Name of Accused:
Howard, Khristy Nicole
Date of Arrest:
09/19/2024
Charges For Arrest:
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – F
OBSTRUCTION – F
SIMPLE BATTERY AGAINST LEO/LE DOG/CO – M
Officer’s Narrative:
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On 19 September 2024
while on uniformed patrol in Chatham County, I was dispatched to [2000 BLOCK] Fort Argyle Road in reference to a verbal disturbance with a weapon.
Call notes from dispatched advised the following: The complainant stated that people were in her yard making a lot of noise and threatening her and she is standing at her door with a gun. They are white males.
Upon arrival, the female complainant (Khristy Howard- DOB: [REDACTED]) was in her front yard alone near her vehicle. I observed no weapon at the time. I also observed a group of males next door in their yard listening to music.
Howard advised: There had been multiple “methheads” walking through her yard and that it has been an ongoing issue. She repeatedly referred to these individuals as methheads and that tonight there was a methhead in her yard threatening her. It was difficult to obtain further information from Howard because she continued to yell, use profanity, and speak over me while I was trying to ask her questions. When I asked her to see the video footage from her cameras, she was unable to provide me with any video footage showing evidence that someone was in her yard this evening. She advised me that I could go check the video footage of the male next door and that I could “get the fuk on.” Howard was unable to provide me with any messages/videos of anyone in her yard or making threats towards her. As I was going to speak with the white male next door that was involved in the incident, Howard repeatedly called me “bich” as I was walking away, stating, “Do your fuking job, bich”.
Then I spoke with [VICTIM ] who advised the following: He said Howard was “talking sht” while he was down at the river with other males. She was saying that she was going to “beat his as”. After the river, [VICTIM ] was at Howard’s neighbor’s house outside in the front yard with his kids when he saw a laser coming from the direction of Howard’s residence in his direction. He said he had Howard on video pointing a firearm at him. [VICTIM ] walked down the street and approached Howard and told her that she cannot be “pointing fuking guns at my kids”. He advised he was standing in the roadway and zoomed in on his phone but that he never was in Howard’s yard. [VICTIM ] and Howard continued to argue for several minutes over the incident. The video of the incident was uploaded to Evidence.com. I spoke with [REDACTED]. She advised the following: She babysits Howard’s disabled, juvenile son. [REDACTED] was on scene at another residence on the property. She did not see Howard with a firearm but the males at the residence next door to Howard were provoking her all night. The males were drinking and playing loud music, along with doing donuts in their vehicles. [REDACTED] was caring for Howard’s son because he has Down Syndrome and is blind and deaf. She stayed on scene at Howard’s residence to watch her son. I spoke with two more neighbors, [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], who reside at [2100 BLOCK] Fort Argyle Road Lot [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] advised that she did not see any of the incident but that she did hear a lot of yelling and screaming. After reviewing the video footage from [VICTIM ] and Howard refusing to provide any evidence of trespassing and threats, it was determined that Howard would be placed under arrest for Aggravated Assault (OCGA 16-5-21) due to her pointing a firearm offensively at [VICTIM ]. The firearm was already secured inside of Howard’s residence prior to officers’ arrival. Howard was standing on her front porch steps when myself and Officer Allen were going to place her under arrest. I asked her to step down and she said “No, y’all are not about to take me to jail” and attempted to enter back into her residence through the front door. During this time, I tried to detain her, and she swung her arm at me but did not make . Then she ended up seated on the steps. I took both of my hands and placed them around Howard’s arm to get her to stand up and away from the steps. She was pulling herself in the opposite direction and I advised her to “give me your right arm” because she was continuing to try and pull her arm in front of her body when I was trying to get her arm behind her back. Officer Allen and I were able to get Howard in handcuffs while she was seated on the ground. We had to use two sets of handcuffs because she continued to resist our efforts to place her arms and hands behind her back. Howard kicked her right leg back to kick me. After Howard was secured in handcuffs, we told her to get up and she stated, “Fuk no bich, pick me up”. When she was put in the backseat of my patrol car, she kicked Officer Allen. We were unable to secure her in a seatbelt. While she was seated in the backseat of my patrol car, Howard advised “You know you’re a real piece of sht for taking me to jail” and that I would regret it.
She was transported to Memorial Hospital to obtain clearance for the jail. Howard refused medical treatment and did not report any injuries. She was then taken to CCDC without incident.
Howard was also charged with two counts of simple battery against a police officer and obstruction (felony).
My supervisors responded.
[End of Narrative]