White County Man Charged With Battery and Cruelty to Children

CLEVELAND, Ga. – Troy Lee Knight, 35, of Cleveland was arrested Friday and placed in the White County Detention Center charged simple battery, cruelty to children and criminal trespass following a domestic altercation at 3058 Lothridge Road.

Betty Knight told deputies her husband was addicted to methamphetamine and, following a verbal argument, he slapped her in the face, grabbed her by the neck and told her he “was going to kill her.”

She said when she attempted to get away, he grabbed her by the hair and pushed her head into the headlight of his truck several times. According to the police report, a neighbor heard her scream and called 9-1-1. Betty Knight said her husband then fled in his truck.

Because he was not on the scene when deputies arrived, warrants were taken out on him and he was stopped two days later in Lumpkin County where he was held for White County.

The incident was partially witnessed by the couple’s fifteen (15) year old son who told deputies he heard his parents arguing inside the house. Then, he saw them come outside and start screaming at each other but didn’t see anything physical between the two.

 

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