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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
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Crime
reports on crimes, wrecks, fires & courts
Couple injured in domestic dispute after daughter and son-in-law attack
A COUPLE was injured in
a domestic dispute last week
after they say their daugh
ter and her husband attacked
them.
The daughter, Billie
Renee Higgenbotham, 33,
and her husband, Timothy
Ray Metcalf, 27, were both
charged with aggravated
assault, battery and interfer
ing with a 911 call.
The victims told a depu
ty with the Jackson County
Sheriffs Office that the
couple, who live with them,
attacked them after being told
not to argue in front of the
grandchildren. The couple left
the home but later returned
and found the elderly couple
in their bedroom with the
door locked.
The victims say the couple
broke down the door and then
came into the bedroom and
attacked them. The man said
his son-in-law punched him
in the face. He said when
his wife tried to help him
out, their daughter knocked
her down and began punch
ing her.
The victim said he grabbed
a cell phone and tried to call
911 but his daughter grabbed
it from him and broke it into
pieces. He said she then
grabbed a piece of the door
that had broken off and had
the door knob attached to it
and hit him in the face with
it. She also reportedly threw
another piece of the door at
her father, knocking him to
the ground.
The couple then left the
home and the victim was able
to walk to a neighbor's house
and call 911.
The man had a visible lac
eration to his left cheek. He
and his wife also had numer
ous lumps and abrasions. The
couple’s bedroom had blood
splattered on the wall, floor
and sheets.
Both the victims were treat
ed at an Athens hospital for
their injuries.
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OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents reported to
the sheriff’s office last week
include the following:
•obstruction and battery at
a Commerce Road, Athens,
location, when a man report
edly beat his wife.
•simple battery during a
domestic dispute between
an Athens Street, Jefferson,
woman and her adult son.
•simple battery during a
dispute between a couple at
a South Apple Valley Road,
Jefferson, address.
•property line dispute
between two men at a Hunter
Road, Jefferson, location.
•simple battery during a
dispute between a couple at a
Z. William Road, Nicholson,
residence.
•disturbance and trespassing
at a State Street, Commerce,
residence.
•harassing phone calls
at a Lipscomb Lake Road,
Pendergrass, address.
•property damage at a Dry
Pond Road, Maysville, loca
tion.
•radiator taken from a
vehicle at a Sagefield Circle,
Maysville, address.
•vehicle damaged at a Hwy.
85 South, Jefferson, location.
•a student was left on a bus
for more than one hour at East
Jackson Elementary School.
The school clerk called the
child’s parents to find out why
he was out and was informed
that he got on the bus that
morning. The bus driver was
contacted to check the bus
and she found him asleep
under a seat.
•domestic dispute between
a couple at a Pleasant Acres
Drive, Maysville, address.
•battery during a dispute
between a father and son at
a Hillside Way, Maysville,
address.
•dispute at a Hwy. 60,
Pendergrass, location.
•fan stolen from the window
of a Norman Road, Athens,
residence.
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•verbal dispute at a
Settlement Road, Commerce,
residence.
•a Tap Wood Road,
Hoschton, man said someone
backed into his vehicle and
put a hole in the front bumper
cover. He said he is not sure
when it happened.
•a Mountain Creek Drive,
Braselton, woman said that
she and her adult daughter got
into an argument. She said
her daughter was angry at her
for letting her sleep too long.
She added that the owner of
the home they were at asked
her daughter to leave and she
went outside to make sure
that she did. The woman said
that when she went outside,
her daughter “got in her face
and started to yell at her.”
The woman said there was no
physical contact.
•a Reece Drive, Hoschton,
woman said that while she was
on vacation in South Carolina,
someone in Florida used her
checking account number and
made three transactions.
•an employee of Publix,
located on Hwy. 124,
Hoschton, said a white female
came into the store and picked
up a case of beer and left
without paying for it.
•verbal dispute between two
men at a Hwy. 53, Braselton,
address. The man who filed
the complaint said a man
came onto his property and
threatened him when he asked
him to leave.
•verbal dispute between an
Old Commerce Road, Athens,
woman and her adult son.
•possible gunshot at a Holly
Springs Road address.
•mailbox damaged at a
Brockton Road, Jefferson,
location.
•identity theft against a
Hwy. 330, Bogart, man.
•a Jimmy Reynolds Drive,
Jefferson, man said he loaned
someone several items and
they refuse to return them.
•simple battery during a
dispute between an employ
ee and employer at a Wayne
Poultry Road, Pendergrass,
location.
•credit card fraud against a
Standridge Road, Jefferson,
man.
•battery during a dispute at
a Jameson Court, Jefferson,
address.
•civil matter at a Zion
Church Road, Braselton,
address, where a couple said
they gave their vehicle to a
repair shop for transmission
problems in July. The couple
later went to Mexico, where
they were held up by immi
gration for several days, but
kept in contact with the local
repair shop. A man at the
repair shop later said the vehi
cle didn't have a transmis
sion problem, but an on-board
computer problem. The cost
of the bill went from $550 to
$920 for daily storage, which
the couple said they weren't
told about. A man at the repair
shop also threatened to have
the couple deported back to
Mexico if they didn’t pay the
bill, according to the couple.
The man later denied mak
ing that statement, but said
if the couple paid the $920
bill, their vehicle would be
returned. The couple felt that
they shouldn’t be charged for
the storage fee.
•phone threats at a
Davenport Road, Braselton,
address, where a man said
a relative left a threatening
message about a book he bor
rowed. In the message, the
relative said she was coming
to get her book and “you’re
going to be real sorry when
I get through with you.” A
deputy called the relative and
asked her not to call the man
again. He also said the man
would put the book in the mail
the next morning. The female
relative said. “Good, maybe
I’ll get my book back.” An
incident report didn’t specify
what book the man was to
return to the relative, who
lives in Alabama.
•burglary at an Elmwood
Road, Hoschton, address,
where a woman said sev
eral items had been stolen
from a vacant house that was
once owned by her deceased
brother. The house had been
vacant for a year and during
that time, the woman said
she had noticed several things
missing. The items included a
TV, three lawn mowers and a
generator. She said once she
started noticing that the items
were missing, she changed
the locks on the doors.
The woman hasn't been to
the house in three weeks,
but when she returned, she
noticed that an AC unit was
missing. The woman named
two people that she believed
are involved in the thefts.
•fraud at an Old Winder
Highway, Jefferson, address,
where a man said his bank
called him to tell him that two
fake checks had been received
from his business. The checks,
totaling more than $2,100,
had been received at home
improvement stores.
•civil dispute at a Duck
Road, Braselton, address,
where a woman said a man
threatened her after her son's
dog bit his vehicle, causing
damage. The woman said the
damage occurred about three
weeks ago and a report was
made to animal control. The
woman said the man drove
her house and asked if she had
received a replacement part
for his vehicle. The woman
said she was working on it.
The man became upset and
said he would do whatever it
takes to get paid for the dam
ages. He threatened to put a
lien on the woman's house.
The man later called the
sheriff’s office and asked
to speak with a deputy.
The man said the woman
became extremely bellig
erent and began “jumping
around” yelling at him when
he asked about the part. The
man said he would do what
ever it takes to get repaid
for the damages, but said it
would be 100 percent legal.
A deputy told the man and
woman to not contact each
other unless through legal
action.
•theft by taking at a
Mulberry Street, Hoschton,
address, where a man said
someone stole four souve
nir trays and four “knick
knacks” from a table on the
front porch of his house.
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Notice of Public Hearing
City of Nicbolson, GA
The City of Nicholson Council will hold a public
hearing on the initiated rewrite of the zoning
ordinance adopted and a redraft of the official
zoning map. The hearing will be on October 4, 2010
at 6:45 p.m. at the Community Center, 129
Lakeview Drive, Nicholson, GA. The Nicholson
City Council may vote on the matter following the
public hearing. The Nicholson City Council may
also discuss this matter at its work session on
September 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., at the Community
Center, 129 Lakeview Drive, Nicholson.
City of Nicholson, Applicant, to
Adopt a New Zoning Ordinance
and Official Zoning Map.
The City of Nicholson has initiated a rewrite of the
zoning ordinance adopted and redrafting of the
official zoning map to correct oversights and to
implement the future land use plan map and the
future development map of the comprehensive plan,
community agenda.
Interested persons are invited to attend the public
hearing. A draft of the ordinance is on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the
City Clerk in City Hall, City of Nicholson, 175
Lakeview Drive, 30565, during normal business
hours. For more information, please call 706-757-
3408.
This 1 st day of September, 2010.
This 8th d a y of September, 2010.
Wendy Carter
Nicholson City Clerk