Teenager arrested after violent tantrum
An Auburn woman called police when her 17-year-old son became enraged during a disagreement.
The woman said she turned off her son’s cell phone when he attempted to call his girlfriend’s mother. The son, David Paul Richards, age 17 of 269 Appalachee Church Road became angry, walked downstairs and threw his dinner against a wall.
According to the report, Richards began yelling obscenities at his mother while he rummaged through her purse in an attempt to find her car keys. Richards then walked into the master bedroom and kicked the closet door in an attempt to get to his medication.
When the mother blocked his path so that he could not kick the closet door, Richards went into another bedroom and began throwing glass vases and candlesticks across the room.
Later, when Richards and his mother had returned to the kitchen, Richards threw a set of car keys at his mother striking her in the thigh. Richards then pushed his mother into a chair causing her to hit her chest on the back of the chair.
According to the mother, Richards began to calm down at that point and begged his mother to drive him to his girlfriend’s house. When the mother refused, Richards threatened to throw her laptop computer out into the rain. Richards then left the room saying he was going to throw stereo equipment into the rain as well.
While Richards was unhooking the stereo equipment, the mother called 911.
When officers arrived, Richards resisted arrest. He was subsequently charged with obstruction, family violence battery and third degree cruelty to children.
Other arrests made by Auburn Police this past week include:
• Timothy Dee Bridges, 20, 92 West May Street, Winder, battery and robbery.
• Joseph Vinson Cleveland, 28, 315 East Wright Street, Winder, possession of methamphetamine, oxycodone, marijuana and drug related object.
• Jeffrey Joel Foster, 53, 1186 Ridgewood Place, Lawrenceville, outstanding warrant.
• Joshua Dwayne Mathis, 21, 900 Turk Road, Bethlehem, public intoxication.
According to the report, Richards began yelling obscenities at his mother while he rummaged through her purse in an attempt to find her car keys. Richards then walked into the master bedroom and kicked the closet door in an attempt to get to his medication.
When the mother blocked his path so that he could not kick the closet door, Richards went into another bedroom and began throwing glass vases and candlesticks across the room.
Later, when Richards and his mother had returned to the kitchen, Richards threw a set of car keys at his mother striking her in the thigh. Richards then pushed his mother into a chair causing her to hit her chest on the back of the chair.
According to the mother, Richards began to calm down at that point and begged his mother to drive him to his girlfriend’s house. When the mother refused, Richards threatened to throw her laptop computer out into the rain. Richards then left the room saying he was going to throw stereo equipment into the rain as well.
While Richards was unhooking the stereo equipment, the mother called 911.
When officers arrived, Richards resisted arrest. He was subsequently charged with obstruction, family violence battery and third degree cruelty to children.
Other arrests made by Auburn Police this past week include:
• Timothy Dee Bridges, 20, 92 West May Street, Winder, battery and robbery.
• Joseph Vinson Cleveland, 28, 315 East Wright Street, Winder, possession of methamphetamine, oxycodone, marijuana and drug related object.
• Jeffrey Joel Foster, 53, 1186 Ridgewood Place, Lawrenceville, outstanding warrant.
• Joshua Dwayne Mathis, 21, 900 Turk Road, Bethlehem, public intoxication.
The concept of "I brought you into this world and I can take you back out" is just no longer acceptable to the public.
They will end up resenting the parent(s) for it, or they'll forget all the negatives and only remember the apparent positives and think it's a grand idea to beat their kids when they have them.