A Cherokee County man is in jail after police say he beat his girlfriend with a gun and threatened to kill officers.
What Happened: Deputies went to Rolling Green Drive in Acworth around 1 p.m. Thursday after someone called 911 about a fight. The caller saw a man hitting a woman, but both people had left before police arrived.
The Victim: Deputies found the woman a short time later. She told them her boyfriend hit her with a gun and hurt her badly. She also said he told her he would kill any police officers who came after him.
The Arrest: Deputies got a warrant and tracked the man to a garage on East Cherokee Drive near Epperson Road. They talked to him for a long time before he gave up. No one else was hurt.
What It Means For You: East Cherokee Drive near Bart Manous Road was closed for several hours Thursday afternoon but has reopened.
🗂️ Domestic Violence Stats: A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that between 2003 and 2014, about 55% of all female homicides in the U.S. were related to intimate partner violence.
What’s Next: The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is still investigating. They have not released the names of the man or woman involved.
The Sources: Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
