Naked neighbor arrested for indecent exposure
A Comer man was arrested recently after allegedly exposing himself repeatedly to his neighbors through the windows of his home.
James Thomas Garrett, 69, 791 Hwy. 72 East, was charged with three counts of public indecency/indecent exposure (felony after two prior convictions).
According to the incident report, the sheriff’s office received several complaints about Garrett standing in front of his windows unclothed so his neighbors could see him. When officers questioned Garrett about the complaints, he explained that he sleeps unclothed and that he walks around his residence unclothed and that he “can’t help that people look through his windows.”
Officer Bradley Free noted that all the windows in the home were uncovered where neighbors on both sides could see Garrett unclothed and advised him that he needed to have his blinds closed when he is walking around naked.
Officers also spoke with two neighbors, one who said that on Dec. 1 and again on Dec. 3, Garrett was standing in his window naked looking at her. On Dec. 3, she stated that he was also “fondling himself with one hand and waving at her with the other.” She also said that he stands in the window naked when she puts her young daughter on the bus.
Another neighbor on the other side, who Free noted had made previous complaints about Garrett, stated that he constantly stands in the window naked where she can see him and that he has come onto her property and left a note on the door “wanting her to come over and be friends.” She stated that when it is warm outside, he constantly tries to call over there, even when she has her 2-year old son with her. She gave the note allegedly written by Garrett to the officer as well.
In another arrest, Tracy Lynn Greene, 45, 221 Williams Wilson Road, Hull, was charged with battery FVA after she and her juvenile son allegedly got into an altercation at their home last week.
According to the report, several deputies responded because one of the offenders had made the statement that it “might take five deputies.” Ms. Greene said she and her son were arguing over a cell phone and that her son got upset and started beating on the walls and cursing at her. He then reportedly kicked her door down to her bedroom where she was lying and that she told him to “quit acting stupid.” He then reportedly grabbed her by the throat and slung her against the wall, then grabbed her again around the neck and threw her on the floor. The son said his mother had slapped him and made the statements that he is stupid and “acts just like his father did” and that she wanted to beat the “h… out of him” or kill him. He said that he took his pocketknife out of his pocket and opened it and laid it in front of his mother and said, “here the knife is.” Both subjects had marks on their faces and necks and both were arrested. The son was taken to the youth detention center in Gainesville.
Others arrested by Madison County law enforcement officer recently included:
•Dennis Caleb Blanton, 21, 325 Hardman Mathis Road, Athens, financial transaction card fraud.
•Tasha Perlina Bonner, 30, 552 Sewell Mill Road, Ila, holding for other county.
•Tammy Marie Brooks, 42, 2707 Commerce Road, Jefferson, failure to appear.
•Stanley Eddie Crowe, 41, 500 Huntington Road, Athens, public drunkenness.
•Rebecca Faith Davidson, 39, Gosnell Hutto Road, Danielsville, theft by receiving stolen property.
•Wesley Lamar Flanagan, 30, 93 Jeff Sharp Road, Colbert, probation violation.
•Leanne Christine Fox, 23, 691 Nitra Drive, Breman, GA, probation violation.
•Reshema Nicole Hall, 23, 100 Rolling Ridge Drive, Apt. 376, Athens, hold for Oconee County.
•Keisha Michelle Hughes, 23, 956 McCannon Morris Road, Hull, no proof of insurance, knowing driving motor vehicle on suspended, cancelled or revoked registration and failure to dim headlights.
•Terry James Hughes, 46, 141 Rogers Mill Road, Danielsville, theft by receiving stolen property and failure to appear.
•Levi Seth Johnson, 29, 1671 Hwy. 59, Commerce, failure to appear.
•John Lamar Kilpatrick, 46, 433 Hwy. 72 East, Comer, marijuana possession less than announce, weaving over roadway and DUI/drugs.
•Gregory Keith Marable, 46, 971 Jack Sharp Road, Colbert, failure to appear.
•Armondo Frank Melhorn, Jr., 24, 509 Hickory Hills Road, Danielsville, order to incarcerate.
•Dawn Marie Pressley, 37, 1377 Popular Street, Stockbridge, probation violation.
•Mike David Puleo, 30, 872 Smithonia Road, Winterville, failure to appear, battery and aggravated assault.
•Eddie Rittenberry, Jr., 58, 180.5 Indiana Avenue, Athens, probation violation.
•Desiree Louise Ross, 26, 640 Jack Sharp Road, Colbert, failure to obey stop sign, DUI, DUI/drugs, theft by taking and three counts of burglary.
•Angelina Marie Sharpe, 47, 117 Bedord Drive, Hull, two counts of harassing phone calls.
•Barry Jerome Smith, 42, 165 Cotton Circle, Colbert, deposit account fraud.
•Leslie Anai Tapia-Hernandez, 24, 9574 Hwy. 72 West, Lot 23, Hull, driving without a valid license.
•Bryon Christopher Waters, 27, 664 Jordan Street, Royston, DUI/alcohol and weaving over roadway.
•Morgan Robert Woods, 55, 2866 Rogers Mill Road, Danielsville, failure to appear.
According to the incident report, the sheriff’s office received several complaints about Garrett standing in front of his windows unclothed so his neighbors could see him. When officers questioned Garrett about the complaints, he explained that he sleeps unclothed and that he walks around his residence unclothed and that he “can’t help that people look through his windows.”
Officer Bradley Free noted that all the windows in the home were uncovered where neighbors on both sides could see Garrett unclothed and advised him that he needed to have his blinds closed when he is walking around naked.
Officers also spoke with two neighbors, one who said that on Dec. 1 and again on Dec. 3, Garrett was standing in his window naked looking at her. On Dec. 3, she stated that he was also “fondling himself with one hand and waving at her with the other.” She also said that he stands in the window naked when she puts her young daughter on the bus.
Another neighbor on the other side, who Free noted had made previous complaints about Garrett, stated that he constantly stands in the window naked where she can see him and that he has come onto her property and left a note on the door “wanting her to come over and be friends.” She stated that when it is warm outside, he constantly tries to call over there, even when she has her 2-year old son with her. She gave the note allegedly written by Garrett to the officer as well.
In another arrest, Tracy Lynn Greene, 45, 221 Williams Wilson Road, Hull, was charged with battery FVA after she and her juvenile son allegedly got into an altercation at their home last week.
According to the report, several deputies responded because one of the offenders had made the statement that it “might take five deputies.” Ms. Greene said she and her son were arguing over a cell phone and that her son got upset and started beating on the walls and cursing at her. He then reportedly kicked her door down to her bedroom where she was lying and that she told him to “quit acting stupid.” He then reportedly grabbed her by the throat and slung her against the wall, then grabbed her again around the neck and threw her on the floor. The son said his mother had slapped him and made the statements that he is stupid and “acts just like his father did” and that she wanted to beat the “h… out of him” or kill him. He said that he took his pocketknife out of his pocket and opened it and laid it in front of his mother and said, “here the knife is.” Both subjects had marks on their faces and necks and both were arrested. The son was taken to the youth detention center in Gainesville.
Others arrested by Madison County law enforcement officer recently included:
•Dennis Caleb Blanton, 21, 325 Hardman Mathis Road, Athens, financial transaction card fraud.
•Tasha Perlina Bonner, 30, 552 Sewell Mill Road, Ila, holding for other county.
•Tammy Marie Brooks, 42, 2707 Commerce Road, Jefferson, failure to appear.
•Stanley Eddie Crowe, 41, 500 Huntington Road, Athens, public drunkenness.
•Rebecca Faith Davidson, 39, Gosnell Hutto Road, Danielsville, theft by receiving stolen property.
•Wesley Lamar Flanagan, 30, 93 Jeff Sharp Road, Colbert, probation violation.
•Leanne Christine Fox, 23, 691 Nitra Drive, Breman, GA, probation violation.
•Reshema Nicole Hall, 23, 100 Rolling Ridge Drive, Apt. 376, Athens, hold for Oconee County.
•Keisha Michelle Hughes, 23, 956 McCannon Morris Road, Hull, no proof of insurance, knowing driving motor vehicle on suspended, cancelled or revoked registration and failure to dim headlights.
•Terry James Hughes, 46, 141 Rogers Mill Road, Danielsville, theft by receiving stolen property and failure to appear.
•Levi Seth Johnson, 29, 1671 Hwy. 59, Commerce, failure to appear.
•John Lamar Kilpatrick, 46, 433 Hwy. 72 East, Comer, marijuana possession less than announce, weaving over roadway and DUI/drugs.
•Gregory Keith Marable, 46, 971 Jack Sharp Road, Colbert, failure to appear.
•Armondo Frank Melhorn, Jr., 24, 509 Hickory Hills Road, Danielsville, order to incarcerate.
•Dawn Marie Pressley, 37, 1377 Popular Street, Stockbridge, probation violation.
•Mike David Puleo, 30, 872 Smithonia Road, Winterville, failure to appear, battery and aggravated assault.
•Eddie Rittenberry, Jr., 58, 180.5 Indiana Avenue, Athens, probation violation.
•Desiree Louise Ross, 26, 640 Jack Sharp Road, Colbert, failure to obey stop sign, DUI, DUI/drugs, theft by taking and three counts of burglary.
•Angelina Marie Sharpe, 47, 117 Bedord Drive, Hull, two counts of harassing phone calls.
•Barry Jerome Smith, 42, 165 Cotton Circle, Colbert, deposit account fraud.
•Leslie Anai Tapia-Hernandez, 24, 9574 Hwy. 72 West, Lot 23, Hull, driving without a valid license.
•Bryon Christopher Waters, 27, 664 Jordan Street, Royston, DUI/alcohol and weaving over roadway.
•Morgan Robert Woods, 55, 2866 Rogers Mill Road, Danielsville, failure to appear.
And to the Deputy, are you blind or did you arrest the 'peeping toms'?????
If you don't like seeing him or him seeing you BUILD A PRIVACY FENCE.
harrassment, considering this man has left notes, on the door of the neighbors, and how he consistantly taunts his neighbors with his antics.
you people are ridiculous, I bet you would claim the same if a rape victim had dressed provocatively.
' oh she was asking for it '.
bullsh*t
If being in your own home naked is a crime then I had better watch out because I'm naked when I take a shower and change clothes and in the summer I sleep nude so if you come to my house at 3 a.m. the door may be opened by a naked man and all my glory if you don't like it you can walk away?
It is amazing to me that someone can be peeping and staring into someone else's windows, and claim they have been violated. As Ray Stevens says in his song "The Streak," "Don't look, Ethel!"
If you don't like looking at naked old men masturbating then WHY ARE YOU STARING?
Take 'em to court, old man, and enjoy your money. You most certainly will be paid. The deputy arrested the wrong person. He should have arrested the peeping toms! And put this on one of those "dumb criminal" shows. "Um, yes, 911? Yes, hello officer, I'm staring in my neighbor's windows watching him take off his clothes and masturbate...can you please come make me stop?"
Lord I hope they never live next to some newlyweds They will be on the phone with 911 all the time? Hello 911 I hear my neighbors having sex all the time come make them stop?
I didn't think you were the type Resident Redneck. Oh well...
I will stand up for your right to say and do what you want even if I don't agree with you IT'S YOUR RIGHT JUST LIKE IT'S MY RIGHT TO SAY AND DO WHAT I WANT.
Meanwhile, go to most of Europe and South America and you can walk around free as the day you were born with no restrictions or threat of the govt. collecting you and putting you away for just being the way you came into God's world.
"Free" my behind. Stupid Americans.
I wish we were a society of comfortable nudists, especially in this hot-summer south, but it is not and should be respected as such until it is. The trouble here is that the old fellow is deliberately sending an unambiguous sexual signal, the same as the classic trenchcoat flasher, only within his home. Most women and women with children would rightly find this deeply threatening.
Perhaps we do need to pass a law based on community standards to curtail such abusive behavior.