*A 41-year-old man was arrested this week by Gainesville Police and charged with Marijuana Possession and Sales. Wesley Chad Reece was arrested during a traffic stop at John Morrow Parkway and Jesse Jewell Parkway, according to a police department spokesman, who added that 88 grams of pot were found in his vehicle.
*Hall County sheriff’s deputies report a case of Fleeing or Attempting to Elude which occurred Friday night on H.F. Reed Industrial Parkway and I-985 in Flowery Branch. It happened about 10:00. No arrests were reported.
*A 34-year-old man was being held without bond in the Hall County Jail Saturday morning on 12 charges related to an incident of domestic violence, including seven counts of Cruelty to Children in the 3rd Degree. The other charges are Aggravated Assault, Simple Battery, Obstructing a 911 Call, Battery Family Violence Act, and Criminal Damage to Property. The charges were filed Friday night.
*A similar incident, also Friday night, resulted in the arrest of a 26-year-old man. He’s charged with Aggravated Assault, Simple Battery, Obstructing a 911 Call, and two counts of Cruelty to Children in the 3rd Degree. He’s also being held without bond.
*And a 32-year-old woman is being held without bond, charged with Aggravated Child Molestation, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Under Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 16-5-70(d)), cruelty to children in the third degree happens when a child under 18 witnesses violence, such as a forcible felony, battery, or family violence battery, between other people—usually parents, guardians, or household members. It does not cover cases where there is direct, physical harm done to a child.)
Other information on each of these cases is not likely to be available until Tuesday when local law enforcement offices reopen following the holiday weekend.