Richard Sosebee charged with battery, cruelty to children.

CLEVELAND, Ga. – Deputies with the White County Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Samuel Sosebee, 44, of Sautee Nacoochee, Friday following an altercation at his parents’ home on Skylake Road. He is charged with battery, cruelty to children and criminal trespass.

According to the incident report, Sosebee was intoxicated when he came to the residence and asked if he could spend the night. He became angry with his father James Sosebee, 66, kicked in the back door of the residence, grabbed him and started fighting. Richard Sosebee’s mother Carolyn Sosebee and his 15-year-old daughter witnessed the incident and called 9-1-1.

The report further states Richard Sosebee broke furniture inside the home and punched holes in the wall. James Sosebee suffered cuts over his eye and cheek.

Richard Sosebee was transported to the White County Detention Center where his bond was set at $4,500.

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