Police: Rome man kicked in door of home on Maryland Drive, took phone
A Rome man is accused of kicking in the door of a home and taking a person’s $1,000 phone.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Ulric Demond Allen Jr., 29, was arrested Wednesday at an apartment on Maryland Drive, where he caused an estimated $1,200 in damage.
He is charged with burglary in the first degree, felony theft by taking and criminal damage to property. He was being held without bond Thursday on a probation violation.
3 CHARGED WITH HAVING DRUGS, STOLEN HANDGUN
Three men stopped by police on Smith Road early Thursday morning are accused of having suspected high concentrate THC oil, marijuana and a stolen gun.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Trayron Marquez, 28, and Tahiri Durand Tolbert, 20, were arrested Wednesday on Smith Road at Manning Lake Road with a stolen handgun, the oil called dab and multiple packages of suspected marijuana labeled “cannabis.”
They are each charged with theft by receiving stolen property, possession of a Schedule I controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime.
A third person arrested at the same place, Nicholas Dimitrious Alexander Butts, 31, is facing the same charges — along with failure to maintain a lane, driving without his license in his possession and probation violation.
Tolbert was being held Thursday for Polk County on unspecified charges. Marquez and Butts also were being held with no bond set.
SHERIFF: SEX OFFENDER DIDN’T REPORT NEW CAR
A Floyd County man was jailed Wednesday on a felony charge of failing to register as a sex offender.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Jason Anthony Moore, 44, of a Walker Mountain Road address was arrested after he failed to report his new vehicle, a red Mercedes, with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office sex offender registry. He was being held without bond Thursday on a probation violation.
ROME MAN FACING METH CHARGE
A Rome man arrested on Auburn Lane is accused of having methamphetamine in a cigarette pack he was carrying.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Stephen Heath Massengale, 51, was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony meth possession. He was being held without bond Thursday on a probation violation.
REPORT: NEVADA FUGITIVE HELD IN ROME
A Tennessee man wanted in Nevada was jailed Wednesday evening in Rome.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Tzvi Yehuda Strauss, 20, of Birchwood, Tennessee, is charged with a probation violation and being a fugitive from justice in Nevada. He was being held without bond Thursday.
DELIVERY DRIVER ACCUSED OF ADDING FAKE TIPS
A pizza delivery driver was arrested on warrants charging him with collecting over $300 worth of unauthorized tips during a period between Feb. 1 and May 3.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Toddrick Rayon Burdette, 43, was arrested Thursday at his home on Edwards Street. He is charged with felony second-degree forgery and misdemeanor theft by deception.
Warrants state Burdette used a Marco’s Pizza app to add approximately $318 in unauthorized tips, resulting in a loss to the business owner.