STARKVILLE — A case of domestic violence between siblings appeared among the crimes on the books Thursday at the Oktibbeha County Sheriff”s Office.
Sheena Kelly, 24, of 2175 Walter Bell Road in Starkville, and Montez Ellis, 18, of 1858 Creekline Road in Starkville, were arrested, each receiving one charge of domestic violence/simple assault at 10:02 p.m. Wednesday. For both Kelly and Ellis, bond was set at $1,000.
“Basically they got into an argument at the house on Walter Bell Road, and she picked up a broom and hit him,” Chief Deputy George Carrithers said. “He took it away from her and hit her.”
Then each sibling broke a window of the other sibling”s car, Carrithers said.
Kelly called 911. Both were found with marks apparently obtained because of domestic violence.
“It”s a typical sibling fight that got out of hand,” Carrithers said.
“Went a lot further than it should have,” he added.
Officials with the sheriff”s office also responded to a car accident at approximately 1442 Blackjack Road in Starkville on Wednesday night. Someone from the area called E911 about the incident at 11:19 p.m.
“A car ran off the road and hit a tree, and we”re still looking for the driver of the car,” Carrithers said.
The driver disappeared from the scene of the accident on foot, leaving the passenger behind, lying on the ground. The passenger was taken to Otkibbeha County Hospital after sustaining severe injuries, Carrithers said.
The sheriff”s office suspects the driver was Thomas McGee of 1410 Cumming St. in Starkville. The vehicle was a white, four-door 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix.
The driver was “driving too fast for the conditions — lost control of the vehicle, and struck a tree,” Carrithers said. “And it appears that drinking might have had something to do with the accident.”
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