Monday, June 9, 2025–12:25 p.m.
-Floyd County Jail records-
Woman accused of setting fires
An East Rome woman is facing charges of 1st-degree arson and entering an automobile following her arrest on Sunday.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
39-year-old Hope Leann McAlee started fires in the bathroom and the bedroom of a residence on Agnes Street that was undergoing reconstruction.
The victim stated that McAlee had mentioned or threatened to set a fire three days earlier.
McAlee is also accused of entering a vehicle on McHenry Drive where she unscrewed the dash, exposing the wiring, in an attempt to start it.
She stated that her house had caught fire and she needed a car in order to get to her niece’s baptism.
Man charged with terroristic threats, criminal damage to property
A West Rome man was arrested Sunday at his Towers Drive home after allegedly threatening a woman between the dates of May 25 and June 3.
According to an arrest warrant:
42-year-old Demetrice Jermain Kennedy threatened to leave the victim in a parking lot and said he would not stop until she was dead.
A police officer was listening in when Kennedy threatened the woman over the phone.
He also sent the victim a text message stating that he would kill her at her job.
Kennedy is also accused of damaging or destroying property belonging to the victim, including two 65-inch television sets, a full-size mattress, and an iPhone.
He also threw groceries all over the victim’s apartment.
Kennedy is charged with terroristic threats and acts and 2nd-degree criminal damage to property.
Report: Man bit sister, fought with police
A Calhoun man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges in Floyd County following his arrest at Highway 53 and Broadus Road.
According to jail records:
36-year old Michael Eugene Curtis bit his sister, removing a large chunk of skin from her back.
He then fought with police officers, causing an injury.
Curtis is charged with aggravated battery, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, four counts of felony obstruction, and pedestrian under the influence.
Inmate accused of hitting another inmate with a mop handle
An inmate at the Floyd County Jail is facing charges of unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution and battery following an incident on Saturday.
According to jail records:
22-year old Walter Bradley Kellogg hit another inmate with a mop handle, causing a cut to the man’s arm.
Kellogg has been in jail since April 28 following his arrest for a probation violation.
Man arrested during traffic stop
A Rising Fawn man was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Sunday on drug charges.
According to jail records:
A vehicle driven by Zachary Ace Bryan was stopped by police for running the stop sign at Lombardy Way and Flannery Street.
During a consent search of the vehicle, officers located two clear, plastic bags sticking out of a wallet in the front seat.
One contained cocaine, the other contained suspected methamphetamine.
A pipe used to smoke meth was located in Bryan’s pants pocket.
He is charged with possession of meth, possession of cocaine, possession of drug-related objects, and a stop sign violation.
Man arrested for drug possession, criminal trespass
A North Rome man is facing drug charges following his arrest in the wooded area of off Iron and Carter Streets.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
44-year old Jesse Lamar Itson told police his name was “Randall” and was then found in possession of methamphetamine and a glass pipe while trespassing on Norfolk Southern Railroad property.
Itson is charged with possession of meth, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, possession of drug-related objects, giving a false name or address to law enforcement, criminal trespass and a couple of probation violations.
Woman arrested on warrant charging her with meth possession
A 46-year old Silver Creek woman was arrested at her Rockmart Highway residence on Saturday on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug-related objects.
According to an arrest warrant:
Mindy Lynn Roaderick was in possession of a baggie containing meth during a traffic stop on Maple Avenue at Flannery Street back on May 1.