Man charged with child molestation

Renato Christian Melendez, 38, 397 Winford Smith Road, was charged with incest, aggravated child molestation, rape and two counts of aggravated sodomy — commit sodomy with force and against person’s will or person is less than 10-years old.

No further information was available.

Others arrested by law enforcement officials include:

•Danny Lee Allen, 56, 1152 Hwy. 172, Colbert, was charged with disorderly conduct after he told a deputy to “get the “h#!! out of his house” when he came to investigate a domestic dispute.

•Ashley Leanne Hand, 31, 1484 Barwick Hill Road, Comer, was charged with simple battery after she reportedly slapped a woman she was arguing with in front of the woman’s two children.

•Jennifer Marie Hudson, 38, 309 Hwy. 98 East, Danielsville, was charged with harassing phone calls after she repeatedly called and harassed her father and sister, continuing to call after a deputy told her to stop.

•Kayla Marie Stiwinter, 24, 17 Turtle Creek Lane, Commerce, theft by shoplifting.

•Sarah Katherine Alexander, 22, 8574 Hwy. 29 South, Hull, two counts of possession of Schedule II controlled substance, possession and use of drug-related objects and possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies.

•Dexter Bernard Allen, 54, 199 Piedmont Road, Hull, probation violation.

•Pamela Heather Ballenger, 37, 438 Roosevelt, Commerce, probation violation.

•Jonathan Avery Bettis, 31, 5821 Hwy. 106 South, Hull, probation violation.

•Tina Faye Clements, 44, 1204 Campbell Ridge Road, Royston, weaving over roadway, driving while license suspended or revoked, no tag, giving false name, address or birthdate to law enforcement officer, DUI/alcohol and possession of methamphetamine.

•Jeffrey Lee Cooper, 42, 81 Colonial Drive, Colbert, probation violation.

•Kenneth Donald Cooper, 54, 3267 Hardman Morris Road, Colbert, probation violation.

•Randall Perry Dove, 39, 115 Herring Drive, Comer, parole violation.

•Tonya Michelle Huff, 36, 206 Williamson Drive, Hull, two counts of probation violation.

•Charles Michael Jordan, 43, 246 Sycamore Drive, Athens, probation violation.

•Melisa Joan Kent, 26, 231 Minish Cemetery Road, Commerce, theft by shoplifting.

•Hubert Lee Nicolas McElreath, 27, 1685 Young Harris Road, Danielsville, theft by receiving stolen property, theft by taking and parole violation.

•Moises Mercado, 29, 9574 Hwy. 72 West, Lot 38, Hull, speeding and driving without a valid license.
•Thurman Ray Myers, 24, 720 Strickland Circle, Colbert, battery FVA.

•Charles Diangelo Newton, 25, 3355 Hardman Morris Road, Lot 4, Colbert, probation violation.

•Thomas Mathew Pilgrim, 28, 117 Bedford Drive, Hull, probation violation and two counts of battery/simple battery FVA.

•William Otis Poole, 27, 3075 Bond Avenue, Canon, probation violation.

•Phillip Daniel Rhodes, 32, 1642 Lexington Hwy., Elberton, failure to appear.

•George David Nathaniel Sorrow, 31, 359 Moriah Church Road, Danielsville, probation violation.

•Sherry Sims Turpin, 42, homeless, hold for Habersham County.

•Michael Joseph Ward, 48, 496 Childers Road, Colbert, marijuana possession less than an ounce.