Jenny Godwin

Name:
Godwin, Jenny Marie

Date of Booking:
07/09/2026

Reason(s) For Booking:
Battery – Family Violence (1st Offense) (M)

CRUELTY TO CHILDREN-CAUSES EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL PAIN – 1ST DEGREE

Aggravated Assault

Officer’s Narrative:
[Please note: The following is a direct transcription from the official initial incident report. The Georgia Gazette does not fix any spelling or grammatical errors that may exist. Any changes or redactions made by our staff are placed inside brackets. Some errors may exist. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The topics discussed may be sensitive to some readers. Discretion is advised.]

On the above date and time, I Pfc. Flippo was dispatched to the above address to assist Pfc. Dutton with a juvenile female that was knocking on doors asking for help.

Pfc. Dutton arrived on scene before me. He took custody of the female juvenile, [VICTIM #1], from the residence she was found at. We met at Model High School. When speaking to [VICTIM #1], she stated she had friends during her recent school year, 2025-2026, that were no longer her friends. She stated they started bullying her. [VICTIM #1] stated her previous friends mother contacted [VICTIM #1]s mom, Jenny Godwin about something her recent friend posted on Snapchat. Jenny told [VICTIM #1] that she better show her the screenshot, but [VICTIM #1] told Jenny that she did not have any screenshots to show her.

[VICTIM #1] then stated that Jenny demanded she give her phone to her. [VICTIM #1] stated once Jenny had seen messages her and her recent friends had been sending to each other talking about Jenny, she got angry toward [VICTIM #1]. [VICTIM #1] stated when Jenny seen the messages, Jenny slapped [VICTIM #1] across the right side of her ace and then backhanded her on the left side of her face. When [VICTIM #1] was backhanded, there were marks left on the left side of her face, under her eye. There was swelling and light bruising starting to show when I observed her injuries.

[VICTIM #1] stated there was a camera on the mothers bedroom floor that pointed upward. [VICTIM #1] stated she then left the room and Jenny followed her. She stated Jenny then shoved her in to a bedroom door and “bucked up” to [VICTIM #1]. She stated her mother then grabbed her by the throat with her left hand and strangled her by physically squeezing her throat. [VICTIM #1] stated when Jenny was squeezing her throat, Jenny shoved her against the door, causing the door to swing open and [VICTIM #1] falling to the ground. [VICTIM #1] stated she then left the residence to find help. While speaking to [VICTIM #1], we had concerns about her safety if she were o return to the residence with her step dad, [REDACTED].

Pfc. Dutton contacted on-call DFCS about the situation. Shortly after, Pfc. Dutton took protective custody of [VICTIM #1]. When I asked [VICTIM #1] what hand Jenny used most commonly and/or wrote with, she stated her left hand. Meaning her left hand is the most dominant.

The markings on [VICTIM #1]s throat aligned with a left hand. The markings on the left side of her face were possibly from the knuckles of her mothers left hand when [VICTIM #1] was backhanded. When I asked [VICTIM #1] where [REDACTED] was during the incident, she stated he was in the kitchen which was directly beside the bedroom they were in, according to [VICTIM #1].

Pfc. Dutton spoke with Jenny about the incident. Myself and Pfc. Dutton both investigated [VICTIM #1]s injuries once more and found there was evidence to arrest Jenny. I placed Jenny in to handcuffs and conducted a search incident to arrest on her. I transported her to the Floyd County Jail.

[End of Narrative]