Joshua Galles

Name:
Galles, Joshua Wayne

Date of Booking:
08/02/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
Battery- Family Violence (1st offense) MISD

Criminal Damage to Property 2nd (Private Property)

False Imprisonment

Aggravated Assault-Strangulation

Officer’s Narrative:
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On Friday, August 1, 2025, at 2144 hours, I was dispatched to [700 BLOCK] Cedar Creek Road, Cartersville, GA 30121 for a domestic disturbance that occurred at [20 BLOCK] CCC RD NW, Adairsville, GA 30103.

Upon arrival, I spoke with [VICTIM #1], who explained that she had contacted her ex-boyfriend, Joshua Galles, and notified him she was coming over to pick up some mail. Once she arrived, she entered the residence, and Joshua, who was intoxicated, began to argue with her over another male. She relocated to the front porch, and Joshua began to choke her with both hands. Once she pushed him off, she put the mail in the back of the vehicle and then closed the door with her back against it. Joshua grabbed her head and slammed it on the roof of the car approximately three times, leaving dents on the roof and an open wound on her head.

She got in the vehicle and attempted to leave the property, but Joshua grabbed the door and opened it all the way, hitting it several times. As a result, the door became inoperable due to its inability to close correctly. While Joshua was making these actions, he repeated several times that she was not leaving the residence.

She sped off the residence and relocated to [700 BLOCK] Cedar Creek Road. Metro and Fire personnel were attending to her injuries, which were wrapped with a bandage. Photos of her head, throat, physical injuries, and vehicle were taken with my body-worn camera. [VICTIM #1] refused to be transported by Metro and agreed to be taken by a friend. She confirmed to me that she did not lose consciousness or black-out when Joshua strangled her. [VICTIM #1] had unequal pupil size, which was a result of a head injury, the cause of which was unknown, whether it was a concussion or brain-related injury.

[VICTIM #1] agreed to fill out a voluntary statement, and once she was complete, I compared it to the verbal statement she had initially spoken to me about, and they both stayed consistent. After speaking with [VICTIM #1] and having sufficient probable cause, along with physical and verbal statements, the following charges were filed against Joshua.

Aggravated assault- strangulation (FVA), Criminal damage to property 2nd- private property (FVA), Battery (FVA), and False imprisonment (FVA).

Joshua was not located at his residence, and I attempted to speak to him by phone. A friend of his answered the phone and refused to indicate where he or Joshua was located; he then disconnected the call.

A case number along with a family violence pamphlet was given to [VICTIM #1], who advised that she was on her way to the hospital. At 2339, Patrol units located Joshua’s vehicle in front of IHOP at 981 Cassville White Rd, Cartersville, GA 30121. A subject matching the description of a white shirt and jeans with tennis shoes was located inside the IHOP. The male was identified as Joshua Galles. He was taken into custody and handcuffs were applied, checked for fit, and double locked. He was read Miranda, and once I finished explaining to him, he kept stating he understood his rights and refused to give me a definite yes or no; therefore, his actions were taken as a refusal, and no further questioning was made.

He was searched incident to arrest without the discovery of contraband. Once he arrived at the jail, he was refused by the staff and referred to the hospital. A few hours later, he was discharged from the hospital and released to the custody of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office.

At 0147 hours, I spoke to [VICTIM #1] by telephone, who informed me that she was being discharged from the hospital and had been told by the doctors that all her test results came back good. There was no further damage to her head, and she only required three stitches for her wound. An update was given to her that Joshua was in custody.

[End of Narrative]