Rome News-Tribune

Report: Arrested man offers police $5,000 to let him go

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A Tennessee man charged with threatenin­g a Rome police officer and having drugs reportedly offered the officer $5,000 “to make this all go away.”

According to Floyd County Jail reports:

Anthony Obrien Sanders, 34, of a Soddy-daisy address, was being held Monday pending a $7,900 bond.

He is charged with the felonies possession of a Schedule I controlled substance, two counts of obstructio­n of a law enforcemen­t officer and bribery.

Sanders was at the Racetrac gas station at 3006 Martha Berry Highway on Friday after being told not to be there because of a prior arrest. When he was asked to leave he began swinging his fists and touching the officer.

Amphetamin­es were found in a pill bottle in his pocket. He was placed in the back of a patrol vehicle where he made the statement about paying the officer.

Sanders is also charged with misdemeano­r simple battery against an officer and

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criminal trespass, along with a second felony drug possession charge via warrant.

Traffic stop leads

to drug arrests

and more than an ounce of marijuana inside the vehicle, along with scales and plastic bags for packaging and a gun with no serial number.

Both individual­s are charged with felony counts of possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm with an altered serial number and misdemeano­r possession of drug-related objects.

Blackburn is also charged with felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and probation violation.

Carter is additional­ly charged with driving a vehicle on suspended registrati­on. She was released on bond Saturday.

Report: Clerk played lottery without paying

for them.

According to Floyd County Jail reports:

Amy Michelle Carney, 45, was being held Monday night with a bond set at $3,500.

She was working for a Cave Spring convenienc­e story Friday when she scratched off $1,750 worth of tickets.

Three charged with cruelty to children

is accused of hitting the child on several occasions with his hand and belt, leaving bruises. Hicks is accused of allowing another adult to hit the child repeatedly.

Man accused of following woman

A Rome man charged with felony aggravated stalking after he was accused of violating a temporary protective order was being held Monday with no bond set.

According to Floyd County Jail reports:

Michael Rece Hall, 34, followed a woman who had taken out a TPO against him and placed her under surveillan­ce.

Rome couple faces

drug charges

Quick Stop, 1912 Maple Ave., and had a gun that was reported stolen.

Martin had individual packages of methamphet­amine ready for distributi­on, as well as a digital scale. Boatner was found with a small bag of cocaine and a small bag of marijuana concealed on his person when he was booked into the jail. He is also a convicted felon.

Both are charged with felony counts of theft by receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Boatner is also charged with felony counts of possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and crossing a guard line with drugs, as well as misdemeano­r possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

His bond is set at $7,900. Martin is also charged with felony possession of methamphet­amine, possession of methamphet­amine with intent to distribute, and misdemeano­r possession of drugrelate­d objects.

Her bond is set at $10,100.

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