Tag: charges
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REPORT: Man illegally parked caught with cocaine, marijuana during Saturday night stop
Cedartown Police found an amount of marijuana and crack cocaine inside of a vehicle that was illegally parked on Rock Street on Saturday evening, according to reports. Officers arrested Dartania Cantrez Arnold, 28, of a Cedartown address after he was found behind the wheel of the car and spotted while a patrol was underway on…
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Driver unhappy with speed charged with aggravated assault following confrontation
A Cedartown man was booked on Sunday following an alleged confrontation that began as a case of road rage, according to local police. Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome confirmed that Richard Allen Hosmer, 61, was booked into custody on Sunday evening, September 21, after a weekend incident involving the driver of a motorcycle attempted to…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. REPORT: Custodian charged with theft, drug possession
An Aragon man was jailed on Thursday and remains there on bond after he accused of theft and found during his arrest with drugs in his possession, according to Polk School District Police officials. According to Polk School District Police, Toby L. Maulding, 47, of Aragon, was working as a custodian at a local campus…
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Local firm gets a ‘not guilty’ for Heard County defendant facing murder charges
Note: The following press release was provided by Gammon, McFall and Villarreal, Attorneys at Law in Cedartown. -KtE After a week-long jury trial in Heard County Superior Court, a jury returned a not guilty verdict to the charges of malice murder and felony murder brought against Brody Wayne Nichols. Nichols had been charged in the…
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Man returned to Polk from Alabama following chase that ended in Heflin earlier this week
A Cedartown man took police on a chase earlier in the week is back in custody locally after he was turned over to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for booking on Thursday. Richard Ance Bailey, 45, of Cedartown, was involved in an incident at Shiloh Baptist Church on Tuesday morning that police described as “reckless…
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REPORT: Man refused to give up in chase after two hit and runs, fled from wrecked car
A man who was facing warrants out of Texas for his arrest took off from a traffic stop in a residential area over the weekend, leaving in his wake two hit-and-run wrecks and was ultimately subdued by a taser after he tried to flee from Cedartown Police. Officials reported that multiple charges were filed against…
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REPORT: Man attempted to text juvenile to come to his residence for indecent purposes
A man faces multiple charges after he was booked on Monday following an investigation into messages sent to a juvenile trying to get them to come over to his residence for “indecent purposes.” Corey Michael Tyler Alexander, 34, of a Cedartown-area address, was booked into custody on Monday by Polk County Police and charged with…
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REPORT: Woman previously charged over pup treatment facing new felonies was jailed over weekend
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office came to find a woman facing warrants for animal cruelty citations she never went to court for that were two years old, but they instead found new charges after a pair of dogs were left outside and found emaciated, according to reports from over the weekend. Deputies eventually tracked down…
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UPDATE: One dead in wreck between car and motorcycle in Cedartown
Update 2: A Tallapoosa man died on Sunday following a collision between his motorcycle and a car at the intersection of the Highway 27 bypass and South Main Street. The Polk County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Donnie Ballew, 77, died of injuries sustained in the wreck at the scene late Sunday afternoon. A passenger also…
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REPORT: Man faces trio of charges for shots fired, aggressive driving
A Lindale-area man was booked and later released on bond following an incident last Friday that saw Polk County Police responding to a shots fired call later in the evening hours along Highway 27, according to reports. Officers charged Shelby Paxton Murphy, 26, of a Lindale-area address late on Friday, June 13, following a call…