Jeffery Franks

Name:
Franks, Jeffery Scott

Date of Booking:
05/11/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
WILLFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS – MISDEMEANOR

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Officer’s Narrative:
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[NARRATIVE #1 on May 11, 2025]

On May 11, 2025 at 17:54 I, Pfc Carranza was dispatched to domestic call at [70 BLOCK] AGNES ST SW, ROME, GA 30161 dispatch advised son in laws father have came over their property and left with his truck.

Mrs. [VICTIM #1] advised Mr. Thomas Sr. had come over their property and took the vehicle mentioned. She said she was not aware how he had gotten the vehicle keys but he had seen him leave with it. Mr. [WITNESS #1] advised he had given the truck keys to Mr. Thomas Sr. not knowing anything since he did not want to get involved. [MRS]. [VICTIM #1] advised she wanted to press charges since she provided a bill of sale showing Mr. [VICTIM #2] as the owner of the vehicle. Nobody in the house could not provided information about Mr. [VICTIM #2] whereabouts. I advised them I would go over to [100 BLOCK] Sunrise Rd to continued my investigation. Both Officer Stanfield and Officer Smith were already at [100 BLOCK] Sunrise Rd.

Upon my arrival I made contact with Mr. Thomas Sr. He advised me he was the owner of the vehicle and provided me with a car title saying he had told his son he needed to get a tag soon since he has been paying for the insurance on the vehicle. failing to do so he would take the vehicle back. He also advised he was giving the truck keys by his own son. While dealing with this investigation an older male, later known as Mr. Jeffery had shown up to the scene very irritated saying we were at his property and we needed to leave. it was hard for us to continue with our investigation since he kept yelling toward us. I had warned him to stop yelling and to go inside the house. He continue yelling at us while Officer Stanfield had continued giving him warning several times. I noticed Officer Stanfield headed toward the entrance of the home to place Mr. Jeffrey under arrest. Once at the thresh hold of the home I also noticed another male, Mr. Shirley who was next to Mr. Jeffrey.

While going into the residence I noticed a woman holding a baby to my right she moved out of the way for us to go inside while Mr. Jeffrey was still resisting arrest. I noticed Mr. Shirley pulling Mr. Jeffrey away from Officer Stanfield. That is when I place soft hands on Mr. Shirley. Officer Smith then came in to aid hand cuffing him. After both were taken out of the home Officer Smith advised Mr. Shirley had a weapon on him. I immediately went up there found the weapon on his ankle and removed it from his person, placing it inside Officer Smith’s vehicle. I smell a strong odor of alcohol coming out of Mr. Shirley breath.

Officer Stanfield transported both Mr. Jeffrey and Mr. Shirley to the Floyd County jail. Before leaving I made contact With Mrs. [VICTIM #1] over the phone and demanded to find Mr. [VICTIM #2], so that i can talk to him. Mr. [VICTIM #2] Then advised he had given him the truck keys himself since he felt threaten.

I then advised them both this was a civil issue and need it to get their evidence and paperwork together. they were both advised neither one could not go to each other residence until the matter was resolved.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #2 on May 11, 2025]

On 05/11/25 18:03 I OFC B. Smith responded to [100 BLOCK] Sunrise Dr in reference to a Stolen Truck. Upon my arrival I located a Chevrolet Silverado. I made contact with [VICTIM #2] and [WITNESS #2]. They stated [VICTIM #2] owned the truck and they had went to retrieve it since they owned it. I spoke to them and informed them I was there in regards to the truck being stolen. I then told them I was waiting on PFC Carranza to finish speaking to the complainant and contact me with more information.

Once PFC Carranza and PFC Stanfield arrived on scene with more information we began talking to the people again. Two other males showed up and began yelling at us and appeared intoxicated. During the conversation all Officer’s on scene had given instructions for both the males to go in the house because they were not involved in the current investigation. They had also been advised about disorderly conduct statue. I then told the male to “go in the damn house” after multiple attempts of asking and telling him to go inside and separate himself from out investigation. He then continued yelling and being disorderly. I observed PFC Carranza trying to detain Verlon Shirley. He was actively resisting PFC Carranza and I began to assist him by placing Verlon into handcuffs behind the back. I escorted him to the front of my patrol vehicle. I then asked him if he had any weapons on him at which point he stated yes a gun and a knife. I then held him against the front of my patrol vehicle due to him still actively moving his hands around and believing he might be trying to retrieve a weapon. PFC Carranza located a pistol which was cleared and placed into my patrol car. I retrieved a knife as well. He was then placed in to patrol vehicle 65.

PFC Carranza and I explained the civil nature of the call to all parties and the magistrate warrant process. The residents at Agnes St were advised not to go back to Sunrise Dr. They were advised to call the sheriff’s office to set up an appointment to retrieve their belongings.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #3 on May 11, 2025]

On the above date and time, I responded [100 BLOCK] Sunrise Drive in reference to a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, Officer B. Smith was already speaking with one of the parties. After getting the rundown, I went to [70 BLOCK] Agnes to get their side of the story and speak with PFC Carranza. After situating the issue there, PFC Carranza and I went back to [100 BLOCK] Sunrise Drive to continue investigating the possible stolen vehicle. While in the middle of trying to figure out the issue, a Grey car pulled up and 2 males (later identified Jeffrey Franks and Verlon Shirley JR) as well as 2 females ([WITNESS #3] and [WITNESS #4]) arrived on scene. I asked what they were doing at the house and Jeffery stated that it was his house in a very irate manner. I advised him that was fine and he stated that he wanted the possible stolen vehicle in question to be towed from his property. Jeffrey stated that the boy, [VICTIM #2], did not steal the truck.

I began speaking with Verlon as he was more calm and level headed. While speaking with Verlon, Jeffrey continued to yell toward Officer B. Smith and PFC Carranza and would not calm down. Officer B. Smith did advise Jeffrey to go inside and he stated, “I don’t have to, I live here. This is my place.” Verlon tried to keep Jeffrey calm and agreed that it was his place. Jefrrey then stated “I don’t give a damn. This is my place.” At that time, I advised Jeffrey that he was about to go to jail for disorderly if he did not go inside. Verlon made the comment, “No he’s not” once I said that. I advised Jeffrey one more time, “Go inside so we can handle this.”

I did observe Jeffrey backing into the house, but he continued to argue and yell toward Officer B. Smith and PFC Carranza while doing so. While still attempting to speak with Verlon, I observed Jeffrey continue to yell from the doorway while pointing and making other motions with his hands toward Officer B. Smith and PFC Carranza. Due to Jeffrey’s yelling, I could not focus on what Verlon was attempting to advise me as I Was unsure if Jeffrey was going to escalate from yelling. I could also hear that Officer B. Smith and PFC Carranza were engaging with Jeffrey, but I could not hear what they were saying due to Jeffrey yelling and Verlon speaking to me to my right. I had instructed Jeffrey to go inside multiple times, but he continued to yell and ignore the commands given. This was causing it to be more difficult to conclude the issue of the possible stolen vehicle. Due to Jeffrey also impeding the investigation of the possible theft of the vehicle, I did approach Jeffrey to arrest him for Disorderly Conduct and Verlon followed.

I entered into the residence where Jeffrey was standing, observed a female hugged up to the door frame to my right, was able to get by her while she was asking Verlon if he could get the child that was in the yard, and I did grab Jeffrey by his right arm. However, due to the rain, his arm was slippery and wet. During this time, Jeffrey was continuing to resist by attempting to keep his hands placed in front of him and refused to put his hands behind his back. During the scuffle, I did lose my body camera and it fell in the floor. At one point, I did observe Verlon to place his body in between Jeffrey and me in an attempt to keep me from arresting Jeffrery. Due to not being able to get a good grip on Jeffrey due to the rain, I did advise PFC Carranza, who was assisting me at this time, that I was going to take Jeffrey to the ground. I did a front leg sweep on Jeffrey and placed him on the ground. Once on the ground, Jeffrey stated that he was not resisting and placed his hands behind his back at this point. I did place handcuffs on his person, checked for fit, and double locked per policy. I then helped Jeffrey off the ground and outside.

While outside, Jeffrey asked if I could help give him 2 pumps of his inhaler. I was able to provide Jeffrey with the inhaler and helped administer it to him as well. After several minutes of waiting for Jeffrey to catch his breath, I did put Jeffrey into my patrol vehicle. However, I did place handcuffs on his front at his request in order for him to be able to utilize his inhaler if he needed it.

During the scuffle, Officer B. Smith was able to arrest Verlon Shirley for me (refer to his report for further). During the search of Verlon, he was found to have a firearm on his left ankle. Verlon had been drinking as well as evident by the smell of an alcoholic beverage on his person. Verlon was advised that he was going to jail for misdemeanor obstruction and the firearm, but after some research, it was found that he was not in posession of the firearm illegally. The firearm was returned to his mother, [WITNESS #3]. Both subjects were transported to the county jail where they were booked with no issue.

It was later determined that the issue was overall a civil issue due to [VICTIM #2]’s story having many inconsistencies, but that was after we spoke with Jeffrey and Verlon (see PFC Carranza’s narrative for further).

Backseat of patrol vehicle 65 cleared before and after transport

[End of Narrative]