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Name:
Gibbs, David Wayne
Date of Booking:
07/14/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
Battery- Family Violence (1st offense) MISD
Aggravated Assault-Strangulation
Officer’s Narrative:
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On 7/14/2025 at 1424 hours, I was dispatched to [4800 BLOCK] Allen Cir SE, Acworth, GA 30102 in reference to a fight in progress.
Upon arrival, I knocked on the front door to make contact while my partner, Deputy Hall, went around to the other side of the house. Deputy Hall made contact with Wayne Gibbs, who invited him into the residence.
After being called over the radio to come to the other side of the home, I began to ask Wayne what had happened, and he was very evasive and uncooperative with his responses, stating that “he didn’t want to talk to us or press any charges.” He then asked us to vacate his home because he was “done talking to us.”
While exiting the home, I observed broken glass from a window on the porch. When asked what happened to the window by Deputy Hall, Wayne stated that [VICTIM #1] had broken it. Wayne was asked what he would value the window at and stated that he beleived it would cost about $100.00 to repair it and that he didn’t want to talk about it anymore. He was given a copy of the case number, and we left the premises.
As we were driving away from the house, we were flagged down by three women, one of whom was later identified as [VICTIM #1], and a small child.
[VICTIM #1] said that she was in a physical altercation with Wayne, and it was apparent by the swelling of her eye and blood on and around her nose that she had been struck. When asked how it occurred, she stated that she and her grandmother, [WITNESS #1], had arrived at the house and almost immediately were aggressively approached by Wayne. [WITNESS #1] took Juvenile [REDACTED BY AGENCY] to the other side of the home in an attempt to keep him away from any sort of physical altercation between the two parties.
[VICTIM #1] said Wayne then struck her in the face with a closed fist, causing swelling and bruising to her left eye. [VICTIM #1] grabbed hold of Wayne as she fell to the ground, causing him to land on top of her. He then pressed his forearm into her throat, and then changed his grip by wrapping his hand around her throat and pressing down, restricting her airway and causing her to have difficulty breathing. [VICTIM #1] said that he was getting up from the ground as this happened. [VICTIM #1] stated that her airway being restricted caused her to believe that she would suffer great bodily harm and that it felt as though it was an attempt to kill her. After getting up, both parties had begun shoving each other and were split up by [WITNESS #1]. Immediately after, [WITNESS #1], [VICTIM #1], and Juvenile [JUVENILE #1] left the premises.
[VICTIM #1] was asked about the broken window on the porch, and she stated that she didn’t know how it got broken, and she did not break it.
A relative of [VICTIM #1] arrived on the scene and was allowed to take Juvenile [REDACTED BY AGENCY] due to the circumstances. The relative was identified as [VICTIM #1]’s aunt and adopted guardian, [REDACTED].
When asked about [VICTIM #1]’s relationship with Wayne, she stated that Wayne was dating her grandmother [WITNESS #1], and they had all lived in the house together.
We then returned to the home, placed Wayne under arrest for Aggravated assault-strangulation and battery under the Family Violence Act. He was placed in handcuffs and they were checked for fit, and double locked before being placed in the back of my patrol vehicle.
A copy of the case number and a domestic violence resource pamphlet were given to [VICTIM #1], and Wayne was transported to the Bartow County Jail. Warrants and a victim notification sheet were signed in at the bonding window at the jail.
[End of Narrative]