Eatonton Police Department received a call about a fight happening at Lawson Homes, and when all was said and done, five people were arrested.
“When the officers got there, it was a very chaotic scene, very dangerous,” Police Chief Howell Cardwell said. “People need to know that when we pull up on something like that, somebody is going to jail.”
The incident reportedly took place around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6. Sgt. Eli James and officers Dillon Waldroup and Blaze Waldroup were the first to arrive on scene; Cardwell arrived shortly after.
“There were about 20 people in the streets arguing and fighting,” Cardwell said. “It was nothing but chaos.”
The brawling crowd reportedly ignored the officers’ verbal instructions to stop fighting and calm down. “They wouldn’t even listen,” Cardwell said. “It was all over a boyfriend,” he added.
Arrested Aug. 6 on misdemeanor charges of obstruction of an officer were:
Mauriceya Daijana Davis, 28, of Jenkins Drive, Eatonton; Jeffrey Cornelius White, 47, of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Eatonton; Kendreaka Lenesia Simmons, 24, of Newsome Circle, Eatonton.
Also, Tyraneesha Raveon Sweatt, 24, of Pleasant Hill Drive, Eatonton was charged with obstruction of an officer and battery.
All were booked into Putnam County Jail and released on $1,405 property bond; Sweatt posted an additional $730 property bond on the battery charge, according to jail reports.
The next day, around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, Davis’ mother, Bridgette Harrison, saw Simmons out on the street, Cardwell said. Apparently still fuming over the incident and arrests, Harrison pulled a bat out of her car and threatened to beat Simmons with it. Simmons reported the confrontation to Eatonton Police and provided video of the threats.
Bridgette Teresa Harrison, 50, of Clubhouse Road, Eatonton, was arrested Aug. 10 and charged with aggravated assault. Her jail mug shot shows her dressed in a Walmart employee uniform, still wearing her nametag. Cardwell said she had just gotten off work when she was arrested, and the incident did not take place at Walmart. Harrison was released on $5,000 property bond. “All of these women were adults, but they were not acting like adults,” the police chief said. “This type of activity will not be tolerated.”