A Cleveland man faces two counts of murder following an incident last month in White County.
A news release from White County Sheriff Rick Kelley said on October 23rd White County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 52 Shadow Creek Point Cleveland, for a domestic dispute in progress. Upon arrival, deputies found a fifty-eight-year-old female who had been run over by a truck.
The release said the victim was taken by White County EMS to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with serious injuries.
According to the sheriff, the victim’s husband, 58-old Emilio Catroppa of Cleveland, was questioned by investigators. They subsequently charged him with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle under the Family Violence Act (FVA) and arrested him.
Kelley advised that the victim succumbed to her injuries last Tuesday, November 1. Investigators upgraded the charges against Catroppa to malice murder (FVA) and felony murder (FVA). He remains in jail without bond.
An autopsy will be performed on the victim. The sheriff’s office reports the investigation is ongoing.
