Nine arrested for family violence

In the past week, nine men have been arrested in Barrow County and its municipalities for violating Georgia’s Family Violence Act, according to information from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office. Six were arrested by sheriff’s deputies, two were arrested by Winder police and one was arrested by Statham police.

Also in recent days, the two crisis hotlines at Peace Place have been ringing constantly.

“The past couple of days, we have had a lot of calls on our crisis lines,” said Char Garrett, executive director of the non-profit that serves women and children who are victims of domestic violence. “They rang off the hook not just from this county, but also from other counties. A lot of shelters are full and we’re getting an overflow of calls from outside our service area,”

Those arrested by sheriff’s deputies were:

•Robert Clayton Ayers, 26, of 1207 Autumn Ave., Winder, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the 3rd degree, and battery in violation of the Family Violence Act.

•James Allen Brown, 23, 4915 Windmille Lane, Ellenwood, battery in violation of the Family Violence Act, false imprisonment, interference with a 911 call, and simple assault.

•Jesse Curney Eubanks, 24, of 526 Hwy. 82, Winder, aggravated battery and battery in violation of the Familly Violence Act.

•Taylor Scott Love, 17, of 450 Carl Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem, criminal trespass, three counts of cruelty to children in the 3rd degree, simple assault and battery, all in violation of the Family Violence Act.

•George Childers Triplett, 54, of 238 Nicholas St., Winder, battery in violation of the Family Violence Act.

• James Ernest Ward, 23, of Winder, simple battery in violation of the Family Violence Act, violation of a family violence order, and violation of probation.

Arrested by Winder police were:

•Tommie Riden Jr., 45, of 211 Graham St., Winder, who was charged with battery under the Family Violence Act.

•Bobbie Joe Sims-Skipper, 35, of 224 Magnolia Dr., Winder, who was charged with battery under the Family Violence Act.

Statham police arrested Johnathan Dean Buchanan, 32, of 1751 Atlanta Hwy., Statham, and charged him with possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana and aggravated battery, simple battery, two counts of battery, and terroristic threats and acts in violation of the Family Violence Act.