Sunday, October 13, 2024–12:14 p.m.
-Floyd County Jail records-
Man accused of pistol-whipping a homeless man
A 37-year-old North Rome man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with aggravated assault.
According to the warrant:
Jason Earl Edwards pointed a firearm at a homeless man’s head and then pistol-whipped the victim causing the gun to discharge.
The incident occurred on October 9 at a residence on Howell Street.
Report: Man drove from Alabama to Floyd County for sex with minor
A Dalton man was booked into the Floyd County Jail late last week on charges of criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation, obscene internet contact with a child, sexual exploitation of children, and use of a computer service to entice a child.
According to jail records:
34-year-old Lucius Edward David White contacted someone on social media who he believed to be under the age of 16.
He engaged in a graphic sexual conversation and asked for nude photos before driving from his job in Alabama to Floyd County to meet the person.
Man accused of stealing from fast food restaurant
A North Rome man has been arrested on charges of 1st-degree forgery and theft by taking.
According to an arrest warrant:
32-year-old Devin Andrew Cuffee took $270 from Wendy’s on Turner McCall Boulevard between May and July of this year.
The forgery charge was returned via an indictment by a Floyd County Grand Jury on September 30.