Man dismantles house with saw to free wife and boyfriend

The suspect came to the door with a jigsaw in his hand. He was told to put the saw down and step outside. He complied and told Hanley and another officer that his wife was “trapped inside the wall with her boyfriend” and that he was trying to free them both by dismantling the walls of the residence. He said he does suffer form several problems including manic depression and mood disorders but that he was not “crazy.”

He said he knew they were in the walls, because he could hear them talking. At this point, EMS was called to evaluate the subject and he was taken to ARMC for a mental evaluation. A warrant for disorderly conduct was taken out to be served after the evaluation.

Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office recently included:

•Theft by shoplifting was reported at Ingles after a manager reported that a white male wearing blue jeans, tan T-shirt and a ball cap left the store without paying for several items.

•A student at the high school’s alternative school was arrested last week after he reportedly cursed at school administrators and behaved in a threatening manner. He was taken to jail and turned over to his mother.

•Damage was reported to the tennis field house at the sports complex after someone allegedly struck the door with a rock.

•A middle school student was charged with disrupting public school last week after he shouted and screamed at school administrators. Resource officer Jeffrey Vaughn reported that has spoken with this student multiple times in regard to his behavior.

•A man on Willis Glenn Road reported that he received several text messages from a woman he knows who accused him of drugging and raping her while she was unconscious. He said the woman had been intoxicated over the weekend and was now hospitalized for a mental evaluation. He said he wanted a report due to the serious nature of the allegations in the messages.

•A driver allegedly drove off from the Market on Main in Ila without paying for $56 worth of gas.

•A driver allegedly drove off from Adam’s Clover Farm without paying for $80 worth of gas.

•Burglary was reported at an empty home on Seagraves Mill Road last week.

•A man on Shiloh-Ft. Lamar Road reported that his home was burglarized while he was out of town. A flat screen TV and several firearms were taken.


•Burglary was reported on Hardman Morris Road last week. Three gold chains, two silver and gold watches, one silver Mickey Mouse chain and bracelet, one gold bracelet and some coins were taken.

•A man on Hwy. 72 West reported that his late father’s ex-wife took his father’s bank card and withdrew $582 from his bank account. He said she is not listed on the account but knew the pin number.

•A counterfeit $20 bill was reported at BB&T Bank in Danielsville, which allegedly came from the Danielsville Dollar General.

•A woman on Fitzpatrick Road reported that a copper gas line had been cut and stolen, as well as the copper wiring to the furnace. She said she noticed the theft when she attempted to cut on the heat.

•Theft by taking was reported on Jack Sharp Road last week. A woman reported that a tenant had sold a refrigerator that belongs in the trailer he is renting from her.

•A woman on Swamp Guinea Road reported that someone stole her X-box and five games.

•Battery was reported on Northwood Circle last week after a man said his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend and another man attacked him while he was collecting his belongings from the girlfriend’s house. He said his ex had assured him that her new boyfriend would not bother him. He said he tried to call 9-1-1 during the attack, but that his attacker knocked the phone out of his hand and broke it. He managed to get into his truck and drive to his mother’s house to call for help.

•A man on Paoli Road claimed he was scammed out of money by someone he met on an online dating service. He said the suspect told him she had a friend that needed some help with money and that her kids needed food. He said he sent her money twice, with the total amounting to $234. He said he has not heard from her in about two days and found out that the address she gave him was not her correct address.

•A woman on Mimosa Drive reported a suspicious person. She said a black male came to her house trying to sell her an aerial photo of her house. She told him she was not interested and he went to his car and returned with her mail from her mailbox. He said he was just bringing her the mail to be nice.