arrested Archives - GordonGordon

Gordon County Couple Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children

Featured Stories January 5, 2023 , by Emma Dunn

PRESS RELEASE – On Thursday, December 29, 2022, William Sandridge, age 42, and Allyn Sandridge, age 41, of Gordon County, GA, were arrested and each charged with eight counts of sexual exploitation of children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit.

The GBI CEACC Unit and Homeland Security Investigations began a joint investigation into the Sandridge’s online activity after receiving a report in reference to their online activity. This investigation led to a search warrant of the Sandridge’s home and their subsequent arrests.

The GBI CEACC unit was assisted in the execution of this search warrant by the Calhoun Police Department, the Polk County Police Department, and the United States Secret Service.

The Sandridges were taken to the Gordon County Jail upon their arrest.

This investigation is part of the ongoing effort by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, housed within the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, to identify those involved in the trade of child sexual abuse material.

The ICAC Program, created by the U.S. Department of Justice, was developed in response to the increasing number of children and teenagers using the Internet, the proliferation of child sexual abuse material, and the heightened online activity by predators searching for unsupervised contact with underage victims.

Man arrested for animal cruelty

Featured Stories December 21, 2022 , by Emma Dunn

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. – On Dec. 15, David William Edwards was arrested by The Calhoun Police Department on one count of cruelty to animals.

According to the incident report, an investigation into Edwards occurred after a complaint was received from local animal control from the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

As a result of the investigation, a total of 23 animals were removed from his residence in Calhoun; 20 dogs and three cats.

There was one dog that was deemed too aggressive after biting an officer on the scene that was euthanized.

The incident report states the smell of ammonia was so strong in the residence that protective gear had to be worn when entering.

Most of the animals were housed in kennels that were too small and many were stacked on top of each other, which caused animal waste to fall on top of other animals.

Also observed were multiple animals sitting/laying in their waste that appeared to have built up for some time.

Edwards was taken to the Gordon County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of Animal Cruelty with a total bond set at $6,000.

Currently, he has not posted bail yet.

Animal Cruelty arrested Gordon County Sheriff's Office

Bartow County woman arrested on murder

Featured Stories December 8, 2022 , by Emma Dunn

Gordon County – At about 11:30 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 3), deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on Mt. Zion Road in the Resaca community in response to a report of a body of a man having been found.

Deputies arrived and discovered the body inside of an automobile. April Sue Tate, age 36, whose address is believed to be 25 Holcomb Spur, Adairsville, Georgia, was thereafter taken into custody at the scene without incident and transported to the county jail.

The Coroner’s Office responded to the scene, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested to assist the Sheriff’s Office with the investigation as certain aspects of the matter involved neighboring jurisdictions.

The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the next-of-kin. Neither Tate nor the decedent were Gordon County residents. In addition to a number of witnesses being questioned, a search warrant was executed as part of the investigation.

GBI agents and Sheriff’s detectives took a number of items of physical evidence into custody and have recovered the weapon believed to have been involved in the death. Tate has been charged with one count of Murder and one count of Aggravated Assault. She remains in custody pending court appearance.

arrested GBI Gordon County murder

Gordon County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 2/1 – 2/7

Arrest Reports, Police & Government February 8, 2021 , by Staff Admin

Arrest report with photos provided by the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for FetchYourNews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Gordon County. Those arrests are posted on FetchYourNews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has been proven in a court of law.