February 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A prisoner at the DeKalb County Jail has been charged with bringing contraband into the facility and assault for biting a correctional officer.
20 year old Sy James Gohs of Foster Road, Dowelltown is under a bond of $11,500 and his next court date is March 7.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Tuesday, February 19 Gohs intentionally bit a correctional officer on the right knee during an altercation at the jail. He also had a shank where prisoners are housed.
54 year old Jack Davis Taylor of New Home Road, Dowelltown is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance on March 7
Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday February 21 a deputy was called to a residence on New Home Road due to a physical domestic. Upon arrival he spoke with a woman who said that Taylor had assaulted her with his fist in the back of her head causing visible red marks. He also struck her in the forehead causing a small mark which began to bleed. The woman said she and Taylor were in a relationship and lived together.