Drunken man found in bushes in subdivision

An intoxicated man was bothering neighbors in a Braselton subdivision and was later found laying in bushes, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

Several people in a subdivision off New Liberty Church Road said a Hispanic man wearing a red shirt and black shorts was walking through their yards.

A deputy spotted something red in the bushes in front of a subdivision. A man was laying on the ground in the bushes.

The man approached the deputy, who said he could smell alcohol on the man. He was arrested and charged with public drunkenness.

Other Incidents
Other incidents in the West Jackson area reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office last week included:

•aggravated assault at a Jackson Trail Road, Hoschton, address, where a woman said her child’s father got upset when she addressed his alcoholism. While holding a knife, the man threatened to kill the woman, and manage to get away with the crime and get custody of the child. The woman called 911 and left the residence. The man was arrested in the incident.

•battery at an Ednaville Circle, Braselton, address, where a deputy responded to help Braselton police located a man involved in a fight. A man said he told another man, who had been staying at the house the past few days, to leave. The visitor is the father of another resident of the house. The visitor grabbed a plate and hit the man on the head. A deputy said there was a lot of blood in the kitchen. The men fought and the visitor fled the residence before police arrived.

•burglary at an Abmrosa Walk, Hoschton, address, where a woman said someone broke a window at her residence and stole 30 boxes of cigars. There was no other damage and no other items were reported missing.

•motor vehicle theft at a Davenport Road, Braselton, address, where a man said an employee asked to borrow a vehicle to drive to Augusta for a weekend trip in April. The employee later called and said he needed a week off from work to move. The man didn’t hear back from the employee until mid-May. The employee said he knew the man needed the vehicle returned to him, and he’d call back the next day to make arrangements. The man hasn’t heard from the employee since that time.