A man and woman were both arrested Sunday after allegedly cutting each other during the course of a dispute, according to Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins.
Deputies to Crawford after receiving a report of a domestic violence call where someone had been cut, Hawkins said.
On the way to the scene, deputies made contact with Pamela Hayden, 53, and met her on Highway 45 Alternate near Canal Road, Hawkins said. While they were talking to her, Arthur Gillespie, 55, drove up.
Both Hayden and Gillespie had cuts, and both claimed that the other was responsible and that the other had been the aggressor, Hawkins said.
Hayden was arrested, and Gillespie drove himself to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle for treatment and was arrested later, Hawkins said.
Both were charged with aggravated domestic violence, both have bonded out on $2,500 bond, Hawkins said.
In an unrelated incident on Saturday, deputies responded to the 100 block of East Plum Street in New Hope after a call that said Tyler Camron Hall, 20, was choking his girlfriend, Hawkins said. The two had been arguing and the dispute became physical.
Hall tried to leave and a second person attempted to stop him, Hawkins said. Hall started doing donuts in the yard, and in the process pinned the second victim between his vehicle and a parked vehicle.
Hall drove off, but was shortly thereafter found at the State Line Fuel Center and arrested for disorderly conduct and aggravated domestic violence, Hawkins said.
Hall is currently on probation for a burglary charge, and more charges may be pending depending on the extent of the injuries of both victims, Hawkins said.
Anyone with knowledge of either case is asked to call the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office at (662) 328-6788 or Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at (800) 530-7151, or use the P3 smartphone app. Tipsters will remain anonymous, and tips leading to an arrest are eligible for a cash reward.
Brian Jones is the local government reporter for Columbus and Lowndes County.
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