Monday, February 17, 2025–11:15 a.m.
-Floyd County Jail records-
Man charged with aggravated assault
A Rome man is accused of choking a woman until she lost consciousness at his Atkins Drive home on Saturday.
According to an arrest warrant:
46-year-old Chadwick L. Clark grabbed the victim by the throat, restricting her airways.
He is charged with a felony count of aggravated assault.
Warrant: Man confined woman to bed while he assaulted her
A 50-year-old Rome man was arrested late last week at his Crescent Avenue home on warrants charging him with false imprisonment and simple assault.
According to the warrants:
John Patrick Tant confined a Cave Spring woman to a bed while assaulting her on Friday.
He was holding a knife at the time, flipping it open and closed.
Tant is also charged with battery.
Man charged with aggravated battery
A 26-year-old Lindale man is accused of punching a woman in the face and breaking her jaw.
According to an arrest warrant:
The incident occurred between February 10 and February 11 at the residence of Dillon Lee Newberry, who is charged with a felony count of aggravated battery.
Newberry is also being held for a probation violation.
Woman charged with aggravated animal cruelty
A 41-year-old Shannon woman is accused of failing to seek veterinary care for her dog after it had been struck by a vehicle.
Tosha Marie King was arrested at her Todd Street residence on a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
The dog’s back legs have been rendered useless, suggesting it sustained a broken back, and was forced to live in extreme pain for over a month.
Woman accused of using someone else’s debit card to make online purchases
A Rome woman has been arrested on a felony warrant charging her with the exploitation of an elder or disabled adult.
According to the warrant:
31-year-old Amber Nicole Farmer used the victim’s debit card information to make $716 in transactions on the Internet between May 1 and July 1, 2024.
Man charged with theft by receiving, possession of meth
A homeless man was arrested on Shorter Avenue over the weekend after he was reportedly found with a stolen iPhone, valued at $1,400.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
36-year-old Deaundre Martel Wade intended to reset or sell the phone.
A small bag containing suspected methamphetamine was found in Wade’s pants pocket during a search.
He is charged with theft by receiving stolen property and possession of methamphetamine.
Meanwhile, 58-year-old Tammy Christine Norris was charged with a misdemeanor count of being a party to the crime of theft by receiving stolen property.
Warrant: Woman found with meth at hospital
A Shannon woman was arrested Sunday on a felony warrant charging her with possession of methamphetamine.
According to the warrant:
38-year-old Jennifer Dawn Leiter was in possession of a small baggie containing suspected meth while at the hospital back in November.
Man charged with meth possession
A 50-year-old Rome man is facing drug charges following his arrest at Highway 27 North and Highway 156 late last week.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Randall Jonathan Willerson was found with suspected methamphetamine and pills not prescribed to him as he was being arrested on a warrant for a misdemeanor probation violation.
Willerson is charged with possession of meth and possession of drugs not in the original container.
