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Name:
West, Derrick Cornelius Jr
Date of Booking:
04/17/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
Aggravated Assault – Family Violence – Hands/feet/fist
Officer’s Narrative:
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I Ptl. Fluellen responded in normal mode to [2300 BLOCK] Gail Ave. in reference to a Disorderly with injury.
Upon arrival I made contact with [WITNESS #1] who advised her cousin [VICTIM #1], was beat up by her boyfriend Derrick West. [WITNESS #1] stated she went out parting with [VICTIM #1] earlier in the night and afterwards she received a missed call from [VICTIM #1] and a text that said call me asap. [WITNESS #1] stated asap was misspelled which made her think something was wrong. [WITNESS #1] stated when she called [VICTIM #1]’s phone, West answered and said “you better come get her” and hung up the phone. [WITNESS #1] stated on the second call to [VICTIM #1] West started laughing and she over heard [VICTIM #1] say “its not on safety” and it sounded like [VICTIM #1] could barely breath. [WITNESS #1] stated that made her believe a gun was involved and she rushed to [VICTIM #1]’s home. [WITNESS #1] stated when she arrived to [VICTIM #1]’s she noticed a large knot on [VICTIM #1]’s forehead.
I made contact with [VICTIM #1] who advised West punched her repeatedly with a closed fist and choked her. [VICTIM #1] stated when West was choking her she could not breathe. [VICTIM #1] stated West was upset with her because she came home late from parting with her friends. [VICTIM #1] advised when she arrived home, West took her phone and started going through her social media pages. [VICTIM #1] stated West became irate when he seen some pictures she sent to someone. [VICTIM #1] stated she went to her car to get away from West however he had already took her keys from the vehicle. [VICTIM #1] stated West drug her back inside the home and began punching her several times with a closed fist and choked her. I observed a knot on the forehead of [VICTIM #1] and redness around her neck. I photographed the injuries to [VICTIM #1] and placed them on a CD. The CD will be placed into Property Management as evidence. The redness on the neck of [VICTIM #1] did not show up on the photos well and could only be seen by the naked eye. [VICTIM #1] declined writing a statement in reference to this incident. Dougherty county EMS (Med 5) responded to the scene in reference to the injuries to [VICTIM #1]. [VICTIM #1] declined being transported by EMS.
I placed Derrick West in double locked handcuffs to the rear and searched him incident to arrest for weapons/contraband with negative results. I read West Miranda warning and he advised he would speak to me in reference to the incident. West stated a things got out of hand because he was going through [VICTIM #1]’s phone. West was asked how the knot got onto [VICTIM #1]’s forehead and he advised she was running toward him for her phone and his hand went up inadvertently hitting her in the head.
West was placed in the rear of vehicel 19-003 and transported to the Dougherty County Jail. Upon my arrival to the jail I placed my firearm in the trunk of my vehicle. West was turned over to the jail intake staff without incident. A backseat check was conducted for weapons/ contraband with negative results.
This incident is domestic in nature due to West and [VICTIM #1] currently living together. [VICTIM #1] was given a victim/witness business card with QR codes for service.
A GCIC/NCIC check was conducted on all parties involved for wants/warrants with negative results.
A warrant will be taken out on West for Aggravated Assault-Family Violence due to victim statement and [VICTIM #1]s minor bruising to the neck. (25004956-01APD)
This case is cleared by arrest.
[End of Narrative]