*A Gainesville woman was back in jail Sunday morning following her arrest Saturday on charges of not showing up for a court appearance. Deborah Fricks was originally arrested in January after, according to authorities, 23 cats and dogs were found “living in poor conditions” in her home. EARLIER STORY. POSTED JANUARY 5: The woman charged with animal cruelty after 22 cats and one dog were found in what authorities described as “living in poor conditions” at her Gainesville residence earlier this week has been freed on bond. Deborah Fricks, 62, was released Thursday, according to a sheriff’s office spokeswoman. The charge she’s facing is a misdemeanor. EARLIER STORY: 23 animals rescued from G’ville residence 97.5 Glory FM | North Georgia’s Family Radio Station (wgtjradio.com)
*A 36-year-old man was arrested Saturday on several charges including marijuana distribution. Reginald Richard Robinson is also charged with loitering or prowling and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. He was still in the Hall County Jail Sunday morning.
*Gainesville Police have charged a 22-year-old woman, Shakira Adrianna Jackson, with stealing nearly $1,000 worth of purses in a shoplifting incident at Belk’s. The arrest was made a week ago, but details were not released at the time.
*Six people were arrested early Saturday in what were apparently two separate fights, one of which involved a knife. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office reports that one of the incidents resulted in the jailing of two people, an 18-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man. It occurred in the 4500 block of Callie Downs Drive about 5:00. The woman is charged with Aggravated Assault/Cutting. The other incident involved two 18-year-old women, a 19-year-old man, and an 18-year-old man and happened in the 700 block of Spring Street about 3:00. One of the women is charged with Aggravated Battery.
More information on some of these incidents is not likely to be available until Monday when local law enforcement offices reopen following the weekend.