CRIME & SAFETY
Polk Jail report – Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, May 1, 2024 report below. (Note: Today’s report was delayed while officials were waiting for processing of an inmate.) The post Polk Jail report – Wednesday, May 1, 2024 appeared first on Polk Today.
East Rome Murder And Mutilation Case To Move Forward After Mental Evaluation
A trial date has been set after a state psychiatrist determined that a man accused of killing and mutilating a Cumming man is mentally competent to stand trial. Brandon Christopher Risner, 23, is accused of stabbing, disfiguring and disemboweling his former friend 21-year-old Aaron William Davis in November 2022. His trial is set to begin on June 24, according to a scheduling order filed by Floyd County Superior Court Chief Judge John “Jack” Niedrach. ...
Man Gets Decade Behind Bars for Stalking West Cobb Woman
A Dallas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for stalking a former girlfriend and her 13-year-old son in late 2020 at their west Cobb home, Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. announced Wednesday. Michael Lydon Strong, 43, who was already serving six years in state prison for selling cocaine, was found guilty of aggravated stalking and disorderly conduct for the October 2020 incident and sentenced to 10 years in prison. ...
Rome Man Acquitted In Alabama Murder Still Faces Charges In Floyd County
A Rome man acquitted of the murder of two Rome sisters in Alabama will still face charges in Floyd County stemming from the incident in 2020. Devin Lashawn Watts was found not guilty of capital murder after a weeklong trial in Cherokee County, Alabama, in March. However, he remained in custody and was transferred back to the Floyd County Jail to resolve other criminal charges in the case. Watts, along...
DTF: Trafficker arrested after month investigation had fentanyl, meth and multiple firearms
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REPORT: Man jailed on DUI charge after wrecking into fence trying to leave random residence
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REPORT: Man jailed on charges following aggravated assault, fleeing from scene
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CPD: Man jailed after Huddle House encounter with police, tried to toss contraband
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