Joel Colston

Name:
Colston, Joel Simeon

Date of Booking:
07/17/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
Neglect to a disabled adult, elder person or resident

Terroristic Threats and Acts (Fel)

Officer’s Narrative:
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At approximately 1300 hours on Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, I arrived at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, located at 304 Turner McCall Blvd, in Rome, Georgia 30165. I was at the medical facility to speak to [WITNESS #1] about an elder abuse investigation (ASSOCIATED CASE #: 2025-00020085) (Adult Protective Services Referral). I was accompanied by Adult Protective Services Case Manager [REDACTED], who was on scene at the hospital.

I located [WITNESS #1] within the hospital, who was currently admitted. The hospital number won’t be disclosed as there is an ongoing risk associated with elder abuse. There were (2) two people inside the hospital room who were visiting [WITNESS #1]. The two people were her Grandson/Victim, [VICTIM #1], and Daughter, [WITNESS #2]. The investigation included us speaking to relatives; therefore, interviews were completed on both [WITNESS #2] and [VICTIM #1]. The statements have no relevance in this threat case except for a disclosure made by [VICTIM #1].

[VICTIM #1] advised that there was an incident that occurred at the residence ([60 BLOCK] Ore Mine Rd SW, Taylorsville, GA 30178) involving him and his Uncle/Suspect/Arrestee, Joel Colston, who is [VICTIM #1] Uncle. [VICTIM #1] said that Joel was intoxicated and began to yell at his “paw-paw” [WITNESS #3]. [VICTIM #1] said Joel threatened to kill him ([VICTIM #1]). [VICTIM #1] said he recorded the encounter, which was on his cellular device.

[VICTIM #1] allowed me to review the video recording on his cell phone. I observed the video being filmed at a location that appears to be outside. Within the video, you can hear multiple male voices. A white male appears in the video (Joel Colston) who appears to be yelling at someone who is of a lower elevation than himself, which [VICTIM #1] said was [WITNESS #3] (his Grandfather). At this point in the video, they had relocated inside the incident location, which is [60 BLOCK] Ore Mine Road Southwest, in Taylorsville, Georgia. You can hear [VICTIM #1] telling Joel not to yell at “paw-paw”. You can see Joel looking at [VICTIM #1] (direction) and telling [VICTIM #1], “You say one more word, I’m gonna f*cking kill you”. [VICTIM #1] responds by saying, “you gone kill me?”, to which Joel says, “yeah”.

The video was recorded prior to and after the threat. I did not observe any actions or statements made towards Joel, which would justify Joel in having to use a threat, which suggests a threat in self-defense. [VICTIM #1] said that he did not do anything that would cause Joel to threaten him.

The video is confirmed to be Joel Colston threatening [VICTIM #1]. [VICTIM #1] did perceive the statement as a threat.

[VICTIM #1] sent me the video via email.

[VICTIM #1] allowed me to review the timestamp on the video, which showed:

(July 13th, 2025, 5:39 P.M.)

[VICTIM #1] advised him that Joel has resided within the same household for approximately (6) six months. A family violence relationship was defined as one involving current household members.

I told [VICTIM #1] that a warrant will be secured for Joel’s arrest.

A warrant was secured for Joel’s arrest.

The video will be submitted to LERMS as the file size exceeds the upload limit on the “MOBILE” platform. Also, the threat video will be audio transcribed.

WARRANT: Terroristic Threats and Acts (Felony) (Family Violence Act)
WARRANT NUMBER: CE0175132

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