Rome News-Tribune

Police: Driver causes 2 wrecks near Ga. 140

- Blake Doss, staff writer

An Atlanta man was the cause of two wrecks Saturday on Ga. 140 and Old Dalton Road, according to a Floyd County police officer.

According to Floyd County police officer Ron Hunton:

Frederick Boynton, in his late 60s, was traveling west in a 1998 Ford Explorer on Ga. 140 around Hiram Road when he veered into the eastbound lane, causing a GMC to flip.

The unidentifi­ed driver of the GMC was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Boynton later tried to turn right on Old Dalton Road and hit a utility trailer being pulled by a 2009 Jeep Wrangler.

No one was injured in that wreck.

Boynton was cited with driving too fast for conditions following the wreck at Old Dalton Road.

Police: Homeless man made threats

A homeless man was being held in the Floyd County Jail without bond Saturday night after police say he threatened someone, reports stated.

According to Floyd County Jail reports:

Justin Elihu Tibbitts, 31, is charged with felony terroristi­c threats and acts and misdemeano­r disorderly conduct after police arrested him at 500 E. Second Ave. on Saturday.

Police say woman stole items from car

A Rome woman was being held in jail Saturday night on $3,500 bond after

police state she entered a vehicle that didn’t belong to her and removed some items from the car, reports stated.

According to Floyd County Jail reports:

Sheila Denise Smith Selman, 42, of 8 Cliffview Drive Apt. 1, was arrested at 501 Redmond Road around 1:45 p.m. Saturday.

Man charged with aggravated stalking

A Rome man was being held in jail without bond Saturday night after police say he violated an order to stay away from the victim and then broke out a window and cut some laundry lines, reports stated.

According to Floyd County Jail reports:

Bobby Andrew Garlin, 26, of 211 E. 20th St., is charged with felony aggravated stalking and second-degree criminal damage to property after police arrested him Saturday afternoon.

 ?? Photos by Blake Doss, Rome News-Tribune ?? LEFT: A wrecker pulls a flipped vehicle back onto its wheels near Hiram Road on Ga. 140.
Photos by Blake Doss, Rome News-Tribune LEFT: A wrecker pulls a flipped vehicle back onto its wheels near Hiram Road on Ga. 140.
 ??  ?? ABOVE: Rome-Floyd County firefighte­rs inspect a wreck at the intersecti­on of Old Dalton Road and Ga. 140 on Saturday.
ABOVE: Rome-Floyd County firefighte­rs inspect a wreck at the intersecti­on of Old Dalton Road and Ga. 140 on Saturday.

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