Press Releases
Sheriff’s Office Personnel Participate in “Touch of Calhoun” Event…
Monday, April 14,
On Saturday, April 12, deputy sheriffs participated in the “Touch of Calhoun” event hosted by the Calhoun Recreation Department. The family-friendly event featured big trucks and emergency vehicles.
Pictured here are (left-to-right) Corporal Dale Pullen and Canine (‘K9’)
“Jasper”, Deputy Tyler Gregg, Detective Dylan Payne, and Deputy Gabe Shipman.
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Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault After Stabbing Woman in Car
Monday, April 7,
Yesterday evening, deputies were dispatched to a private residence in Millstone Subdivision where a woman had walked from Boone Ford Road. The woman had been stabbed and cut a number of times. Deputies responded along with EMS personnel and the woman was removed by ambulance. She told investigating officers she’d been stabbed while riding in a car on Boone Ford Road a short time before. She described her assailant who was located by deputies walking on Boone Ford Road within minutes. He was arrested without incident. Witnesses were questioned and physical evidence was gathered, including the knife believed to have been used in the crime. Detectives have charged Daniel Edward Woody, age 38, of 173 Kinman Road, Calhoun, with Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Knife in the Commission of a Crime. The victim is expected to recover.
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Sheriff’s Detectives At Calhoun Early Learning Center
Monday, April 7
On Thursday, April 3, Sheriff’s detectives were at CELA to talk about the Sheriff’s Office. The detectives discussed the many roles that the Sheriff’s staff fills in our community.
Pictured here are (left to right): Detective Dylan Payne, Detective/SFC Lindsey Azar and her canine (‘K9’) partner Maggie, and Detective Cody Jones.
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Friday, March 4, 2025
Retiring Employee Recognized:
Sheriff Mitch Ralston recognized Sergeant Kevin Rickett, who retired after more than 22 years of service as
a deputy sheriff Friday. Sergeant Rickett, who served in both the Uniform Patrol Division and in the Court Services Division, joined the Sheriff’s Office in 2002. Sheriff Ralston described him as a “valuable and dependable employee”,
that the entire staff will miss.
We wish Sergeant Rickett much happiness in a well deserved retirement.
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Monday, March 31
Sheriff Recognizes Deputies for Work in Apprehending Murder Suspect
On Friday, March 28, Sheriff Mitch Ralston recognized five of his deputies for their work in apprehending Christopher L. Dixon, on February 5th.
Dixon was wanted for Murder and Arson after authorities found a man’s body in a burned house near Resaca on February 4th. Each deputy received a ‘Meritorious Service’ medal. Their citation read in part that their “actions demonstrated initiative, resourcefulness, and bravery”.
Photo (front, left to right): Lieutenant Chad Phillips, Detective/Lieutenant J.L. Johnston, and Sheriff Mitch Ralston; (rear, left to right): Deputy Gabriel Shipman, Captain Ben Worley, and Deputy Loren Hiles.
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Sheriff’s Office, State Patrol, and Coroner Investigating Death…
Sunday, March 30, 2025
At approximately 8:27am this morning, a truck driver reported finding a body near an empty mini-van on the Interstate 75 Northbound 320 entrance ramp. Deputy sheriffs, along with Fire-Rescue personnel, arrived within minutes.
Deputies summoned the Coroner and State Troopers to the scene as well. The victim, who was determined to not be a local resident, exhibited evidence of having been run over by an automobile. A minivan, later confirmed by a family member to have been in the victim’s possession, was found a short distance away, in gear and with the motor still running, lodged against the guardrail.
As of this time, investigating officers have found no evidence of foul play or that any other person was involved.
The investigation is being led by the Georgia State Patrol, and Sheriff’s detectives are assisting Troopers and the Coroner with this case.
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Wednesday, March 26…
On Monday, March 24, deputies and their canine (‘K9’) partners visited the residents of Morning Pointe in Calhoun.
The dogs, ‘Maggie’ a Bloodhound, and ‘Jasper’ a German Shorthair Pointer,
are specially trained to track missing/lost people. ‘Maggie’ (right) is shown with her handler/partner SFC Lindsey Azar and ‘Jasper’ (left) with his handler/partner Corporal Dale Pullen.
DEATH INVESTIGATION UPDATE…
March 20, 2025
Our detectives assigned to this investigation have been advised by the State Crime Laboratory that the autopsy on the body discovered here off US Highway 41 near the Bartow County line on Friday, March 14 revealed no evidence of foul play. The cause of death will be determined when the toxicology testing is completed. No positive identification has been established yet, although investigating detectives have reason to believe that the body was not that of a local resident.
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DEATH INVESTiIGATION: March 20, 2025…
Our detectives assigned to this investigation have been advised by the State Crime Laboratory that the autopsy revealed no evidence of foul play. The cause of death will be determined when the toxicology testing is completed. No positive identification has been established yet, although investigating detectives have reason to believe that the body was not that of a local resident .
SHERIFF INVESTIGATING DEATH
March 17, 2025
From Sheriff Mitch Ralston:
On Friday morning, March 14, deputy sheriffs responded to a report of the discovery of a dead body a short distance from US Highway 41 very near the Gordon County/Bartow County line.
Construction workers made the initial discovery in an overgrown area and notified authorities. The body appeared to be that of a male individual, and also appeared to have been in place for some period of time.
No positive identification has been made at this time. There was no evidence of violence or other foul play at the scene. Sheriff’s detectives are continuing their investigation in conjunction with the County Coroner’s Office.
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Monday, March 17, 2025
On Monday, March 10, deputy sheriffs received a report of a telephone caller threatening Superior Court judges here in Gordon County. Deputies questioned witnesses and gathered electronic evidence which corroborated witness statements.
On March 13, deputies arrested Phillip Andrew Roberts, age 57, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the Courthouse, and charged him with 2 counts of ‘Intimidation of Court Officers’. Roberts had been scheduled to appear to answer previous charges of Public Drunkeness, Assault, and Obstructing Officers, from May, 2024.
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