Wallace Junior Chambers Jr. has surrendered at the Floyd County Jail, according to Debbie Burnett, Rome’s assistant police chief. Chambers had been sought since soon after a shooting Thursday that left Johnny Lewis Price dead. Chambers is being held without bond at the Floyd County Jail on three counts: Murder, aggravated assault and probation… Read more
Tuesday’s rush hour was more intense than usual after a gas leak was reported on Second Avenue near Broad Street. In addition to traffic snarls, some parts of the 200 block of Broad Street were evacuated as a precaution. The leak was secured and the area returned to normal soon afterward. PREVIOUS REPORT Consider the… Read more
Short video from the shooting scene courtesy of WBHF 1450 AM and 100.3 FM. For more: WBHF MONDAY The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is releasing additional information about Saturday’s murder-suicide investigation. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, the three persons involved have been identified as Nayeli Fernandez-Diaz, 34; Matthew McArthur, 42, both of White; and Jose… Read more
REMEMBERING JARED HOLT Mr. Jared Christopher Holt, age 27 of Summerville, passed away Saturday June 1, 2019, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Jared was born in Rome, GA on November 14, 1991, son of Celia Greene Holt and James Craig Holt. He was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church in Rome and… Read more
A violent few days in Northwest Georgia continued Sunday morning. WGAA AM 1340 and 106.1 FM confirms a Polk County couple is hospitalized Sunday afternoon following an overnight shooting at their home. Initial reports say the couple was in bed when shot with a single blast, apparently from a shotgun. Chief Kenny Dodd of the Polk… Read more
Fire crews spent Sunday morning at the scene of a house fire at 107 Turner Chapel Road SE near the Kingston Highway end of the road just below Maplewood Drive. Floyd County 911 reports the fire was “fully involved” as crews arrived. The fire has been knocked down but crews continue to check for hot… Read more
Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 9 a.m. Friday morning (May 31), deputy sheriffs received a radio broadcast regarding a stolen vehicle travelling south on Interstate 75 in excess of 100 miles per hour. Deputies and a state trooper responded and initiated a pursuit which led the officers from the interstate onto State Route 53… Read more
From CNN: At least 11 people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Virginia, police chief James Cervera told reporters Friday night. The shooter is dead, Cervera said. It was unclear whether the shooter was among the 11 dead. The suspected gunman was an employee at the municipal… Read more
The chaplain at Floyd Medical Center was arrested this week in Chattooga County on public indecency charges after a Chattooga County Sheriff’s Deputy caught him and a sixteen-year-old boy engaged in a sexual act on Lake View Circle in Summerville, according to a report from WZQZ-AM 1180 Chattooga: According to Sheriff Mark Schrader, Jack Foley and… Read more
From WVNews.Com: Clarksburg, W. Va.– Another suspect has been arrested in a drug indictment in which one of the earlier defendants was charged with distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death of a 20-year-old Fairmont woman. Joel Macario Jimenez arranged for his surrender to deputy U.S. marshals at a business in Cartersville, Georgia, where he… Read more
7:40 p.m. update: All clear on US 27 Southbound, both lanes reopened following crash. No traffic delays on Google Traffic Map. According to Ofc. Blake Puckett with Floyd County Police, a Honda Civic was travelling northbound and was attempted to turn left onto Booger Hollow Road. He did not yield to oncoming traffic and was… Read more
Update: Gordon Deputy Coroner Bo Nicholson has identified Robert Eugene Burns, age 48, of Calhoun as the motorcyclist killed in this morning’s crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene. From Georgia State Patrol: On May 30, 2019, at approximately 5:40 a.m., Gordon County 911 center received a call of a crash involving a pickup… Read more
From AL.com: The DeKalb County Deputy Coroner has confirmed Joseph Nicholas Cantrell (age 40) of Rome, Ga., died Monday morning around 11:15 a.m. at DeSoto Falls State Park. Crews worked to locate the body of a 40-year old man who drowned at DeSoto State Park in Fort Payne. DeKalb County Coroner Tom Wilson said the incident happened… Read more
Gordon Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 11:20 p.m. last night (May 27), deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on Landing Drive near Resaca in response to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, deputies found a 63-year-old woman who had sustained several stab/cut wounds and other injuries. The victim was removed from the scene… Read more
From Georgia State Patrol: On May 26, at approximately 11:30 a.m., troopers were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on GA 61 at Liberty Square Drive in Cartersville. Once on scene, it was determined the crash occurred between a motorcycle and a passenger car. The motorcycle driven by 73-year-old Joe Gersch of Louisiana attempted to leave a… Read more
It’s already been a rough holiday travel period on Georgia’s roads. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the Memorial Day Weekend statewide traffic fatality count is 14 as of noon today. One fatal crash was worked by Post 3-Cartersville on Sunday between a motorcyclist and passenger vehicle. Details Other fatal crashes worked by Post 13-Tifton (1), Post… Read more
LATEST UPDATES The officer who shot the occupant of a home on Kingston Highway Thursday morning has been identified as a five year veteran of the Floyd County Police Department. Carlos Ribot, age 31, was serving a search warrant with the SWAT team at 1933 Kingston Highway on May 23 when a male occupant… Read more
Media release: On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the GBI was requested by the Floyd County Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting on Kingston Highway, Rome, Floyd County, GA. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 6:20 AM, the Metro Drug Task Force and SWAT team were executing a warrant for drugs & weapons at… Read more
THE LATEST 11:13 a.m.: From Floyd County Police: “Shots were fired this morning at around 6:30 a.m. when police were serving a search warrant at the residence of a known gang member. One man inside the house at 1933 Kingston Highway has non-life threatening injuries. No officers were injured. @gbi_ga investigating. @ Floyd County, Georgia.”… Read more