A Commerce man was arrested recently after he allegedly fired a shotgun at a neighbor he said was prowling in his backyard.
Ramiro Rodriguez, 36, 663 McGinnis Road, was charged with one count of reckless conduct.
According to the incident report, Ramirez told Deputy Gary Floyd that someone was prowling in his backyard and that he had fired a round from his shotgun into the air to frighten the person and that the person fled on a four-wheeler. While Deputy Floyd was responding to the call, the neighbor called 911 to report that someone was shooting at him from the Ramirez residence. The neighbor said he was looking for his dog. He said he was carrying a flashlight and calling his dog when the man (Ramirez) fired at him.
In another arrest, a Colbert woman was arrested on a family violence charge after she allegedly struck her daughter and son-in-law with a flashlight.
Teresa Ann Spratlin, 55, 2165 Diamond Hill Colbert Road, was charged with aggravated assault.
According to the incident report, Deputy Timothy Parr was called to the scene, where the daughter stated that she was in bed when she heard something hit the side of the residence. When she went outside to investigate, she found that her mother, Spratlin, had hit her husband in the forehead with a flashlight when he asked her to leave.
Other arrests on file at the sheriff’s office recently included:
•Sharon Jane Coon, 48, 170 Dublin Street, Athens, bench warrant.
•Anthony Paul Cooper, 20, 263 William Wilson Road, Hull, battery FVA and criminal trespass.
•Michael Curry, 50, 169 Brickyard Road, Comer, probation violation.
•Robert Franklin Dillard, 43, 65 Billy Dillard Road, Hull, probation violation (aggravated assault).
•Joe Carlson Miller, 39, 604 Tallasee Road, Athens, three counts of forgery in the first degree.
•John Andreas Wagener, 53, 113 Jarnigan Drive, Athens, theft by taking.
•Kirk Devon Williams, 54, 1191 Brickyard Road, Comer, adult restraint law seat belt (18 years and older) and probation violation.
•Latoya Tawanna Willingham, 30, 209 Poloma Trail, Athens, battery FVA.
•Michael Anthony Andrews, 40, 335 Macedonia Church Road, Danielsville, driving while license withdrawn. (Danielsville PD)
•Howard Antonio Bailey, 30, 330 Duncan Circle, Commerce, possession of marijuana less than an ounce.
•Russell Keith Cochran, 51, 1976 Duncan Road, Commerce, driving while license withdrawn.
•Fred Darryl Foster, 26, 221 Mountain View Lane, Danielsville, when a person is a party to a crime.
•Kenneth David Gibbs, 32, 37 Red Oak Drive, Hull, possession of marijuana less than an ounce.
•Heather Nicole Jonston, 21, 8465 Nowhere Road, Hull, stalking.
•Robert James Lucas, 21, 120 Meeks Town Road, Cornelia, hold for Habersham County.
•David Adam Newbury, 30, 1099 Madison Street, Danielsville, DUI and failure to drive within a single lane.
•Heriberto Ponce, 24, 300 Piedmont Park, Hull, terroristic threats and acts, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
•Paul Thomas Sears, 59, 3820 Blacks Creek Church Road, Commerce, driving on wrong side of road, tires, open container in vehicle, driving while license withdrawn and DUI. (Georgia State Patrol)
•Christopher Lee Stewart, 29, 1684 Comer Road, Comer, public drunkenness and drugs to be kept in original container.
•Alvin Paul Thompson, 74, 1070 Spring Valley Road, Athens, speeding and DUI.
