Name of Accused:
Owens, Michael Patrick
Date of Arrest:
10/06/2024
Charges For Arrest:
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
BATTERY.
CRIMINAL TRESPASS – FAMILY VIOLENCE
CRIMINAL TRESPASS – FAMILY VIOLENCE
Officer’s Narrative:
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On October 3, 2024
at approximately 1807 hours, I Deputy First Class Scott Camp 16 employed with Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office and assigned to Uniform Patrol Division was dispatched to the area of Hwy 52 East in the area of Lower Cartecay Road in reference to a possible stranded motorist being a maroon car and a female trying to wave people down. I traveled non-emergency to the above location. While en-route, Dispatch advised of a call hold at Gilmer County Detention Center where a female walked in and appeared to have been in an altercation. I traveled to the detention center first and made with Sgt. Voight.
Sgt. Voight stated [REDACTED] brought the female identified as [VICTIM ] and stated she waived him down saying she needed help, so he brought [VICTIM ] and her child to the detention center. Sgt. Voight stated [REDACTED] had already left, but he wrote down his information for me.
I then asked [VICTIM ], to step out from the front room next to booking, and tell me what had happened. I asked [VICTIM ] several times if she needed a med unit to check her out and she stated no. I observed the following injuries to [VICTIM ]:
Large red mark which was beginning to bruise on [VICTIM ]’s right cheek.
A goose egg which was bruised and slightly busted with a small laceration on [VICTIM ]’s right eyebrow.
[VICTIM ]’s bottom and top lips on the right side was busted on the outside as well as the inside and also very swollen.
Red marks on her throat and neck in the shape of finger tips. I could clearly see the shape of a thumb and three finger marks.
Bruises in the shape of fingers on [VICTIM ]’s right lower arm.
Red marks on [VICTIM ]’s right wrist.
Bruises on [VICTIM ]’s right lower arm.
Bruise on [VICTIM ]’s right knee.
Two large knots on the back of [VICTIM ]’s head.
Dirt and sand on the back of her shirt and pants.
I had Cpl. Robinson assist me in taking photographs. Cpl. Robinson took [VICTIM ] into the bathroom to check for other visible injuries and take photographs. The following injuries were observed.
Red welt on the back of [VICTIM ]’s upper left arm.
Red welt on the left side of [VICTIM ]’s rib cage.
Red scratch on the back of [VICTIM ]’s right shoulder.
Red welt on the back of [VICTIM ]’s left shoulder.
[VICTIM ] stated she and Michael Patrick Owens (nickname Mikey) lived together and Mikey moved out and has moved back in with her about three to four months ago. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey quit his job and isolated himself from his family and allowed her to have full care of him, herself, and their son only having a part time job. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey refused to help her financially and would not help her with their son. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey would get physically upset and break things in the residence. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey would take her cell phone and her vehicle without permission.
[VICTIM ] stated Mikey would break things that belonged to her and sometimes tell her to leave the residence. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey refuses to fix the damages he caused or refused to help fix the damages. [VICTIM ] stated this has resulted in her falling behind financially and having to look for outside help. [VICTIM ] stated this has been going on for five to six months.
[VICTIM ] stated this morning Mikey ripped her fender off of her vehicle partially for no reason. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey took out her SIM card from her cell phone and put it into another cell phone which she let him borrow. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey told her he threw it out the window, but refused to help her look for it. [VICTIM ] stated the cell phone is not hers and it ended up being inside the residence and resulted in Mikey chocking her by palcing his hands around her throat and squeezing her throat with his hand causing her to have problems breathing and cutting of circulation.
[VICTIM ] stated Mikey damaged the bathroom door, closet door, and the front door of the residence. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey kicked the dishwasher causing a dent in the door. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey slammed her head into the wall causing damage to the sheetrock. [VICTIM ] stated she believes she black out or something. [VICTIM ] stated she made it outside and Mikey slammed her onto the ground. [VICTIM ] stated she was able to get her son and to her vehicle and then left to go seek help and make a report.
[VICTIM ] stated she ran out of gas on Highway 52 East just past Lower Cartecay Road. [VICTIM ] stated she attempted to flag someone down for help. [VICTIM ] stated she was able to flag someone down and [REDACTED] gave her a ride to the detention center where she could make a police report.
I asked [VICTIM ] if she would fill out a written statement for me and she did. I asked [VICTIM ] if she knew where Mikey would be at. [VICTIM ] stated Mikey called his mom to pick him up and he is more than likely staying with her at [100 BLOCK] Chimney Way, Fairmount, GA 30139.
I supplied [VICTIM ] with a victim’s pamphlet and completed a victim’s notification. I did advise [VICTIM ] to go to the emergency room to get checked out.
I applied for and received four arrest warrants on Mikey from Gilmer County Chief Magistrate Judge Kevin Johnson
Warrant 24-897FW – aggravated assault f/v – OCGA 16-5-21
Warrant 24-898MW – battery f/v – OCGA 16-5-23.1
Warrant 24-899MW – criminal trespass f/v – OCGA 16-7-21
Warrant 24-900MW – criminal trespass f/v – OCGA 16-7-21
Written statement was turned in to [REDACTED] to be filed with this report.
Victim’s notification was turned in to dispatch to be filed with the warrants.
I ed Pickens County Sheriff’s Office to see if they could send deputies out to [100 BLOCK] Chimney Way to attempt to serve the arrest warrants on Michael Owens.
[End of Narrative]