Ex and girlfriend go to jail

Amber Nicole Graham

SALINE CO.— Two women, one an angry ex from Harrisburg and another from McLeansboro, were jailed after authorities say they tried to run over a man, who ended up rolling over the top of their car and seemed to take the whole thing in stride.

On May 14, at approximately 11:11 p.m. Harrisburg officers were dispatched to 1352 Dorris St., in reference to a vehicle driving through a yard and striking a motorcycle.

Officers Kenny Shires and Zach Popetz responded.

Shires located the suspect vehicle on West Robinson Street and executed a traffic stop as Popetz arrived on scene to assist.

The occupants of the car were identified as Jamie Lee Serles, 39, of the 200 block of West Cherry St., McLeansboro, Amber Nicole Graham, 33, of the 100 block of West Walnut St., Harrisburg, and Christopher Cluck, 27, also of McLeansboro.

As the officers were questioning the trio in the car, up walked up Rocky Ewell.

Ewell informed officers that he was at the residence of Gary Scott Graham, located at 1352 West Dorris St., when a vehicle arrived and the occupants got out and began beating on Graham’s front door demanding pictures.

He told officers that Graham told the individuals to come back the next day.

Ewell said when Graham refused to answer the door and deal with the trio any further, Amber Graham walked over to Gary Graham’s motorcycle and pushed it over.

He said the three then got back into the car and drove into Graham’s backyard to turn around.

Ewell said he left the residence and set the motorcycle back up.

He said after the car turned around and got back in the driveway to pull out, it stopped, Serles got out and pushed the motorcycle over again, then got back in the car.

Jamie Lee Serles

Ewell had apparently seen enough and walked in front of the vehicle and stood there until the authorities could arrive.

Serles, who was driving the car, informed Ewell “then you’re getting ran over.”

Ewell said Serles then drove forward with enough speed to hit him, knocking him onto the hood of the car, rolling him onto the roof of the car where he grabbed the antenna to hang on as Serles began making erratic, sharp turns in an effort to throw him off the car.

Ewell, obviously realizing the situation he was in, jumped off the car.

He said he was fine after his ride on the alleged crazy woman’s car.

When officers spoke with Gary Graham and another witness at his home, they told the exact same story as Ewell.

When officer Shires spoke with Serles, following the traffic stop, she said she was taking one of her two friends by an ex-husband’s house to get some pictures of her kids when someone came out of the house and started beating on her car.

When Shires ran Ms. Serles’ information through police computers, her license came back revoked.

She was taken into custody and since neither Ms. Graham nor Mr. Cluck had a driver’s license, they were asked to step out of the car.

When Graham stepped out Shires discovered she had in her possession a one-quarter full Keystone Light beer can that was still cool to the touch.

When it was all said and done Amber Graham was charged with Criminal Damage to Property and Serles was charged with Driving Revoked and Battery of Mr. Ewell.

Graham was released from police custody May 15 after a $1,000 cash bond was posted on her behalf by Rick Pittman of Galatia.

Cash bond in Serles case was set at $300.

Cusses at and batters mother

In an unrelated story, an Eldorado man has been jailed after authorities say he slammed a door on his mother.

Donald N. Summers

Reports filed indicate that on May 10, Eldorado officer Jerod Gott spoke with Kathy J. Summers, of the 800 block of High St., Eldorado at the city police department and was advised that she and her husband Donald R. Summers were bringing groceries into the residence when her son, Donald N. Summers, 23, informed them that they needed to leave.

She said she had propped the door open so her husband could carry the groceries.

At one point she said she was standing in the doorway and her son told her she needed to move because he was going to “shut the f*cking door and knock her out of the f*cking house.”

She said her son continued cussing her, telling her to leave and finally closed the door with her standing in the doorway hitting her in the back and the foot she had had surgery on.

Donald N. Summers was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Battery.

Cash bond in the case was set at $500.

Chances are, young Mr. Summers will not be getting the bond money from his parents.