Report: Man finds out twin born early, gets disorderly
Police finally arrested a Rome man after several reports of trouble throughout the day.
According to Rome Police Department records:
The last straw came Tuesday night at the Relax Inn on Martha Berry Boulevard with a report of a “suspicious person” lying in the parking lot screaming. Officers found the 32-year-old man in the lobby of the nearby Cottis Inn, in the middle of an argument.
The man, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, told police he was upset because he just found out his twin brother was born two months early.
“I advised (the man) I was sorry to hear that but that does not excuse him for being disorderly in public,” the officer wrote in his report.
A radio check showed at least other two police units had stopped to talk with the man about his behavior that day and he was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. Strange discovery in used car
A Watson Street resident reported a strange find in a vehicle he bought a year ago from a used car dealership.
The man said he lost his debit card between the carpet and the driver’s side floorboard. When he removed the carpet to recover the card he also found two other financial transaction cards, issued to different people, and a Starbucks gift card.
He turned the items over to Rome police, who were unable to immediately locate the owners. Diane Wagner, staff writer
3 face felony drug charges after traffic stop
Three Rome residents have been jailed after their arrest for allegedly possessing methamphetamine in the wake of traffic stop at Booze Mountain Road and Park Avenue.
According to Floyd County Jail reports: Jennifer Michelle Ford, 35, of 1347 Redmond Circle, Donnie Frederick Cash, 44, of 24 Dodd Blvd., and Jonathan Ryan Bannister, 28, of 5 Ridgeway Drive, were all charged with possession of methamphetamine. Ford was also charged with felony possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug related objects, while Bannister was also cited for possession of dangerous drugs.
Bond was set at $10,100 for Cash, $5,700 for Ford while Bannister was being held without bond
Report: Man hit, threatened to beat victim ‘to death’
A Wax Road resident has been jailed after allegedly striking a woman and making even more serious threats to harm the victim According to Floyd County Jail reports: Robert Michael Upton, 53, of 2127 Wax Road, was arrested late Wednesday night after police were called to his home after an altercation between Upton and the victim. Police report the victim exhibited old bruising and heard Upton shout, “I am going to beat you to death” as the suspect was leaving the residence.
Upton, who is being held in Floyd County Jail without bond, was charged with a felony for making terroristic threats and misdemeanors for driving with a revoked license and failing to maintain his lane.
Fight leads to felony methamphetamine arrest
A Rome man who was arrested after reportedly fighting with a woman now faces a felony drug charge after jail personnel found a quantity of methamphetamine on the man as he was being booked. According to Floyd County Jail reports: James Daniel Kelly, 37, of 3 Plymouth Road, struck a woman with his fist at his residence Wednesday night. After police carried Kelly to the jail on a misdemeanor assault charge, jailers discovered the methamphetamine resulting in the felony drug charge.
Kelly is also charged with felony crossing the guard line with drugs, simple battery, willful obstruction of officers and criminal trespassing.
Kelly is being held in Floyd County Jail without bond.
Threats land Rome man in jail
A warrant for the arrest of a Floyd County man alleges that he threatened to kill both himself and a woman during an argument last month.
According to Floyd County Jail reports: Christopher Daniel Ridley, 39, 0f 366 Kerce Road, was arrested Wednesday on a felony terroristic threats warrant which indicates he made the threats against a woman at a home on Avenue E in Lindale on Sept. 30
Ridley is being held in Floyd County Jail on an $11,400 bond. Doug Walker, associate editor
Man arrested for alleged transaction card fraud
A Rome man was arrested Thursday after allegedly using another person’s credit card to make purchases.
According to Floyd County Jail reports: Juan Antonio Villeda, 17, used another person’s credit card on Sept. 7 to make 10 transactions totaling to $197.90 and was arrested following an affidavit issued for his arrest.
He is being charged with a felony charge of financial transaction fraud.