PRESS RELEASE – On Sunday, December 15, 2024, the GBI arrested and charged William Leviticus Self, age 37, of Cedartown, GA, with three counts of Cruelty to Children.
On February 14, 2024, the Polk County Police Department requested the GBI to investigate a Cruelty to Children case. The investigation shows Self abused a family pet in front of his children and required the children to watch.
Self was booked into the Polk County Jail.
This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Polk County Police Department at 770-748-7331 or the GBI regional investigative office in Calhoun at 706-624-1424. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Polk County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
GEORGIA - A Georgia man in need of an emergency heart transplant was added to…
TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. — Voters in Towns County will head to the polls Nov. 3…
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - Two people were injured Thursday evening after a single-engine airplane crashed…
STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. - A 51-year-old Martin woman was arrested Monday after deputies reportedly found…
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. - A juvenile was detained Tuesday following an altercation involving multiple juvenile…
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. - An elderly Cornelia woman initially thought a family member had entered…