Wednesday, August 16, 2023–11:57 a.m.
-Floyd County Jail records/Rome Police reports-
Man accused of having meth while he was an inmate
A 32-year-old Augusta man is accused of having drugs while an inmate at the Floyd County Prison in May of this year.
According to the arrest warrant:
Michael Anthony Lockhart Jr. had just over 17 grams of methamphetamine which was located inside a peanut butter jar that was in a locked property box.
Lockhart is charged with possession of meth and possession of items prohibited for inmates.
Report: Woman arrested after dancing in the middle of Martha Berry Boulevard
A Rome woman is charged with disorderly conduct and pedestrian in the roadway following an impromptu dance on Martha Berry Boulevard Tuesday.
According to a Rome Police report:
A witness told officers a woman wearing a tie-dyed shirt and yoga pants was doing a sexually provocative dance in the middle of the road and, at one point, laid down in the road, causing traffic to stop or go around her.
The woman then started to curse at motorists as they drove by, according to the report.
42-year-old Tabitha Belinda Akins reportedly told police that the music just got into her head and she couldn’t help but start dancing.
She also told police that she was a good dancer.
