorts and black backpack matched the description from a theft case days earlier. The suspect had been caught on a trail camera after an air conditioning unit was stolen on Old Bowdon Road.
- Duffie snapped photos and sent them to Investigator Milsap.
- He already knew the man — Joshua Carroll — from a warrant arrest on just his second day at the Sheriff’s Office.
🔍 Between the Lines: That recognition wasn’t luck. It was the kind of detail work police rely on to connect scattered moments into a clear case.
- Milsap compared Duffie’s photos to the trail cam image, confirmed the match, and secured arrest warrants.
📌 The Big Picture: Carroll County officials say this arrest is a textbook example of how on-the-ground observation, strong recall, and solid patrol-investigator coordination can wrap up a case fast.
The Sources: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
How to Read and Understand the News
Truth doesn’t bend because we dislike it.
Facts don’t vanish when they make us uncomfortable.
Events happen whether we accept them or not.
Good reporting challenges us. The press isn’t choosing sides — it’s relaying what official, verified sources say. Blaming reporters for bad news is like blaming a thermometer for a fever.
Americans have a history of misunderstanding simple things. In the 1980s, A&W rolled out a 1/3-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. It failed because too many people thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If we can botch basic math, we can certainly misread the news.
Before dismissing a story, ask yourself:
- What evidence backs this?
- Am I reacting to facts or feelings?
- What would change my mind?
- Am I just shooting the messenger?
And one more: Am I assuming bias just because I don’t like the story?
Smart news consumers seek truth, not comfort.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
