Penny Person

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Name:
Person, Penny Rene

Date of Booking:
09/08/2026

Reason(s) For Booking:
Battery against a Person who is 65 YOA or Older/patient of a long term care facilitiy/assisted living/home health care/hospices

Officer’s Narrative:
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On Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, at approximately 1115 hours, I was dispatched to [10 BLOCK] Moonlight Dr, Acworth, Bartow County, Georgia. In reference to a Domestic Disturbance.

While en route, Dispatch advised me that Penny Person was the caller. Penny told Dispatch that [VICTIM #1], who is her landlord, attacked her by grabbing her clothes and slapping her. Penny said that she and [VICTIM #1] live in the same house. Penny told dispatch they her and [VICTIM #1] were separated.

I arrived on scene and knocked on the door. Penny opened the door and invited me in. I observed [VICTIM #1] sitting down on the back patio. Deputy Chapman arrived on scene and began speaking to [VICTIM #1], and I began speaking to Penny.

As soon as I started talking to Penny, she told me that she had been drinking. I could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming off of Penny’s breath. I asked Penny what happened. Penny said that she was sitting in the garage trying to read over her phone bill. Penny said she noticed her cigarette lighter was missing.

Penny said he went to the back patio where [VICTIM #1] was sitting and saw the lighter on the table in front of her. Penny said that she is planning on moving out, so tensions have been high between her and [VICTIM #1]. Penny said that she and [VICTIM #1] had been arguing. Penny said she grabbed the lighter and turned around to walk away from [VICTIM #1]. Penny said [VICTIM #1] grabbed her shirt and started pulling on it. Penny said [VICTIM #1] then pinned her against the wall and grabbed Penny’s arm.

I asked Penny if she had any marks, and she said she did. I observed a small scratch mark on Penny’s arm that was red and had a little blood on it. A picture of the injury was taken with Deputy Chapman’s body-worn camera for evidence. I asked Penny if she got slapped due to the call notes saying she was slapped. Penny said she doesn’t think she was and never told dispatch that she was slapped.

I then went to speak to [VICTIM #1], and Deputy Chapman began speaking with Penny. I asked [VICTIM #1] if she could tell me about the incident. [VICTIM #1] said she was sitting on the back patio. [VICTIM #1] said that Penny came to the back patio and took her lighter. [VICTIM #1] said she grabbed Penny’s shirt to get her attention so she could get her lighter back. [VICTIM #1] said Penny refused to give the lighter back. [VICTIM #1] said that she tried to grab the lighter, and Penny wouldn’t let go of it. [VICTIM #1] said Penny then slapped her in the face.

I observed that [VICTIM #1]’s left cheek was swollen under her eye. [VICTIM #1] also had a cut on her left cheek and nose. I asked [VICTIM #1] if the injuries on her face were from when Penny slapped her, and she said yes. Pictures of the injuries on [VICTIM #1]’s face were taken with my body-worn camera for evidence.

I went back inside the house and knocked on [WITNESS #1]’s door, who was Penny and [VICTIM #1]’s roommate. I asked [WITNESS #1] if she observed anything, and she said yes. [WITNESS #1] said that she heard Penny yelling for help. [WITNESS #1] said she came out of her room and noticed Penny holding a lighter up to her chest and [VICTIM #1] trying to grab the lighter. [WITNESS #1] said that Penny was trying to hold the lighter away from [VICTIM #1], and [VICTIM #1] was grabbing at the lighter. [WITNESS #1] said she went back inside her room and did not see anything else.

I determined that Penny was the predominant aggressor in this incident. Although both parties sustained injuries, [VICTIM #1]’s were more severe. Penny is 63 years old, which is 18 years younger than [VICTIM #1], who is 81. Penny appeared to be in better shape compared to [VICTIM #1]. Penny admitted to having been drinking alcoholic beverages during the time of the incident. Penny also admitted that she took the lighter off the table in front of [VICTIM #1], and that is why [VICTIM #1] started to go after her. [WITNESS #1] also witnessed Penny holding the lighter away from [VICTIM #1] and said she didn’t think that [VICTIM #1]’s goal was to hurt Penny, but to only get the lighter back from Penny.

Penny was placed under Arrest for Battery against a person who is 65 years of age or older- Family Violence Act. Penny was transported to the Bartow County Jail and turned over to Jail staff without incident.

Warrants were obtained against Penny for Battery against a person who is 65 years of age or older- Family Violence Act.

[End of Narrative]

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Case History:

9/25/26

BOND SET AT $2,500 IN BARTOW SUPERIOR COURT — CASE NO. SUW2026002262

What this means: A bond of $2,500 was set for Penny Rene Person in connection with Warrant/Citation No. CE018 3345, filed in Bartow Superior Court. A bond is a financial guarantee that the defendant will return to court as required. The bond was signed by Person and secured by a bondsman. The document notes that a court date will be mailed to the defendant — meaning a formal hearing date had not yet been assigned at the time the bond was processed. The bond was received by the Clerk of Bartow Superior Court on October 2, 2026.