A Danielsville man was arrested recently after he allegedly spanked two children leaving bruises on their bodies.
Zachary David Buttimer, 30, 164 Country Lane, was arrested on two counts of cruelty to children after officer Pat Holl was summoned to Ila Elementary School by a DFCS worker who said that two children were found to have bruises on their buttocks. DFCS and school officials said the bruises were “the worst bruising they had seen.”
The children said they were spanked by their mother’s boyfriend (Buttimer) every five minutes until their room was cleaned. One of the children said they had received 11 hits each from a belt. Both children said their mother was away at Walmart with another child while the spanking occurred and that she didn’t know about it. Holl was shown photos of the bruises, which were on the children’s buttocks and hips.
The bruises were discovered after one of the children’s teachers noticed that the child was having trouble staying in his seat and was told by the child that it “hurt to sit down.
Holl then went to the residence and spoke with Buttimer, who reportedly admitted to spanking the children with a belt. He was arrested and taken to jail.
In another arrest, Gregory Keith Marable, 47, 615 Buddy Moore Road, Colbert, was charged with simple assault FVA and disorderly conduct involving two separate incidents. In the first incident, a neighbor of Marable’s called 9-1-1 in reference to Marable making threats toward him.
The man said that due to several incidents he had started recording Marable when he made threats. Once Marable discovered that he was being recorded, he allegedly shouted across the street making threats to break the man’s legs. This threat was also recorded by the neighbor, and officer Chad Parr wrote in his report that he could hear Marable threatening to break the man’s “%*&^%$#@ legs.” About 20 minutes later, Parr was sent back to the location where he met with a woman who said Marable had swung a shovel at her. She said Marable had been drinking and became belligerent with her, swinging the shovel and hitting her on the shoulder at one point. He then grabbed her purse and threw it across the road. Parr then went inside the residence and arrested Marable.
Others arrested in Madison County recently included:
•Jonathan Lynnwood Moore, 34, 1081 Lem Edwards Road, Winterville, was charged with marijuana possession less than an ounce and pedestrian under the influence of drugs or alcohol after he rode up on a bicycle to a traffic safety checkpoint on Hardman Morris Road at Covey Drive last week.
•Thomas Daniel Richey, 21, 116 Hawkins Avenue, Rutledge, was charged with burglary, loitering and driving while license suspended after his pickup was found stuck in the mud behind some chicken houses on Five Points Road. Two blocks from inside a chicken house were found under the back wheels of the pickup and Richey admitted to entering the chicken house and cutting the wire to remove the blocks. He said he and his father had gotten into an argument and he had left his house about 4 a.m. and thought he was somewhere else when he arrived, and then got stuck in the mud. His license was found to be suspended.
•Karen Denise Adams, 49, 190 Forest Circle, Hartwell, weaving over roadway, fleeing or attempting to elude, DUI/drugs, violation of conditions on limited driving permit, prescription drugs must be in original container and illegal possession of a controlled substance.
•Martin Mirelis-Ortiz, 44, 1107 Old Elberton Hwy., Lot 2B, Athens, child molestation.
•Nikki Nelson Allen, 29, 2285 Colbert-Danielsville Road, Danielsville, battery/simple battery FVA. (Danielsville PD)
•John Patrick Anthony, 18, 2221 Shallowford Road, Marietta, obstruction and furnishing, purchasing, and possession of an alcoholic beverage by persons below legal age.
•Larry Julian Baugh, 45, 5918 Julian Baugh Road, Lula, theft by taking felony and aggravated assault.
•Kelly Darlene Bell, 37, 131 Madison Street, Danielsville, forgery in the first degree and financial identity fraud.
•Willie Anthony Bennett, 45, 160 Joe Carrie Road, Winterville, theft by receiving stolen property.
•Charles Thomas Best, 20, 602 Herndale Drive, Salisbury, N.C., theft by taking, failure to appear and probation violation.
•Austin Kyle Bogue, 19, 1577 Hwy. 172, Colbert, DUI/alcohol/controlled substance present in blood/urine.
•David Gene Bridges, 50, 1920 Danielsville Road, Athens, probation violation.
•Mauricio Huaroco Carrillo, 33, 17 Whispering Woods, Cornelia, driving without a valid license, no proof of insurance and no tag.
•Clinton Ashley Coile, 38, 71 Dobbs Circle, Commerce, bench warrant.
•Robert Craig Earnest, 50, 1645 East Broad Street, Athens, failure to appear (felony).
•April Louise Elrod, 35, 467 Kellogg Drive, Colbert, possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and two counts of possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance.
•Jackie Lydell Henderson, 51, 467 Kellogg Drive, Colbert, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession of tools for the commission of a crime and three counts of possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance.
•Timothy Jason Highfield, 37, 946 Sam Swindle Road, Hull, investigative hold and deposit account fraud (bad checks).
•George Gerald Jordan, 45, 114 McCarty Dodd Road, Colbert, DUI/alcohol, weaving over the roadway and driving while license suspended or revoked.
•Gloria Mata, 39, 182 Sweetgum Way, Athens, driving without a valid license.
•Maraina Joy McElreath, 35, 793 Fred McElreath Road, Danielsville, open container and DUI/alcohol.
•Melvin Todd Minish, 32, 1114 Wages Bridges Road, Nicholson, forgery in the first degree and probation violation.
•John Herman Oltmann, 54, 285 Pueblo Trail, Martin, theft by taking felony.
•Cody Dustin Phillips, 19, 820 Kingston Road, Colbert, possession of alcoholic beverages by person below legal age.
•Colton Blake Phillips, 19, 820 Kingston Road, Colbert, possession of alcoholic beverage by person below legal age.
•Keith Daniel Porterfield, 47, 74 Gooch Road, Danielsville, driving while license suspended or revoked.
•Christopher Jeffrey Ray, 18, 1973 Faye Carey Road, Danielsville, driving without a valid license.
•Fredrick Adam Schmitte, 30, 2622 Duffle Martin Road, Comer, probation violation.
•Carmen Laura Alicia Smith, 22, 2934 River Road, Elberton, DUI/alcohol and weaving.
•Jason Anthony Spivey, 30, 117 Bedford, Drive, Hull, probation violation.
•Karla Denise Ward, 45, 496 Childers Road, Colbert, driving without a valid license, DUI/alcohol and weaving.
•Joseph Kyle Wood, 19, 2828 Zingara Road, Conyers, two counts of entering automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit a theft or felony.
•Justin Ryan Wood, 18, 1803 Garnett Ward Road, Hull, improper starting and DUI/alcohol/under 21 years of age.
