Driver helps abused woman left on the side of roadway

A woman who lives in Chateau Elan said when she was driving home, she noticed that there was a woman pacing and crying on Ga. Hwy. 211 at Golf Club Drive. The female driver took the woman back to her house and talked her into calling police.

The battered woman told police that she and her husband had left a friend’s house and started arguing. She said her husband initially head-butted her in the face and then slapped her several times. The woman had a swollen nose and split lip, according to police.

The woman said she convinced her husband to pull over their vehicle so she could adjust the car seats. When he did, the husband left her on the side of the roadway on Ga. Hwy. 211. Two children in the vehicle witnessed the event.

The woman didn’t know the exact location of the hitting incidents, as they were traveling in circles in the area for an unknown amount of time, according to police. That area of Braselton crosses into Barrow, Hall and Gwinnett counties.

A Braselton officer contacted Gwinnett County police because of older injuries on the woman’s body. The Braselton officer and the woman met Gwinnett County police at the woman’s house in Gwinnett County.

The Gwinnett County Police Department also wrote incident reports about the prior abuse incidents, according to Braselton police.

However, the woman said she didn’t want to press charges against her husband or have him go to jail, according to an incident report.

Braselton police took photos of the woman’s injuries and sent the information to an investigator.

Other Incidents
Other incidents reported to the Braselton Police Department last week included:
•simple battery at Blockbuster Video on Ga. Hwy. 211, where a woman said her ex-husband pushed her during a custody exchange of their four-year-old child. The woman said she, her ex-husband and his mother got into an argument during the custody exchange. The woman said her ex-husband pushed her and tried to get the child back from her. He then left without the child. The ex-husband wasn’t on the scene when an officer arrived.

•making harassing phone calls at a Shahale Falls Drive address, where a woman said she has been receiving harassing text messages from her ex-son-in-law’s mother. The woman said she told the suspect to stop sending the messages, but she continued. The woman said her daughter wouldn’t send her child to the suspect’s house because he always came home with injuries. An officer told the woman to document the phone calls and text messages.

•making harassing phone calls at a White Walnut Way address, where a woman said her estranged husband left her a message when he was apparently drunk and threatening to kill “some black guys ‘tomorrow’” after he got into a fight. The man said he would then run to her house. The man didn’t threaten the woman, but she was upset by the incident.

•shoplifting at Cork and Keg on Ga. Hwy. 53, where an employee said a woman in the store placed a bottle of liquor into her purse and didn’t pay for it. The woman paid for two small liquor bottles, but didn’t purchase the $21 bottle that she placed in her purse. An employee gave an officer the license plate number of the vehicle that the woman drove away from the store. The employee also gave an officer a copy of video surveillance at the store. Another Braselton officer later arrested Heather Lorene Jones, 33, of Braselton, for the theft, according to an incident report.

•information report at a Piedmont Avenue address, where a man told an officer that he was having thoughts about killing or hurting other people. The man said he was taking his medication, but he still had the thoughts for several hours. The man said he was afraid that if the thoughts continued, he would kill himself or someone else. The man voluntarily went to a hospital with an officer for an evaluation.

•theft of services at Key West Bar and Grill on Ga. Hwy. 53, where an employee said a woman didn’t pay for her $32 tab at the restaurant. The employee gave an officer the license plate number of the vehicle that the woman drove.
•lost or misplaced items on Autumn Maple Drive, where a man working on landscaping told an officer that he lost his wallet, which contained cash, his driver’s license, Social Security card, work permit and security license.

Braselton Arrests
The Braselton Police Department made the following arrests last week:
•Monica Leigh Carter, 30, P.O. Box 334, Canton, wanted person apprehended. During a traffic stop on Interstate 85, an officer learned that the driver, Carter, had a warrant for her arrest from another county and her driver’s license had been suspended. Carter was placed under arrest. A Braselton officer issued citations on Carter for failure to maintain lane and driving on a suspended license.

•Darwin Jesus Martinez, 37, 2106 Sandalwood Drive, Atlanta, wanted person apprehended. During a traffic stop of a vehicle traveling on I-85 without a tag light, an officer learned that the driver, Martinez, had a warrant for his arrest in Gwinnett County. He was arrested and taken to jail. A Braselton officer gave him a verbal warning for the tag light violation.

•Angela Michelle Gann, 44, 1195 Dee Kennedy Road, Auburn, failure to maintain lane and DUI. An officer said he saw a vehicle traveling on Ga. Hwy. 211 fail to maintain its lane. During a traffic stop, the driver of the vehicle, Gann, told an officer that she was driving to an interview and that may have been why she was swerving. An officer said he could smell alcohol coming from the vehicle. A passenger said he had consumed alcohol earlier that evening. Gann said she drank alcohol earlier, according to an incident report. Gann provided a breath sample and performed several field sobriety tests. The officer said he determined that she was unsafe to drive and arrested her. She was taken to the Gwinnett County Detention Center.