Report: Man abandons child in vehicle during police chase
A Rome man faces multiple felony charges after he fled police with his young child in the car, reports stated.
According to Floyd County Jail reports;
Jamaal Alexander Pryor, 23, was arrested at his home Sunday, after he fled Floyd County police attempting to make a traffic stop in East Rome Friday around 2:20 a.m.
Pryor drove off, then abandoned the vehicle, its motor still running, with his 2-year old son still inside. Investigators said he had more than 30 grams of marijuana a digital scale and a handgun in the vehicle.
Pryor is charged with the felonies possession of a weapon during an attempt to commit a crime, possession of marijuana, cruelty to children in the second degree and fleeing or attempting to elude officers.
He also faces misdemeanor charges of driving on a suspended or
revoked license, obstruction of officers, reckless driving, reckless conduct and possession of drugrelated objects.
Rome man charged with making terroristic threats
A man was arrested on accusations that he threatened to harm two people in the North Elm Street area early Monday, reports stated.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Justin Carl Beatenbough, 36, is charged with two counts of felony aggravated stalking, aggravated assault and four counts of terroristic threats and acts.
He is accused of texting a man and threatening to shoot him as well as kill a second person.
Beatenbough was at the home of a person he is court ordered not to contact and a deputy with the Screven County Sheriff’s Office was a witness to the threats.
Doug Walker, associate editor
Report: Rome man dumped
ID with drug bag
A Rome man is facing felony charges after tossing out a bag containing drugs, a gun as well as his identification during a police chase, reports stated.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Tykevion Zykail Zenae Lawrence, 21, drove at high speeds and crossing double yellow lines when police attempted to pull him over around 8 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Old School Road and Old Summerville Road.
Lawrence kept driving, even after officers put on their lights and sirens, and he tossed out a bag containing marijuana and a pistol, as well as his driver’s license. Police eventually stopped him and recovered the bag.
Lawrence is charged with felony fleeing police and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime. He’s also facing misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession, failure to maintain a lane, reckless driving and passing in a no passing zone.
Police: Rome woman threatened to burn
down house
A Rome woman was arrested at a residence on Old Summerville Road after she reportedly threatened to burn a person’s house down.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Andrea Lane Kelley is charged with terroristic threats. She was being held on a $11,200 bond Saturday.
Shannon man charged with possession of Schedule I
substance
A Shannon man wanted by the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office was arrested by Floyd County police on suspected meth possession, reports stated.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Jeffrey Arron Ingle, 25, has two warrants out of Gordon County. Floyd County police caught him Saturday and, during the patdown, found suspected meth and a glass smoking device.
Ingle is charged with felony possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of a drug-related object. He was being held Sunday for the GCSO.