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Name:
James, Cornelius Saint
Date of Booking:
05/16/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS.
Officer’s Narrative:
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On May 16, 2025 I, Officer Gilbreath was dispatched to the apartments on Forest Hills Circle. The caller advised that she had a male in her car, and he would not get out.
Upon arriving I spoke with the complainant, [VICTIM #1]. She advised that the male, identified as Cornelius Saint James, had been in her car for about thirty minutes without getting out. She advised that she had met him on Monday at a gas station. She said that they had communicated by phone a few times and today they decided to take her three-year-old son to the park. She advised that upon arriving at the park he acted weird and zoned out. She said he wouldn’t get out and he wouldn’t say what was going on. Ms. [VICTIM #1] then advised that she drove him back to the apartment complex and he still would not get out. Ms. [VICTIM #1] said he would not tell her which apartment was his and they just sat there while she was getting worried about the safety of herself and her son. She then called E-911.
Officer Smith #41 attempted to talk to Mr. Saint James. He immediately looked at her and demanded a male officer to talk to him. Sgt. Phillips then went to speak to him. He refused to give Sgt. Phillips any information but did give him his driver’s license. He was moving slowly with slurred words. We were able to assess that he was intoxicated. He then began to act belligerently and challenged Sgt. Phillips to fight advising the Sgt. that he could show hands and fight circles around him. He said “If you want a fight, I’ll show you a fight.” Sgt. Phillips continued to reiterate that he just was asking him to get out of the lady’s car.
After several moments of no progress in talking Mr. Saint James out of the vehicle we then removed him from the car. He did not fight and let us stand him up and handcuff him. We advised him that he was under arrest for public drunk and disorderly conduct. We then transported Mr. Saint James to the Gordon County Jail where he was booked without Incident.
[End of Narrative]