A thirty-two-year-old Rome man was arrested by the Rome Police Department on Wednesday for battery charges. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Brandon Lewis McGlotha of a 15^th street address allegedly provoked and then attacked a victim at a residence on Spring Creek Road. A child was present during the attack to witness the incident. McGlotha is being charged with third-degree cruelty to children, and simple battery (family violence).

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