A Clarkesville man faces multiple counts of aggravated assault and cruelty to children following a domestic violence incident, police say.
34-year-old Richard Thiebeault remains in the Habersham County Detention Center following his arrest last week.
According to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, late on the night of April 21, Habersham E-911 dispatched deputies to a report of a domestic violence incident at a residence in the 100 block of Settler’s Point Drive in Clarkesville.
While en route, the deputies were given updated information that Thiebeault was the primary aggressor and that the attack was “both violent and involved a firearm,” says HCSO Public Information Officer Kevin Angell.
“When deputies arrived on scene, they attempted to make contact with Mr. Thiebeault who refused their verbal commands for him to come forward out of a basement area to discuss what was going on,” says Angell. “Mr. Thiebeault was subsequently arrested after an investigation.”
Deputies charged Thiebeault with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of criminal damage, three counts of obstruction, and three counts of cruelty to children.
A judge denied him bond and he remains in the Habersham County Detention Center.
