-Floyd County Jail records-
Summerville Park man charged with participation in street gang activity
Local authorities have made another gang-related arrest.
According to the arrest warrant:
21-year-old Christopher Rashun Smith participated in a gang initiation, also known as a “beat-in,” back on May 24 on Moran Lake Road.
Smith is charged with participation in criminal street gang activity and simple battery.
At least eight arrests have been made in connection with the initiation involving several alleged members of the Bloods street gang.
Man facing felony animal cruelty charge
A Rome man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with aggravated cruelty to animals.
According to the warrant:
On September 24, Authorities responded to the Blueberry Lane home of 28-year-old Keion Demarius Davenport as part of an animal cruelty investigation.
They found an emaciated female bulldog tethered in the backyard.
The dog had no food or water available, and Davenport could not provide reasons for the dog’s condition.
He also admitted that the dog was not currently being treated by a vet.
Woman accused of stealing from her employer
A woman from Sylvester, Georgia, was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Monday on a felony count of theft by taking.
According to the arrest warrant:
Between December 9 and December 30, 2024, 48-year-old Crystal Elaine Moore stole $2,800 from her place of employment.
The arrest warrant listed the offense location at 2510 Redmond Circle, which is the West Rome Walmart.
Report: Intoxicated man was lying in the middle of a dark street
An East Rome man is facing misdemeanor charges after he was observed lying in the middle of the road on Williamson Street in West Rome, forcing vehicles to go around him on the dark street.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
46-year-old Jason Matthew Mitchell was under the influence and had an alcoholic beverage in his pocket.
He then failed to provide any identification to officers.
Mitchell is charged with public drunkenness, pedestrian in the roadway, and obstruction of law enforcement.
