Joseph Colon Mugshot | Habersham County, Georgia

Joseph Colon, a resident listed in public arrest records, was taken into custody on February 20, 2025, in Habersham County, Georgia. According to the official booking report, the arrest was made by local authorities and the subject was charged with the following offense(s): AGGRAVATED BATTERYOfficer’s Narrative:[Please note: The following is a direct transcription from the official initial incident report. The Georgia Gazette does not fix any spelling or grammatical errors that may exist. Any changes or redactions made by our staff are placed inside brackets. Some errors may exist. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The topics discussed may be sensitive to some readers. Discretion is advised.]On 2/20/2025I Sgt J. Lewis 17 received a call about a suspicious accident from Habersham County fire and Ems. Upon arrival I ed the victim identified as [VICTIM ], at the time of she was in the floor of the bathroom located in the basement of [100 BLOCK] Magnolia villas dr located within the city limits of Cornelia Georgia. At this time there was a male in the bathroom with her identified as Joseph Colon, he stated that he was in the living room on the couch when he heard a loud thud from the bathroom and when he went inside, he found [VICTIM ] on the floor bleeding from the head. Colon stated that [VICTIM ] had been drinking and that he had maybe one drink. During this conversation with Colon I noticed that [VICTIM ] wouldnt make eye with anyone, and she wouldnt really speak, she did have a large cut just above her eyebrow on her left side.I had Colon leave the bathroom to see if [VICTIM ] would talk to me and tell me what happened, when Colon let the bathroom [VICTIM ] stated that he hit and pushed me. I asked who he is and she pointed at Colons Georgia drivers license. I asked her where he hit her, and she stated that he hit her on the head and that he grabbed and pushed her everywhere. [VICTIM ] did have what appeared to be fingerprint bruises and red marks located to her left shoulder and her left bicep. I asked her how she got those, and she stated that Colon grabbed her and pushed her, [VICTIM ] did appear to be intoxicated, but she was able to talk to me and provide details on what happened. I spoke with two other individuals at , [WITNESS ] and [WITNESS ].Both [WITNESS ] and [WITNESS ] filled out a witness statement, [WITNESS ] stated that he was outside smoking, and he heard a loud noise come from inside the , when he went back in Colon was in the bathroom with [VICTIM ] and stated that she had fallen. [WITNESS ] Stated that she didnt really know these people and that they heard a noise from the bathroom and that [VICTIM ] had fallen and hit her head is what Colon told her. [VICTIM ] was transported to the hospital in Gainesville by Habersham County ambulance and treated for her injurys. Colon was transported to the Habersham County jail and released without incident. Colon was charged with Aggravated battery FVA.[End of Narrative]. This incident was officially recorded and made publicly available by law enforcement agencies in the state of Georgia. The details provided reflect the arrest information at the time of booking and do not indicate guilt or conviction. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Name of Accused:
COLON, JOSEPH LUIS

Date of Arrest:
02/20/2025

Charges For Arrest:
AGGRAVATED BATTERY
Officer’s Narrative:
[Please note: The following is a direct transcription from the official initial incident report. The Georgia Gazette does not fix any spelling or grammatical errors that may exist. Any changes or redactions made by our staff are placed inside brackets. Some errors may exist. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The topics discussed may be sensitive to some readers. Discretion is advised.]
On 2/20/2025
I Sgt J. Lewis 17 received a call about a suspicious accident from Habersham County fire and Ems. Upon arrival I ed the victim identified as [VICTIM ], at the time of she was in the floor of the bathroom located in the basement of [100 BLOCK] Magnolia villas dr located within the city limits of Cornelia Georgia. At this time there was a male in the bathroom with her identified as Joseph Colon, he stated that he was in the living room on the couch when he heard a loud thud from the bathroom and when he went inside, he found [VICTIM ] on the floor bleeding from the head. Colon stated that [VICTIM ] had been drinking and that he had maybe one drink. During this conversation with Colon I noticed that [VICTIM ] wouldnt make eye with anyone, and she wouldnt really speak, she did have a large cut just above her eyebrow on her left side.
I had Colon leave the bathroom to see if [VICTIM ] would talk to me and tell me what happened, when Colon let the bathroom [VICTIM ] stated that he hit and pushed me. I asked who he is and she pointed at Colons Georgia drivers license. I asked her where he hit her, and she stated that he hit her on the head and that he grabbed and pushed her everywhere. [VICTIM ] did have what appeared to be fingerprint bruises and red marks located to her left shoulder and her left bicep. I asked her how she got those, and she stated that Colon grabbed her and pushed her, [VICTIM ] did appear to be intoxicated, but she was able to talk to me and provide details on what happened. I spoke with two other individuals at , [WITNESS ] and [WITNESS ].
Both [WITNESS ] and [WITNESS ] filled out a witness statement, [WITNESS ] stated that he was outside smoking, and he heard a loud noise come from inside the , when he went back in Colon was in the bathroom with [VICTIM ] and stated that she had fallen. [WITNESS ] Stated that she didnt really know these people and that they heard a noise from the bathroom and that [VICTIM ] had fallen and hit her head is what Colon told her. [VICTIM ] was transported to the hospital in Gainesville by Habersham County ambulance and treated for her injurys. Colon was transported to the Habersham County jail and released without incident. Colon was charged with Aggravated battery FVA.
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