Pistol-whipped man taken to hospital
A 59-year-old Alabama man was taken to a hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after he was smashed in the face with the butt of a gun during a Fourth of July party on Hardy Avenue.
According to Rome police reports:
The man was initially taken to Floyd Medical Center on Wednesday night, around 11:15 p.m. He had cuts and blood on his face. Also his right eye was swollen shut.
The niece of the man said he’d gone to the corner of the house at 201 Hardy Ave., where relatives of theirs used to live but have since moved out, to urinate. The owner of the house then came outside and hit her uncle in face with the gun.
During the time the officer was at FMC, a call came in about a man on Hardy Avenue waving a gun around while on the swing set in the park. Responding officers were told the man could be the suspect in the man’s beating, since his clothing description matched. But by the time police arrived he was gone.
Man loses $100 during struggle
A resident of the Cottis Inn on Martha Berry Boulevard had $100 taken from his pocket after he told two men he would let them have the money if they could take it from him by force.
According to Rome police reports:
Early Wednesday, around 1:30 a.m., another man came up to him outside his room to ask for money to rent a room. He said he could not give out any money to him, but then the man tried to reach into his pockets and take it.
The man told police he was able to stop the other man by putting him in a chokehold. However, then another man approached them to try and get the money from his pocket.
“(He) then informed both (of them) if they thought they could take (him) and get the money from him, then he would let them have it,” an officer wrote in his report.
This sparked a struggle between the men, during which one of the other men was able to get inside the man’s pocket and pull $100 from his wad of cash.
Officers attempted to find the two men in the area of the motel at 1105 Martha Berry Blvd. but were unsuccessful. Since the only information they had was from one side of those involved, the man was told of how to take the issue to magistrate court.
Myrtle Street home burglarized
A Phillips 65-inch TV and a PlayStation 4 were taken from a Myrtle Street home during a burglary Wednesday, while the homeowner took her kids to the park for the holiday.
According to Rome police reports:
The woman left for the park with her kids around 3:30 p.m. and did not return until around midnight. She noticed the backdoor was partially open when she came home. The TV and gaming console were missing from her bedroom, and the clothes in her dresser drawers were strewn about.
The backdoor has to be lifted up for it to be completely closed and locked. The woman told police she must have not locked it all the way.
The total value of the stolen items is $3,100.
Man living in tent reports truck stolen
A man who lives in a tent behind the post office at 1420 Martha Berry Blvd. reported to Rome police early Thursday that his 1992 Chevrolet pickup truck was stolen.
Several hours later, the truck was recovered and the alleged thief behind bars.
According to Floyd County Jail and Rome police reports:
The man told police another man had asked on Wednesday morning to borrow his truck. He told him he could not and went to sleep.
When the man woke up he noticed the truck was gone from the place he parked it behind the post office. The truck owner believes the thief got inside his tent while he was sleeping and took the keys.
By 2:14 p.m., Rome police had arrested Gary Dewayne Locklear, 50, of 1103 N. Second Ave., and charged him with felony theft by taking a motor vehicle and the misdemeanors loitering and driving with a suspended license.
Locklear is accused of taking the truck and being in a barn on private property that had recently been burglarized. He was being held without bond Wednesday night.
Report: Pot, firearm send man to jail
A Rome man was released on bond Thursday after his arrest on marijuana and gun charges.
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Demonte Jamari Ludy, 25, of 530 Ashland Park Blvd., was arrested on Garden Lakes Boulevard just before 9 p.m. Wednesday night after police found him with between 10 and 15 grams of marijuana along with a set of digital scales and a loaded AK-47 firearm.
Police also reported that Ludy’s cell phone contained text messages indicating where he was taking marijuana to people.
Ludy has been charged with felony possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He is also charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related objects.
Deputies charge 2 with obstruction
A traffic stop at Martha Berry Boulevard and the Veterans Memorial Highway resulted in the arrest of two Floyd County residents on obstruction of officers charges. According to jail reports: Brandon Francis, 28, of 1217 Bells Ferry Road, was stopped for running a traffic signal at the intersection around 10:45 Wednesday night.
After identifying the driver and determining he was wanted on a probation violation, a deputy asked him to get out of the vehicle and Francis refused. When the deputy attempted to forcibly remove Francis he began “throwing elbows” and resisting arrest.
A woman, Laconia Deloria Davis, 25, of Shannon, then got out of the vehicle and jumped on the back of a deputy, striking him in the head prompting her arrest.
Francis is charged with four counts of felony obstruction, probation violation and failing to obey a traffic device. He is being held in the Floyd County Jail without bond. Davis is charged with one count of felony obstruction and misdemeanor simple assault. She was released on bond Thursday afternoon.
Man charged with possession of meth
A Rome man is being held without bond in the Floyd County Jail for possession of methamphetamine after he was stopped at the intersection of Trentwood Place and Glendale Road in Garden Lakes and found to be in possession of meth. According to jail reports: Floyd Terrell Massey Jr., 35, of 20 Tumlin Drive, had a glass pipe with suspected meth inside the automobile.
Man charged with exploitation of elder
A Rome man arrested early Wednesday on drug charges now faces a felony charge of exploitation of an elder adult after additional investigation by police. According to jail reports: John Wayne Franks, 46, of 2312 Maple Ave., took cash and a check, together valued at $105, from the 85-year old victim’s purse.
Police allege that Franks took money to perform a service but never returned to do the work. He was also charged with misdemeanor theft by deception and is being held in the Floyd County Jail without bond.
Report: Man hit victim with vehicle
A Silver Creek man was released from the Floyd County Jail on a $11,200 bond after using a vehicle to strike a victim on Ridgeview in Silver Creek, reports stated. According to jail reports: Bristol Lee Nash Smith, 18, of 59 Ramblewood Drive, was charged with felony aggravated assault after using a car as a weapon to hit a 40-yearold man Wednesday night around 6:40 p.m.
Police: Man ran light with drugs in car
A Silver Creek man was in jail without bond Thursday after police say he ran a red light and tried to get rid of his methamphetamine when he was stopped. According to jail records: Craig Colby Lee, 27, of 1743 Old Rockmart Road in Silver Creek, was on Cedartown Highway just before 7 a.m. Wednesday when he ran a red light. As police approached, he reportedly threw a bag of suspected meth out of the vehicle.
Lee is charged with the felonies possession of meth and possession with the intent to distribute. He’s also facing misdemeanor charges of failing to obey a traffic control device and a felony probation violation.