Dahlonega man charged with aggravated battery
Business February 23, 2021
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A 57-year-old Dahlonega man was charged with aggravated battery following a argument with his girlfriend at a residence on Dogwood Trail last week.
Darrell Lee Hayes was arrested for allegedly striking Robin Brown with a metal pole after the couple argued over his bank account.
When Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived, they reported the victim’s forearm was extremely swollen and a bruise was beginning to form around the wrist.
While Brown repeatedly said she believed her arm was broken, she refused Lumpkin County EMS services. Hayes was handcuffed and transported to the Lumpkin County Detention Center.
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Gainesville man charged after violent attack
News July 14, 2020
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A 32-year-old Gainesville man was arrested July 5 following a brutal attack on his girlfriend at an Owl Court residence in Dahlonega during which a large portion of her nose was bitten off.
According to the incident report, witnesses said Joseph Russini and Lindsey Le Barron were in the bedroom when they heard her screaming and rushed into the room to pull Russini off the victim.
When Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputy Charlie Roberts arrived, Ashley Hendrix told him, an ambulance transported her to the hospital and her brother and boyfriend were in the bedroom holding Russini. Hendrix told the deputy, “He bit her nose off.”
She said he had been doing meth, bath salts and drinking heavily when the attack occurred.
Roberts said Russini’s speech was slurred and he was vomiting profusely. He was handcuffed and ambulance transported him to the hospital.
He is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, aggravated stalking and criminal trespassing.