Name of Accused:
Little, Tommy Gene
Date of Arrest:
07/27/2024
Charges For Arrest:
Burglary – dwelling house or any building, vehicle, or other structure designed for use as the dwelling
Aggravated Battery
Aggravated Assault
Officer’s Narrative:
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On Saturday July 27th, 2024
at approximately 1839 I was dispatched to the area of US-41 at Fire Tower Rd in reference to an assault. The victim, [VICTIM ], stated he was following the suspect who had jumped him at his residence at [30 BLOCK] Joree Rd Cartersville, GA in his truck and was providing location updates.
Deputy Kimbel arrived in the area first and located the suspect identified as Tommy Little on Fire Tower Rd in front of New Hope Baptist Church. Deputy Kimbel detained Mr. Little and I arrived just minutes later. Mr. [VICTIM ] arrived on scene to be interviewed. Mr. [VICTIM ]’s face was completely swollen, both eyes were swollen shut, his nose was crooked and bloodied, his left ear was red and swollen and it appeared to be suffering from “cauliflower ear” and the top and sides of his head were scattered with cuts and bruises. Mr [VICTIM ] also had several claw marks all around his throat. EMS was requested to care for Mr. [VICTIM ]. EMS arrived and Mr. [VICTIM ] refused any treatment and said he would tend to his injuries at . I photographed Mr. [VICTIM ]’s injuries and saved them as evidence.
Mr. [VICTIM ] stated he was at at [30 BLOCK] Joree Rd Cartersville, GA outside doing some yard work. Mr. [VICTIM ] has his entire yard fenced in and walked around to the front yard and noticed a man, now identified as Tommy Little, had entered his fence and was standing on his porch. Mr. [VICTIM ] asked if he could help Mr. Little and Mr. Little stated he was “looking for a man named [REDACTED].” Mr. [VICTIM ] told Mr. Little that there was no one there by that name. Mr. Little then asked if he wanted to smoke a bowl and Mr. [VICTIM ] stated “I don’t do drugs”. Mr. [VICTIM ] then told Mr. Little it was time for him to leave. That’s when Mr. Little began a vicious assault on Mr. [VICTIM ] completely unprovoked. Mr. [VICTIM ] was taken by surprise and was defenseless.
Mr. Little continued a barrage of punches into his face and head as he tried to protect himself. Mr. [VICTIM ] started to retreat inside his to get away but when he made entry and tried shutting his front door Mr. Little forced the door open and was now beating Mr. [VICTIM ] inside of his . Mr. [VICTIM ] had now fallen to the ground inside his as Mr. Little continued to punch his face and head. Mr. Little then got on top of Mr. [VICTIM ] and wrapped both hands around Mr. [VICTIM ]’s throat and began choking him. Mr. [VICTIM ] stated he briefly lost consciousness due to the lack of oxygen. Mr. [VICTIM ] regained consciousness and was still being attacked by Mr. Little. Mr. [VICTIM ] stated the beating lasted for approximately 3-4 minutes and was actively being beaten the entire time.
Mr. [VICTIM ] made the statement, “I truly believe he was going to kill me and the only reason he didn’t was because he tired himself out”. Mr. Little finally stopped beating Mr. [VICTIM ] and was out of breath and walked out the front door. Mr. [VICTIM ] grabbed his phone and called his next door neighbor [REDACTED] for help. Mr. [REDACTED] came over and helped Mr. [VICTIM ] to his feet. As Mr. [VICTIM ] was regaining his composure he saw Mr. Little walking back toward his house and said “He’s coming back”. Mr. [REDACTED] stated when Mr. Little saw him inside with the victim he turned around and took off, leaving the area. Mr. [REDACTED] and Mr. [VICTIM ] followed Mr. Little in their truck while providing 911 operators live updates of his location until deputies located him.
Mr. Little was read his Miranda Warning and agreed to speak to me. He stated he arrived at the victim’s looking for a man named [REDACTED]. He stated Mr. [VICTIM ] was rude to him and called him a “junkie”. He stated Mr. [VICTIM ] then threw a punch at him and he began to defend himself. Mr. Little did admit to assaulting Mr. [VICTIM ] but stated it was self defense. I asked Mr. Little if he entered Mr. [VICTIM ]’s and he stated he wanted to speak to a lawyer so questioning was stopped. I looked over Mr. Little’s body and did not see any visible injuries. Mr. Little was charged with Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery and 1st Degree Burglary. Mr. Little was transported to the Bartow County Jail where custody was handed over to jail staff.
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