A Colbert woman faces multiple charges after she allegedly bit a deputy during a struggle to remove her from her neighbor’s house.
Jean A Richard, 51, 134 Acorn Road, has been charged with obstruction, criminal trespass, simple battery, public indecency/indecent exposure and terroristic threats and acts.
According to the incident report, officers arrived to find the homeowner in his front yard yelling at them to “get her out” of his house. The man said he did not know who she was and that she forced herself inside his residence.
The woman, Richard, was standing on the front porch of the house clad only in a short white gown that was open in the front, exposing herself. She was also yelling at the homeowner. When asked what she was doing by officer Klint Segars, she didn’t answer but stared up at the sky and made hand gestures. She then ran inside the home yelling profanity at the officers and telling them not to touch her.
The officers followed her inside where they were reportedly forced to use a taser gun on her when she refused to cooperate and threw a wooden paper towel holder at an officer. After she was tasered, she crawled into the bedroom and grabbed an object and attempted to throw it at the officers, then got between the bed and the wall, lying on her back, where she proceeded to kick at the officers. As they were attempting to restrain her, she bit Segars on the hand. Due to her behavior, and a laceration on her arm, once she was under control she was transported to Ty Cobb Hospital for treatment. Photos of the damage to the residence were taken.
In another incident, there were two reports of a suspicious man “dressed in black” on Elm Road. In the first, a woman said her 8-year old son had seen a man dressed in black in the wood line of their yard. The boy told officer Gary Floyd that the man had motioned to him and then ran when the boy called out. Later in the day, Floyd responded to a second call and met with a woman who said her grandson saw a man dressed in black in the wood line near her home. The grandson said he saw the man and ran back to the house and that the man ran off through the woods. No other description was given and Floyd could find no sign of passage in the woods. He also spoke with several registered sex offenders in the area.
Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office recently included:
•A camper was reportedly stolen from a residence on Ferndale Court.
•Financial transaction card fraud was reported by residents on Osley Mill Lane, Adams Road and Steele Road.
•A woman on Fowler Freeman Road reported that a male had called her and told her he was going to rape her and kill her. She said the man identified himself as “Brian Johnson,” and said that he lives in Augusta. He also gave her an address, but she could not remember it.
•A woman came to the sheriff’s office to report that her boyfriend has been calling her from jail and that she is scared of him. She said he struck her twice and broke her phone while they were at his grandmother’s home on Paoli Road three days prior. The reporting officer noted that there were still fight marks on her face. She said she struck him during the altercation as well. She said that he was arrested while walking down the road that same night, so she did not file a report at the time, but that he has been calling her from jail. The TPO and warrant process was explained to her.
•A man on Wesley Chapel Road reported that someone stole a roll of copper wire from a chicken house on his property, along with copper wiring running to a well for his rental home.
•A cash register was stolen from Blazer’s Restaurant on Glenn Carrie Road last week. A videotape showed the offender, who was identified, but had not been located at the time of the report.
•A window a/c unit was taken and a water pipe was damaged at a home under contract on Black’s Creek Church Road.
•A fight in progress was reported on Beverly Lane on Thanksgiving Day. A man told deputy Jeffrey Vaughn that he and his stepson got into a fight. He said he was trying to “be nice” to his stepson by picking up his child for a visit for Thanksgiving, but that his stepson came in and began accusing him of sleeping with his wife that day and they began to fight, but that he only defended himself. He said his son-in-law has a severe “meth” problem and was under the influence on this date. Vaughn explained the two-party affidavit process to the stepfather and the man’s mother.
Vaughn then met with the stepson, who said he was very upset because his sister caught his stepfather having sex with his wife in Oglethorpe County that day. He also said his stepfather had “charged him” during the fight and busted his lip. Vaughn noted that his lip was swollen and that his face was scratched up. He was advised of the TPO process. Both parties were told to stay away from each other.
•Three juveniles were arrested for marijuana possession last week after officer Michael Moore found them sitting in a car on Shady Lane when he went there to investigate four-wheelers riding in the roadway. While there, he spotted a white Mitsibushi Eclipse parked in an unmarked driveway. After no contact was made with the four-wheelers, he went to the car, where he talked with the three males and noted a smell of burning marijuana. The three consented to a search of the car and their persons, where several marijuana packets were found. They were arrested and released to their parent/guardians.
•A black male reportedly shoplifted more than a $100 worth of groceries from Ingles last week. The store manager followed him outside and was able to retrieve the items while obtaining a tag number for a white Honda Accord. The car was traced to Oglethorpe County, though the driver could not be located at the time. Ingles was advised of the warrant process.
•A man on Buddy Moore Road reported that a black male had exposed himself to him and his wife while standing in front of their residence. He said the man was causing a disturbance earlier and he ran him off their property and that’s when he walked in front of their residence and dropped his pants. The couple did not know the man’s name, but said he was referred to as “Neeco.” The officer was unable to locate the man.
•A woman reported that another woman stole her red purse as she shopped in CVS on Hwy. 29 South. The store provided two pictures of the suspect to the responding officer from their surveillance tape.
•A woman and her juvenile daughter were transported to the hospital by Madison County EMS last week following an argument between the juvenile and her boyfriend about his not coming home the night before, which ended up in a physical altercation between the couple and family members.
9-1-1 CALLS
•The 9-1-1 office received a call Nov. 27 about a “reckless male on a Harley motorcycle doing tricks, standing up on the motorcycle, running people off the road, passing the Golden Pantry (and) headed toward the courthouse square in Danielsville.”
•A stove fire was reported at a residence on Hanna Drive in Colbert at 7:30 a.m., Nov. 28.
•A two-vehicle accident with one potential injury was reported on Hwy. 29 in Colbert Nov. 16. Vehicles involved were a 2008 Dodge Avenger and a 2002 Dodge Neon.
•A 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder reportedly rolled over on Hwy. 172 at Duffell Martin Road Nov. 18.
•A 19-year-old man complained of rib pain after a compact car rolled over Nov. 21 on Hwy. 72 in Carlton.
•A person suffered a leg injury and a knot on the forehead in an accident Nov. 22 on Paoli Road, Carlton.
•A vehicle fire was reported on Hwy. 172 Nov. 14.
•A stove fire was reported at a residence on Hwy. 29 at 1:41 p.m., Thanksgiving Day.
•An accident involving an overturned vehicle was reported on Hwy. 72 near Hardman Morrison Road Nov. 25.
