Man charged with raping 6-year-old girl 16 years ago
A Fort Oglethorpe man was arrested on rape and child molestation charges Thursday, over 16 years after he is accused of forcing a 6-year-old girl into a room at a Rome residence and raped her.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Timothy Wayne Duck, 36, of 103 Colony Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, is charged with felony rape, aggravated child molestation and aggravated sexual battery. The incident occurred in April of 2002, when he forcibly had intercourse with the young girl “with the intention of satisfying his sexual desires.” He was 21 at the time.
Duck remained in jail without bond Friday.
Report: Drunk man led police on chase
A Rome man was in jail without bond Friday after being charged with felony methamphetamine possession and misdemeanor DUI of drugs, along with a number of traffic violations stemming from an early morning chase which included him driving into oncoming traffic and almost causing a headon wreck, reports stated.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
James Mandell Johnson, 38, of 316 Pine St., was arrested around 12:41 a.m. after being tracked down by an officer on foot when he ran from his vehicle when it broke down during the car chase.
An officer tried to pull him over at the intersection of Martha Berry Highway and Veterans Memorial Parkway around 12:37 a.m. He accelerated to 50 mph in a 35 mph zone and went off the northbound side of the road.
Johnson then swung into oncoming traffic and almost struck another vehicle head-on. When his vehicle stopped working, he got out and tried to flee on foot only to be taken into custody by police. Police found meth on him and indicated he smelled of alcohol.
Johnson is additionally charged with misdemeanor fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving, two counts of willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, failure to maintain a lane, no brake lights and driving while his license is suspended. He is also charged with a felony probation violation.
Report: Shoplifter had meth with her
A Rome woman was released from jail Friday after being arrested the day before on a felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor shoplifting charge.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Teresa Ann Kines, 50, of 251 Fire Tower Road, is also charged with misdemeanor failure to appear. On Thursday, around 7 p.m., she took merchandise from the Walmart at 825 U.S. 411 without paying.
She was then found to have a bag of meth at the bottom of her purse.