Jarvis Jackson, 43, has been convicted in Walker County Superior Court for two separate and violent criminal incidents, including the brutal assault of a former girlfriend and the shooting of a family pet during an attack on his new wife. The convictions came after a bench trial presided over by Judge Christopher Arnt.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Winston Franklin of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office secured the convictions, with critical investigative work provided by Detective Robby Tate of the LaFayette Police Department. Victim-witness advocates Donna Howell and Brittany Bruce also played a vital role in supporting the victims throughout the legal process.

The first case stemmed from an incident that occurred in early 2024. Evidence presented in court revealed that Jackson assaulted his longtime girlfriend, doused her in rubbing alcohol, and set her on fire. Temporarily blinded from her severe facial injuries and extensive burns, the victim managed to reach a neighbor’s home on February 3, 2024, desperately seeking help. With the support of friends, family, and advocates, she bravely came forward, detailing years of abuse and identifying Jackson as her assailant. She courageously testified at trial about the horrific ordeal.

Just months later, in August 2024, Jackson engaged in another disturbing act of violence. Having married a different woman in May 2024, he reportedly woke his new wife by spitting on her and accusing her of infidelity. The situation escalated when Jackson retrieved a pistol and shot her dog as it lay on its bed. Still armed, Jackson then forced his wife into a vehicle, threatening to kill her and her adult son if law enforcement was contacted. After several hours of confinement, they returned home, where Jackson allegedly made his wife help clean the blood and dispose of the bedding before he fled to relatives in Alabama. The victim reported the incident to the LaFayette Police Department two days later.

Following the bench trial, Jackson was found guilty of multiple serious charges, including Aggravated Assault, three counts of Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Animal Cruelty, Family Violence Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony.

On September 24, 2025, Judge Arnt sentenced Jarvis Jackson to 68 years in the Department of Corrections.

District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller emphasized his office’s firm stance against violent crime. “My thanks to Lafayette Chief of Police Stacey Meeks and his team for their relentless work and leadership in fighting for the public safety of our Main Streets,” Fuller stated. “From Charlotte to Seattle, too many soft-on-crime prosecutors would send a defendant like this back onto the streets for fourteen more arrests. Not in Northwest Georgia. We fight for victims, and we put violent criminals away until the 2090s.”