James Moore

Name:
Moore, James

Date of Booking:
07/18/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
Public Indecency

Failure to Appear-Misdemeanor

Sexual Battery

Officer’s Narrative:
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On 07/17/2025 at approximately 2215 hours, I Ofc. Dutcher #141 was dispatched to [REDACTED BY AGENCY] in reference to a dispute call. I traveled CODE 1 in my marked patrol vehicle #373.

Upon arrival, I met with [REDACTED BY AGENCY], who stated that at approximately 2100 hours, Mr. James Moore had entered her room and began to touch her back and other areas inappropriately. I then asked her to start from the beginning and provide as many details as possible. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated that James had entered her room and originally walked around her bed towards her roommate, that he normally pushed around in a wheelchair. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] said that James then noticed the roommate asleep and proceeded to head back over and stand up against her bed, facing her. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] had said that she was lying on her right side, leaving the left side of her body in the air. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] said that she was playing on her tablet when James began to run his hand and fingers on her back, moving up and down.

[REDACTED BY AGENCY] then turned to face James and said, “What are you doing?” and received no response from James. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] then turned away from James in an attempt to find the Call Light button to get the attention of the staff. After [REDACTED BY AGENCY] located and activated the button and turned around to face James, she noticed that James had then pulled his pants down, exposing his pe*is. She also noticed that James was in the act of using his pe*is while rubbing it on her back. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] said she then heard a door shut and assumed it was a nurse working there. She then saw the nurse [WITNESS #1], who told James he was not supposed to be there and that he needed to leave. [WITNESS #1] then walked James out of [REDACTED BY AGENCY] room and back to his own room.

I also briefly spoke with the supervisor on shift, Mrs. [WITNESS #2], and asked her if she could tell me anything about the incident. She did not have any information that she could provide me other than the name of the nurse who had walked in and found James inside [REDACTED BY AGENCY] room. [WITNESS #2] introduced me to the nurse, Mrs. [WITNESS #1], and left us be to speak about the incident. [WITNESS #2] information was collected near the end of the investigation by Ofc. Melniciuc.

I then collected [REDACTED BY AGENCY] information and stated that I would be back with her momentarily and I needed to go speak with James. While I was on my way to James’ Room, I met with [WITNESS #1] and asked her what had happened. [WITNESS #1] stated that she observed the light above [REDACTED BY AGENCY] room and entered her room to see what she needed. Upon her entering [REDACTED BY AGENCY] room, she observed James with the front end of his pants down while he was in the process of picking them back up to where they were supposed to be. [WITNESS #1] also made the gesture of James picking up his pants while she was explaining what she observed.

I asked her if she would be willing to complete a witness statement form on what she observed, which she did. [WITNESS #1] also mentioned that there were cameras in the hallway and one was pointing at [REDACTED BY AGENCY] room, although there were none inside the room itself. A video request form has been submitted to retrieve the footage and the time stamp of the incident.

I then arrived at James’ room (Room #409) to ask him what had happened between him and [REDACTED BY AGENCY] James stated that earlier in the day, approximately 1600 hours, [REDACTED BY AGENCY] told him to come to her room. James also stated that they had spoken before the incident and agreed that they were going to meet up and have sex. I then asked James to provide me with more details about the conversation and tell me exactly what was said, but James was unable to provide any more details. I asked him to tell me what happened when he went into her room, and he stated that he went in there to hang out and possibly get together when [REDACTED BY AGENCY] started taking off her clothes. I asked James what happened when she started taking her clothes off, and he said that he didn’t do anything. I asked him if he touched her or she touched him, and he said no.

I then asked if there was any kind of physical contact between them at all, to which he stated there was not. I told James to tell me everything that had happened from the minute he stepped foot into [REDACTED BY AGENCY] room. James kept stating that he went into the room, they never spoke to each other, and [REDACTED BY AGENCY] started taking her clothes off. I asked what happened after, and he said a nurse came into the room and told him to leave. At this moment, I noticed I was not able to gather any other information from James. I then went back to [REDACTED BY AGENCY] room and asked her to complete a statement form to which she did.

While waiting on her to complete a statement form, Ofc. Melniciuc had gathered James’ information and Central Dispatch to run it through GCIC, where we discovered that James had a warrant for Failure to Appear from Barrow County. Soon after Sgt. Wolfe had arrived on the scene, and I informed him of the situation and the details I had so far.

Sgt. Wolfe then went and questioned all 3 parties again while I was present. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] told Sgt. Wolfe, the same information that she told me. She also told Sgt. Wolfe, that James had grabbed her pajama pants on her left side and was attempting to pull them down as he was feeling her upper thigh area. Sgt Wolfe also spoke with [WITNESS #1], who told him the same information as well, but provided more details, such as how [REDACTED BY AGENCY] was on her side and how she witnessed [REDACTED BY AGENCY] pants slightly pulled off on her left side. Sgt. Wolfe then began to speak with James about the incident, to which he provided some of the same information that he told me, but added more details, such as the fact that he was sitting on the bed with [REDACTED BY AGENCY] and did, in fact, have his hand on her upper thigh.

At this moment, I decided to place James under Arrest for the outstanding warrant out of Barrow County, Georgia, Sexual Battery and Indecent Exposure. I then placed James in handcuffs, double-locked them, and checked for proper fit. I thoroughly searched James, ensuring he had no weapons, contraband, or means of escape, which yielded negative findings. I then escorted James to my marked patrol vehicle, where the backseat was also cleared of any weapons, contraband, or means of escape with negative findings. I placed James in the rear passenger seat of the vehicle, securing his seatbelt for safety. I informed Central Dispatch that I had one male in custody and provided my starting mileage before proceeding to Barrow County Detention Center.

Upon arrival at BCDC, I relinquished custody of James and his property to Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Officers. I then cleared the backseat of patrol vehicle #398 of any weapons, contraband, or means of escape with negative findings.

Due to the information that [REDACTED BY AGENCY] provided, as well as having an outside witness state that she did, in fact, witness James pulling up the front of his pants, as well as seeing [REDACTED BY AGENCY] lying in bed with her pajama pants pulled down corroborating [REDACTED BY AGENCY] story, I will be taking the charges of Sexual Battery and Public Indecency.

[End of Narrative]