Stephen Washington

Name:
Washington, Stephen Jarrod

Date of Booking:
08/05/2025

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

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Officer’s Narrative:
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[NARRATIVE #1 on August 05, 2025]

On August 5th, 2025 at approximately 0255 hours I, Pfc Weeks responded to 840 Turner Mccall Boulevard (Days Inn) in reference to a domestic taking place. Other officers were dispatched but I went en-route due to being a short drive from there. I arrived on scene at approximately 0258 hours and walked into the hotel where I made contact with the desk clerk. She advised me room [REDACTED] was causing the disturbance which only confirmed what was dispatched from E911. The desk clerk, [WITNESS #1] had called into E911 stating the altercation taking place in room [REDACTED] sounded like a male was beating up on someone and needed police to respond. It was advised other guests could hear it also.

After making brief contact with the desk clerk, I walked down the hotel hallway toward room [REDACTED]. As I approached from down the hall, I could already hear the male and female arguing which consisted of vulgar language and “fighting words”. As I got to the door, I stopped and continued to listen a few moments. The loud verbal altercation persisted until I heard several bangs from in the room, causing me to believe someone was in fact in trouble.

I proceeded to kick the door in to room [REDACTED] and observed both Stephen Washington and [WITNESS #2] standing in the center of it. I immediately advised Mr. Washington to step outside the room with the other officers who had arrived shortly after I had. As he walked outside the room and officers attempted to detain him while we investigated further, Mr. Washington passively resisted them from being able to do so by jerking his arms away from them, and his body. Quickly though, myself and the other others were able to get him to the ground and arrest him.

After placing Mr. Washington under arrest, I made contact with Ms. [WITNESS #2] once more. She stated her and Mr. Washington were just in a very heated verbal altercation but she was not physically harmed in any way. During my interaction with her I didn’t see any signs of a physical altercation which had taken place either…nor on Mr. Washington. Children were also in the room whom were having to witness this heated exchange between them.

After collecting information from all parties on scene, Mr. Washington was advised he was under arrest for disorderly conduct and obstruction. While leaving the hotel, Ms. [WITNESS #1] requested him to be banned from the property due to the disturbance to the staff and other public within. Mr. Washington was then transported to the Floyd County Jail without further incident.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #2 on August 05, 2025]

On August 5th, 2025, at approximately 02:55AM, I, OFC T. Zenga#61, responded to a suspected domestic at 840 Turner McCall Blvd Apt#[REDACTED]. Upon arrival, PFC B. Weeks#43 was already waiting at the door of the room listening to the commotion. As soon as PFC Weeks heard the sound of punching, he tactically breached the door and separated the two parties. PFC Weeks then said to detain the suspect, later identified as Steven Washington.

As OFC I. Spurgeon#69 and I attempted to detain Steven, he immediately pulled away and started resisting. OFC Spurgeon and I were able to gain control over the subject’s wrists and place them behind his back. PFC Weeks noticed the commotion and came out of the room and helped place Mr. Washington on the ground and then in handcuffs. The handcuffs were double-locked and checked for fit.

After we got Mr. Washington up to his feet, I then asked [WITNESS #2], the victim, what was going on and why she was screaming. She stated they began to argue because she was in a towel and her friend was sitting in a chair across the room. She stated that he never placed hands on her and the noise we heard was him banging on his chest. I then explained to her that issues like this should be done away from children and in a civilized manner because the entire floor could hear them causing a disturbance.

Mr. Washington was then transported to the jail by PFC Weeks.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #3 on August 05, 2025]

On August [5TH], 2025, I was dispatched to 840 Turner McCall Blvd Rome Ga 30161 Room #[REDACTED] in response to an ongoing domestic.

Upon my arrival, myself, Officer Zenga, and Officer Weeks made our way to the room. We listened outside the door to try and gather what may be going on inside the room. We heard shouting coming from the offender/arrestee, Stephen Washington. As well as, the victim, [WITNESS #2], responding to Stephen in a very fearful manner.

I then heard three very loud and distinct “smack” noises while Stephen was shouting and Officer Weeks kicked the door to the room in. I saw Stephen standing away from [WITNESS #2]. Stephen had a surprised look on his face, and Officer Weeks ordered Stephen outside. I grabbed Stephen’s left arm in an escorting manner and Stephen immediately tensed up and began pulling away. Officer Zenga and I secured his arms and we struggled to get Stephen into handcuffs in the hallway.

Stephen was still actively resisting and not willing to comply with lawful orders. Officer Weeks assisted in taking Stephen to the ground, where we were able to gain control over Stephen and he was placed in two sets of handcuffs in a hasty manner. After the handcuffs were on, I checked them for fit, adjusted them to the proper tightness, ans double locked them.

I escorted Stephen to Officer Weeks’ patrol vehicle and conducted a search incident to arrest. I found no contraband on him. I sat Stephen in the back seat and activated the Axon rear camera.

The incident can be seen on Axon under the report number.

[End of Narrative]