A Trenton, Georgia man has been charged with Sexual Battery after a woman gave him a ride because she felt sorry for him.
Jerry Matthews, 46, of a Slygo Road address in Trenton, was jailed on a $5,000 bond. He is due to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on July 18.
According to an affidavit of complaint, the victim told police that she picked up a thin, white male wearing orange shorts and blue shirt at the WalMart parking lot on Saturday afternoon. The victim said that he had asked for a ride because his feet hurt due to blisters. The report states that the woman said she felt sorry for for the man because “she thought he was in pain and agreed to give him a ride when he asked.”
The victim said she was giving Matthews a lift to Waterhouse Street. As they got closer to their destination, the victim said Matthews began telling her that she was beautiful and that he was going to jail soon and was going to have some fun before then. According to the victim, Matthews said he wanted to have sex and do some “ice” before going to jail. The report states that Matthews asked the victim to take him to buy some “ice,” and that he would pay to get her some too.
Jerry Matthews
The victim refused the offer, but that didn’t deter Matthews. According to the report, Matthews continued to ask the victim to “fool around.” The victim told police that the man was rubbing himself through his jeans as they drove to Waterhouse Street. The victim said that Matthews then pulled out his penis and started saying “nasty things” to her.
According to the report, Matthews thrust his hand in between the victim’s legs and started to “feel her up.” The report states that the victim said she was terrified. She reached into her door, produced a knife and told Matthews that she would stab him if he didn’t get out of the car. Matthews got out of the car and the woman drove to the police station to report the incident.
The report states that officers found Matthews in the 1500 block of Waterhouse Street and detained him. Officers drove Matthews to the police station where the victim positively identified him as the man she had given a ride.
Matthews – who has two outstanding warrants from Hamilton County – gave a statement to police denying that anything had happened. The report states that Matthews’ statement was “very vague.”
The report states that in both the suspect and victim’s statements they deny knowing each other. Matthews continued to deny that any sexual contact was made and that the victim was flirting with him during the consensual conversation.
_ Interstate 75: Just after midnight on Saturday police were dispatched to I-75 south to check on people reportedly walking along the heavily traveled interstate.
According to an affidavit of complaint, when an officer arrived in the area he spotted three people at the 0.8 mile marker. As the officer pulled up to the people he saw “the subjects passing an object to each other and toss it in the grassy area off the shoulder.” The three people, two men and a woman, were identified. One of the men, Brian Lockhart had four verified warrants through Hamilton County.
When another officer arrived on the scene, the officer first on the scene searched the area were the subjects tossed the item. The officer found a small black bag which contained a clear bag of a white crystal-like substance.
During questioning, the woman, Hannah Courtney Kaiser, 25, of a 14th Avenue address, told police that Joshua Anthony gave her the bag of white crystal-like substance and told her that “she better take the contraband or she will not like the consequences.”
Kaiser, Anthony and Lockhart were arrested for Possession of Schedule II drugs and transported to the Hamilton County Jail.
