Man threatens wife; will likely be charged with stalking

A woman on Hwy. 106 South told Deputy Michael Moore that her husband, whom she is divorcing, has been calling and texting her, making threats.

The man reportedly left a message on her phone, stating that “if things didn’t go his way in court, he was going to get her where it hurts the most.” He stated it would be the daycare she owns, according to the report. He also stated he “would love to go to jail if he could @#$% her up.” The deputy noted that the woman already has a restraining order and that he will obtaining warrants for the husband’s arrest.

In another incident, Deputy David Kidd was dispatched last week to a call about an elderly woman in a wheelchair in the road.

Kidd found the woman just north of Old Ila Road near Ila. The woman told Kidd that she had been on her way to the store in her power chair to call 911. The woman said she and Shane Fredrick Yerdon, a man hired to look after her and her husband, had gotten into an argument and he had knocked the phone out of her hand as she attempted to call 911.

This incident stemmed from a previous one Deputy Kidd noted. The deputy said he had spoken with the woman several days prior to this about two missing female juveniles, one of whom is Yerdon’s girlfriend. The girls were located at another residence that day visiting with Yerdon. Deputy Kidd instructed the woman and Yerdon at that time to call him if the girls made contact with Yerdon again. The girls had made several calls to Yerdon on this day and he and woman began to argue when she attempted to call 911. Yerdon had allegedly knocked the phone out of her hand, injuring it.

While Kidd was speaking with her, Yerdon came to their location. He told Deputy Kidd that the woman was mad and had been “acting up all day.” Yerdon said he took the phone from her hand but that she hurt it because she was throwing things at him. Yerdon was then arrested. While searching him, Deputy Kidd found a small plastic baggie in a pocket containing suspected marijuana.

Yerdon, 24, whose address listed as 166 Sherwood Circle, Danielsville, was charged with one count of battery FVA, interference with a 911 call and possession of marijuana.

In a similar incident, a woman on Stoy Smith Road told Deputy Douglas Martin that a neighbor came over to ask to borrow her vehicle. The woman said she smelled alcohol on the man and refused to allow him to borrow it. An argument ensued, with the man threatening bodily harm and using profanity towards her in the presence of her 13-year old son. As she attempted to call 911, the man reportedly knocked the phone out of her hand and as he left the residence, he slammed the door behind him, causing the blinds to fall. Once outside, he reportedly continued to yell profanity and make threats. The suspect had left by the time the deputy arrived.

Deputy Martin advised the woman of the warrant process to obtain a protective order.

In another incident, first degree child cruelty was reported on McGinnis Chandler Road last week when a man and his ex-wife reported that her boyfriend had allegedly struck their 4-year-old son just underneath his left eye with a half full 20-ounce Sprite bottle. The child’s mother stated that she and her boyfriend were arguing when the incident occurred. Both the father and mother stated they wanted the man prosecuted, saying they will not tolerate someone causing harm to the child.