HART COUNTY, Ga. — A Hart County Commissioner and his son are facing charges.
Hart County District 4 Commissioner James Ricky Carter, 64, and his son, 34-year-old Jake Elliot Carter, were arrested early Sunday morning after a dispute.
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According to Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland, deputies were called to a home on Lavonia Highway in Hartwell, Ga. in reference to a dispute that started late Saturday night.
Details on that dispute have not been released.
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Jake Carter was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, terroristic threats and three counts of cruelty to children.
Ricky Carter was charged with terroristic threats and pointing a gun/pistol towards another.
Sheriff Cleveland says the investigation is ongoing and that more charges will be filed.
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