Athens woman arrested following domestic dispute

An Athens woman was arrested recently following a domestic dispute on Helican Springs Road.

Teira Licole Robinson, 21, 317 Cole Ridge Court, was charged with criminal damage to property in the second degree and two counts of cruelty to children after she allegedly broke her boyfriend’s big screen TV, slashed his shirts with a knife and broke windows in his vehicle. These acts were allegedly carried out in the presence of her two children.

In another incident, a woman on Bells Ferry Road told deputy Matthew Pilkington that her estranged husband came to her home around noon on March 6 “yelling and cursing” at her, telling her that he would “get anything he wanted to.” She asked him to leave, and he did, but she heard him in the attic about five minutes later. Her son tried to stop him but he re-entered the home through the attic ladder and began to “look for something to take.” She got him to leave, again, and then called 911. The offender had left the scene when Deputy Pilkington arrived. The woman was advised of the Temporary Protection Order process.

Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office this week included:

•A domestic dispute was reported on Ed Coile Road last week when a woman called 911 to report that she and her husband had gotten into an argument about his drinking problem. The woman told deputy Alan Stratton that she and her husband argued, but that he did not physically abuse her. She told Stratton she brought up the subject of “how (he) just sits on the couch and drinks alcohol and passes out while he is still sitting up.” Her husband told Stratton that he just “wanted to be left alone (since) he does not bother anyone.” Both subjects agreed to stay away from each other and let the other “cool down.”

•DUI/alcohol, driving while license withdrawn, possession of open container of alcohol and speeding in excess of maximum speed limits were reported on Hwy. 72 and Fourth Street.

•Door locks inside and outside Madison County High School were reportedly tampered with last week. School maintenance workers removed what appeared to be an epoxy from the locks. There appeared to be no forced entry, according to the report. The principal has requested prosecution of the individual(s) found responsible for the incident.

•Criminal trespass was reported on Blacks Creek Church Road.

•A stray dog reportedly bit a 3-year old child as he was playing in his front yard on Oak Circle last week. The dog was found by a deputy and animal control officer about three houses down, but chewed through the leash after they caught him. Animal control was to set a trap for the dog and the deputy told the family that they had a right to protect themselves from the dog if it returned to the area before it was caught.

•Someone who works at Hull-Sanford Elementary School reported that a prescription bottle containing hydrocodone was taken from her desk drawer. The report also stated that students do not have access to the area where the pills were taken.

•Simple battery was reported on Bugg Road.

•A domestic dispute was reported on Moriah Church Road when a woman told deputies she and a man had gotten into an argument over housekeeping.

•Failure to stop at an accident was reported at Ila Elementary when a woman there told deputies that someone had struck her vehicle while it was parked in the school’s parking lot.

•A 12-foot enclosed utility trailer was reportedly stolen from a residence in Madison Hills, off Hwy. 29. The trailer has a Tweety Bird on the back of it that says “I’m just goin’ where I’m towed.”

•Harassing phone calls were reported on Westbrook Street in Ila when a woman told deputies that a man she knows called and threatened to “kill her.”

•Disorderly conduct was reported on Jones Chapel Shiloh Road after deputies were called to a dispute among roommates.

•A domestic dispute was reported on North Main Street.

•Theft by deception was reported on Azalea Lane after a woman reported that she had purchased a 2006 Bobcat on Craigslist for $5,200. The woman agreed with the seller to make the purchase through Ebay Motors and that the Bobcat would be shipped to her. The money was wired but the Bobcat never arrived. The woman said she has been unable to make contact with the seller since the transaction was completed. Copies of the transaction details and e-mails were provided to the sheriff’s office.

•Burglary was reported on Holman Autry Road.

•A four-wheeler was reportedly stolen from Cleghorne Road.
•Simple battery was reported on Scogin Road when a woman told a deputy that she and female friend got into an argument that turned physical after she unplugged a radio to save electricity. The victim said the other woman struck her in the head two or three times.

•Burglary was reported on Pine Valley Farm Road after copper wiring was allegedly taken from a house under construction.

•A woman told a deputy she believes her identity was stolen after a tax filing company told her that someone using her name and identifiers had already filed a tax return and that the routing number came back to a bank in Texas. A representative from the tax service agreed to work with investigators on the case.

•Theft by taking was reported on Diamond Hill-Colbert Road when a woman said items were missing from her father’s estate.

•Theft by taking was reported on Paoli Road.

•A four-wheeler was reportedly stolen from Pine Street in Ila.

•Terroristic threats and acts were reported on Ed Coile Road when a man said he came home and his wife, who was intoxicated, began to argue. During the course of the argument, she reportedly became irate and grabbed a pair of scissors and threatened to kill him. According to the report, this incident happened in the presence of the couple’s 12-year old daughter. The man told deputy Klint Segars that he fears for his life.

•Harassing phone calls were reported on Amberly Drive when a woman said she has received numerous calls from her intoxicated brother, who threatened to come to her house and do harm to her.

•A man reported that his Lincoln Town Car had been struck by an unknown vehicle at Madison County High School.

•Harassing phone calls were reported on Shoal Creek Road when a man told deputies that another man had been calling and threatening him over his ex-girlfriend. The victim said the man had threatened to come to Commerce and “kick his @*#.”

•A woman on Kellogg Drive reported that her wallet, along with a Discover card and Social Security card, was stolen two years ago. She told Deputy Wesley Bryant that she was told at the she didn’t need to make a report at that time, but said she had recently received a notice from the collection department at Discover card that she has a bill totaling $20,000. She said she has no idea how the charges were made, or who made them.

•A woman on Nowhere Road reported that someone has used her check card fraudulently 19 times at several different locations.

•Criminal trespass was reported on Colbert-Danielsville Road.

•A woman on Seagraves Mill Road reported that her estranged husband violated his TPO against her and her juvenile children by riding by her house twice while they were outside.

•Assault was reported on Alberta Drive after a man was reportedly hit in the head with a bottle by his uncle.

•Terroristic threats and acts were reported on Hardman Road after a woman got into a fight with the father of her child. The man reportedly threatened to kill her and another woman at the residence.