Carlos Perez

Name:
Perez, Carlos

Date of Booking:
08/14/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
Refusal to leave premises when requested

Willful Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers-Misdemeanor

Disorderly Conduct

Public drunkenness

Officer’s Narrative:
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[NARRATIVE #1 on August 14, 2025]

On August 14, 2025, at approximately 0017 hours, I, Ofc Melniciuc, was dispatched to [100 BLOCK] Wood Cir, Winder, GA 30680, in reference to a dispute. Dispatch advised a female was on the line, yelling and not answering any questions. Dispatch also stated the female was heard saying You’re going to go to jail, and I’m scared of you. I traveled to the location above Code 3.

Before my arrival, Ofc Morris began making contact at the residence and radioed that he could hear a male yelling.

Upon my arrival, I observed Ofc Morris start running behind the residence at [100 BLOCK] Wood Cir, Winder, GA 30680, while radioing in that a black male with no shirt had just taken off from him on foot and was heading towards James Albert Johnson Ave. I then began running around the right side of [100 BLOCK] Wood Cir and began hearing Ofc Morris yelling clear lawful commands for the black male, later identified as Carlos Perez, to get on the ground or he will get tased.

I then ran around the corner of the residence and observed Ofc Morris holding Carlos at Taser point and still yelling clear lawful commands for Carlos to get on the ground. I then observed Carlos’ hands by his side, as he was not complying with any clear, lawful commands that Ofc Morris was giving him. I then ran up to Carlos, grabbed his arm, and assisted him to the ground. As Carlos was on the ground, he began resisting and reaching with his left hand towards his waist. I then grabbed his left arm and began yelling clear, lawful commands to Carlos to stop reaching. Carlos still began to resist, and Ofc Morris dry-stunned him using his department-issued Taser. See Ofc Morris’ supplemental report for further information. Carlos then began to comply shortly after and began to cry slightly.

I then placed Carlos into custody. Ofc Dutcher and I then placed Carlos in three properly fitted handcuffs, double locking to ensure they didn’t tighten further. I then did a search incident to arrest and check for any weapons, illegal contraband, or means of escape. Nothing was found at the time of the search. During this time, a strong odor of alcoholic beverage was emitting from Carlos’ person.

During this time, Sgt Wolfe arrived and advised Carlos that he was under arrest. Ofc Morris and I then assisted Carlos up and escorted him to Officer Dutcher’s marked patrol vehicle, where we began attempting to place him inside. Carlos became resistant, yelling and unwilling to cooperate, but was eventually secured in the marked patrol vehicle with a seatbelt. Due to Ofc Morris dry stunning Carlos, a med unit was called to evaluate Carlos for any injuries. Carlos was later cleared by the med unit.

During this time, I spoke to caller [VICTIM #1]. I asked [VICTIM #1] what happened. [VICTIM #1] stated that an argument had occurred between her and Carlos earlier in the night, around 8 or 9 pm. She then stated Carlos left and came back an hour or two later, and the argument between them started again. I asked [VICTIM #1] what the argument was about multiple times, but [VICTIM #1] would not tell me. [VICTIM #1] stated that the second time he came out to the residence, she locked her doors, and they began arguing outside.

[VICTIM #1] then stated she said something he didn’t like, and Carlos got frustrated and threw a glass cup. I then asked [VICTIM #1] at what point Carlos threw the glass cup, to which she stated when she was walking away from him. [VICTIM #1] said that Carlos threw the glass cup on the porch, but did not throw it at her. I then asked [VICTIM #1] if it was her glass, to which she stated yes and that it was five dollars. [VICTIM #1] later advised that she did not want to press charges for the glass cup. I also asked [VICTIM #1] if she and Carlos were boyfriend/girlfriend, to which she stated they just talk and that he does not live at the residence nor has ever lived with her.

I then asked [VICTIM #1] if she was ever afraid that Carlos would hurt her, to which she stated no. [VICTIM #1] stated they just had an argument and that she just wanted him to leave, and that’s it. While talking to [VICTIM #1], a slight odor of an alcoholic beverage was emitted from her person. I asked if both she and Carlos were drinking, to which she stated yes. She said she had a shot and a beer. [VICTIM #1] also added that she didn’t know how much Carlos had to drink because he had left the residence the first time. [VICTIM #1] also added that she did not want him to be criminally trespassed from her property and that he is normally a chill dude. I then asked [VICTIM #1] how many times she had told Carlos to leave, to which she stated two to three times. I asked [VICTIM #1] if she was willing to fill out a witness statement form, to which she stated no.

Ofc Dutcher drove his marked patrol vehicle, code 1, to Barrow County Jail, where Carlos was turned over to BCDC Staff.

Carlos was issued four citations for refusal to leave (WC002524), disorderly conduct (WC002522), obstruction (WC002523), public drunkenness (WC002521)

[VICTIM #1] was provided with a business card and case number.

A use-of-force form was completed and will be attached to this report.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #2 on August 14, 2025]

On 08/14/2025 at approximately 0017 hours, I, Ofc. T. Morris W145 responded with other Winder Police Department officers to [100 BLOCK] Wood Circle, Winder, Ga, 30680 in reference to a possible domestic disturbance situation.

Upon my arrival, I advised Barrow County Dispatch that I could hear a male yelling from outside the residence. As I walked to the left side of the house, I observed a female walking towards me and could hear her and a male arguing. The female stated, “Here’s the police,” while continuing to argue with the male who was approaching behind her. The male said, “You really done that,” once he saw I was in front of the female. I observed the male holding a tall blue can resembling a Bud Light container.

As both subjects approached me, I instructed the female to go sit on the porch and instructed the male to stop coming towards me. The male then turned, still yelling, and began walking towards the back of the house. As the male cleared the corner of the house, I observed him start running through the backyard. As I began chasing the male, I informed Dispatch that the male was running from me in the direction of James Albert Johnson Avenue. I also advised Dispatch that the male was not wearing a shirt. I chased the male subject through the backyard of [100 BLOCK] Wood Circle into the yard of [100 BLOCK] James Albert Johnson Avenue.

The male stopped running, and as I approached him, I gave several loud verbal commands to get on the ground with my department-issued taser activated and pointing at his chest. The subject refused the commands to get on the ground. While giving the subject loud verbal commands to get on the ground, Ofc. Melniciuc W151 came from my right side, grabbed the male subject’s left arm, and assisted the male to the ground face/chest down in the grass.

Ofc. Dutcher W141 arrived on the scene and began helping myself, and Ofc. Melniciuc place the subject into handcuffs behind his back. The male was instructed several times to stop resisting by officers on the scene. While attempting to handcuff the subject, he began reaching towards his left pocket with his left hand while struggling with officers who were still giving him commands to stop resisting and stop reaching for stuff.

I then gave the male two loud verbal commands to stop resisting or he would be tased upon hearing Ofc. Melniciuc instructed the male to stop reaching for stuff, and not knowing if the male had a weapon in his pockets, I pressed the front of my taser to the left shoulder blade area of the male’s back and activated the “Drive Stun” feature for approximately 1 second. The “Drive Stun” was deactivated by removing my finger from the button, and the taser was removed from the subject’s back. Ofc. Melniciuc and Ofc. Dutcher then gained positive control of both of the male’s arms and wrist and was able to place him into several linked sets of handcuffs behind his back.

The male was then searched for weapons, contraband, and means of escape by Ofc. Melniciuc and Ofc. Dutcher with none found. The subject was then assisted to his feet, where he was escorted to Ofc. Dutcher’s market patrol vehicle was secured in the passenger compartment using the lap and shoulder belt.

I advised Dispatch to have a med unit enroute to the scene to evaluate the male subject and advised Dispatch that the subject had been “Drive Stunned”. Barrow County EMS supervisor [REDACTED] arrived at the scene and checked the vitals and physical condition of the male subject. EMS [REDACTED] advised Sgt. Wolfe W160 of the subject’s vitals, clearing the subject at the scene.

Ofc. Dutcher then transported the male subject to the Barrow County Detention Center.

The person referred to as “male” and “subject” was later identified as Mr. Carlos Perez.

I completed a use-of-force report regarding this incident, and it will be attached to this report.

WatchGuard body-worn camera was activated during this encounter. See Ofc. Melniciuc case report for further information.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #3 on August 14, 2025]

On 08/14/2025 at approximately 0017 hours, I, Ofc. Dutcher was dispatched to [100 BLOCK] Wood Cir, Winder, GA. 30680 in reference to a dispute. I traveled Code 3 in my marked patrol vehicle #381.

Ofc. Morris and Ofc. Melniciuc had arrived on the scene before me. As I was turning onto James Albert Johnson Ave, I heard Ofc. Morris notify dispatch that a male suspect (later identified as Carlos Perez) had run out of the house, attempting to flee the scene and evade law enforcement. I traveled down James Albert Johnson Ave and observed Carlos running with Ofc. Morris behind him, telling him to stop. I immediately exited the vehicle, drew my department-issued handgun, and gave Carlos several commands to stop and to get on the ground as I closed the distance between us.

Carlos stopped running but refused to get on the ground. I then observed Ofc. Melniciuc go hands-on to attempt to place him in handcuffs. Ofc. Melniciuc then assisted him to the ground on his stomach. At this moment, I holstered my handgun and assisted Ofc. Melniciuc and Ofc. Morris in placing Carlos in handcuffs. We then placed Carlos in handcuffs, double-locked them, and checked for proper fit.

We thoroughly searched Carlos, ensuring he had no weapons, contraband, or means of escape, which yielded negative findings. We then escorted Carlos to my marked patrol vehicle, where the backseat was also cleared of any weapons, contraband, or means of escape with negative findings. We placed Carlos in the rear passenger seat of the vehicle, securing his seatbelt for safety.

I informed Central Dispatch that I would be transporting Carlos and provided my starting mileage before proceeding to the Barrow County Detention Center. Upon arrival at BCDC, I relinquished custody of Carlos and his property to Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Officers. I then cleared the backseat of patrol vehicle #381 of any weapons, contraband, or means of escape with negative findings.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #4 on August 14, 2025]

On 08/14/2025 at 0017 hours, Ofc. Morris and Ofc. Melniciuc was dispatched to a dispute at [100 BLOCK] Wood Cir, Winder, GA. Shortly after Ofc. Morris arrived on scene he advised that he could he screaming coming from the residence. At 0021 hours, Ofc. Morris radioed that the male was fleeing on foot from him towards James Albert Johnson Ave. I responded code 3, and before my arrival, Ofc. Morris had advised that they had got the male, who was later identified as Carlos Perez.

Upon my arrival, code 3, Ofc. Morris, Ofc. Melniciuc and Ofc. Dutcher had Mr. Perez secured in handcuffs on the ground. Mr. Perez was yelling and screaming about the incident. After searching Mr. Perez, Officers began escorting Mr. Perez to a patrol car, and Mr. Perez was still not being fully compliant. After a few moments of trying to get him into the patrol car, he was secured into Ofc. Dutcher’s patrol car.

Ofc. Morris gave me a debrief of the situation and stated that once he arrived on scene he made contact with the female and Mr. Perez, who was approaching him. Ofc. Morris advised me that after telling the male to stop approaching him, the male turned and began walking toward the back of the house, and once he hit the corner of the house took off running. Ofc. Morris advised he caught up to the male and began giving him loud verbal lawful commands to get on the ground but Mr. Perez refused. Ofc. Morris advised me that Ofc. Melniciuc arrived on scene and grabbed hold of him, bringing Mr. Perez to the ground, where Mr. Perez continued to ignore commands and was physically resisting them. Ofc. Morris advised me that he gave more commands to Mr. Perez that if he did not stop resisting, he would be tased.

Ofc. Morris advised me that Mr. Perez was still resisting, so he drive stuned Mr. Perez for approximately one second to gain compliance. Control of Mr. Perez was gained, and he was placed in handcuffs.

A medic was dispatched to check on Mr. Perez. While waiting for the medic, Mr. Perez began kicking the door of patrol car #381 and was being disorderly, yelling and screaming. Due to his behavior, I traveled to the police department code 3 to retrieve the WRAP device. Upon my arrival back on scene, Mr. Perez had somewhat calmed down and was no longer kicking the door.

Medics arrived on scene and cleared him on scene, advising that all his vitals were good. Mr. Perez did not request to go to the hospital, nor was he complaining of any injuries. Mr. Perez was highly upset and at one point began hitting the window of the patrol car with his hands/handcuffs. Mr. Perez was told to stop, and he eventually did. Mr. Perez was transported to the Barrow County Jail without incident.

See Ofc. Melniciuc’s case report and other officers’ supplemental reports regarding this incident.

Lt. Page and Capt. Banks was notified via email regarding the use-of-force incident. I reviewed all officers’ body cameras and the use-of-force report. The use-of-force report, along with reports from the incident, was placed under Capt. Bank’s office door for review.

[End of Narrative]