Three indicted in fall beating Jackson County

JEFFERSON - Three Jackson County men face aggravated assault and kidnapping charges in connection to the October beating of an Athens man who they allegedly knocked unconscious, wrapped in a rug and dumped in a South Jackson County neighborhood.

A Jackson County grand jury indicted Timothy Lamar Ransom, Bob David Scott and Danny Maurice Weathers on four counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated battery and one count of kidnapping.

► Read the Jackson County rug beating indictment

Prosecutors allege the three men kicked and beat a 25-year-old Athens man with their fists and a metal pole Oct. 14 until he lost consciousness.

The men rolled the victim in a rug and dumped him along Scott Road in Southern Jackson County, according to Jackson County sheriff's investigators.

The man had several broken bones in his face and was disfigured by the beating, according to the indictment.

Prosecutors allege the trio also beat up a second man the same night, but it is unclear from court documents what his relationship is with the 25-year-old victim.

Sheriff's investigators believe both beatings were related to the drug trade in some way.

"It appears that i

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Home Site Map Subscribe to our Monthly Email Newsletter	Rutherford County Three indicted in fall beating Jackson County JEFFERSON - Three Jackson County men face aggravated assault and kidnapping charges in connection to the October beating of an Athens man who they allegedly knocked unconscious, wrapped in a rug and dumped in a South Jackson County neighborhood. A Jackson County grand jury indicted Timothy Lamar Ransom, Bob David Scott and Danny Maurice Weathers on four counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated battery and one count of kidnapping. ► Read the Jackson County rug beating indictment Prosecutors allege the three men kicked and beat a 25-year-old Athens man with their fists and a metal pole Oct. 14 until he lost consciousness. The men rolled the victim in a rug and dumped him along Scott Road in Southern Jackson County, according to Jackson County sheriff's investigators. The man had several broken bones in his face and was disfigured by the beating, according to the indictment. Prosecutors allege the trio also beat up a second man the same night, but it is unclear from court documents what his relationship is with the 25-year-old victim. Sheriff's investigators believe both beatings were related to the drug trade in some way. "It appears that i Continue reading the rest of "Three indicted in fall beating Jackson County" by Athens Banner-Herald © 2009 http://onlineathens.com - Athens Banner-Herald - All rights reserved. Rate This Article: Comment on "Three indicted in fall beating Jackson County" Your Name Your Comments Verification Code: A2MV67 Enter Code: Two blazes reported in Jackson County Firefighters closed a section of Georgia Highway 124 near its intersection with Georgia Highway 53 for about an hour Wednesday afternoon while they fought a house fire on 9819 Davis St. in Braselton. Jackson rejects offer in ex-warden's lawsuit JEFFERSON - Jackson County commissioners Monday declined to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by former Jackson County Correctional Institute warden Vickie Underwood last December. Oconee County at Franklin County When and where: 7:30 p.m. tonight at Ed Bryant Stadium Jackson County juggling trio at quarterback position JEFFERSON - It might not be perfect, but Jackson County coach Billy Kirk has gone to the Cerberus approach to quarterbacking - three heads are better than one. Jackson County's economic development success: 2010's top business story While Georgia's unemployment rate stuck stubbornly at 10 percent this year, the number of out-of-work people in Jackson County actually dropped at the end of the year - down to 9 percent over the past three months.