Sunday, July 23, 2023–6:54 p.m.
-Floyd County Jail records-
Report: Man tried to abandon dog
A homeless man was arrested at Floyd County Public Animal Welfare Services last week on a misdemeanor count of abandonment of a dog.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
20-year-old Sean Matthew Creese attempted to surrender his dog at PAWS before tying it to a tree in an attempt to abandon it.
He was also found driving with a suspended license in a vehicle with suspended registration.
Man charged with theft by taking a motor vehicle
An Armuchee-area man was jailed last week on auto theft charges.
According to the arrest warrant:
49-year-old Ricky Shane Purdy took the victim’s vehicle on May 10 and refused to return it.
He is charged with a felony count of theft by taking a motor vehicle.
Two accused of selling a stolen vehicle
Two men have been arrested on felony warrants charging them with theft by taking a motor vehicle.
According to the warrants:
72-year-old Oliver Hight and 61-year-old Donald Ray Whatley sold the victim’s vehicle while the victim was incarcerated and then kept the money.
The incident occurred between February 4 and July 7.
The value of the vehicle was listed at $6,000.
Man arrested on drug charges following traffic stop
A Rome man was arrested following a traffic stop in East Rome late last week.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
An officer initiated the stop on a vehicle driven by 45-year-old Waschunn Keyatta Wofford Sr. on Maple Road near East 12th Street for a window tint violation.
Wofford was also charged with possession of hydrocodone, tampering with evidence, possession of drugs not in the original container, failure to stop for emergency vehicles, and a probation violation.
Man charged with simple battery, public indecency
A 42-year-old Rome man was recently arrested after allegedly running through his neighborhood while completely naked.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Todd Nicholson Van Leuven, of a Margo Trail address, also punched an emergency medical services worker in the face.
Van Leuven is charged with public indecency and simple battery.
