Between midnight Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, Summerville Police officers made several visits to a house on Fourth Street regarding a domestic dispute. When officers first spoke with the complainant, she said that forty-three-year-old John Wayne Siffles had been drinking and had damaged the residence, but that she did not want to press charges. Officers were not able to immediately locate Siffles. Officers returned to the scene later in the night and saw where Siffles had damaged the inside of the residence. Another time, officers came back to the residence and the complainant said that Siffles had “thrown her pocketbook and belongings all over the ground”. This time, officers found Siffles inside the residence “in an extremely intoxicated condition”. Siffles was arrested shortly before 2 AM Thursday morning and booked into the Chattooga County Jail on charges of disorderly conduct.
A Highland Avenue, Summerville woman reported a burglary on Sunday to the Summerville Police Department. According to police, the woman told a responding officer that someone had broken into the shed located behind her home and stolen several items. The stolen items were not listed in the police report. The complainant could not identify any possible suspects and the incident was turned over to an investigator.
A fifty-three-year-old man was arrested near Lyerly on Monday of this week after a traffic stop by a Chattooga County Sheriff’s Deputy. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, the deputy was sitting stationary at the park in Lyerly when he noticed a vehicle go by and knew that the driver had a warrant. The deputy performed a traffic stop and the driver informed the deputy that his license was suspended. The man had both an outstanding arrest warrant and a felony probation violation warrant. Jimmy White was additionally charged with driving while license was suspended or revoked and driving with no proof of insurance and was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the appointment of Ben Canedo to its Board of Directors.
A Lindale man has been arrested on charges of first-degree burglary, simple assault, and five counts of first-degree cruelty to children.
Former State Senator Jeff Mullis has been appointed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board. The governor made the announcement on Wednesday of this week.
The GBI arrested a Georgia Department of Corrections Warden on RICO charges on Wednesday.
A twenty-one-year-old Gaylesville, Alabama man was arrested after he crashed a motorcycle into a Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputy’s patrol car near Cedar Bluff on Wednesday evening. According to reports, a deputy was attempting to stop Cody Adams, who was on a 2000 Honda Motorcycle, when Adams crashed into the deputy’s vehicle. Adams was arrested and charged with DUI and was booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the crash.
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GRAMMY® Award-winning country band Shenandoah is hitting the road on its 2023 cross-country trek, the Revival Tour. The tour name compliments the group’s new single, “Revival,” released Friday, January 27, via 8 Track Entertainment/Fame Records.