Police have made a third arrest in the December 4 assault and kidnapping of a man at a Cleveland apartment complex. Julie Marie Adams is accused of interfering with the investigation. Adams is a resident of the complex on Bryant Street where the crime occurred. She allegedly misled officers who were looking into the incident.
Cleveland police arrested Adams on January 5. They charged her with hindering the apprehension of a criminal and obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
“Through the course of the investigation, it was discovered that a resident at the assault location was untruthful during the investigation. The assault was the result of an ongoing dispute between known parties and was not a random act of violence,” says Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker.
Police booked Adams into the White County Detention Center, where two other suspects in the case are also being held.
Jaread Grizzle, 35, of Cleveland was arrested on the night of the assault. Police say they stopped him as he tried to drive away from the apartment complex with the injured victim in the bed of his truck.
Aca Daniel Iacono, 35, of Powder Springs was arrested sixteen days later. He’s accused of being an accomplice in the assault. Authorities charged both men with kidnapping, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, battery, criminal damage to property, and charges related to criminal street gang activity. They also charged Grizzle with DUI.
Grizzle and Iacono both remain behind bars without bond. Adams is being held on a $3500 bond. Chief Shoemaker says more arrests are likely.
The case remains under active investigation by the Cleveland Police Department and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Lt. Sims at 706-865-2111.
