Report: Man runs into relative’s home to escape police, gets additional burglary charge
by Kim Sloan, Staff Writer
Dec 05, 2012 | 3614 views | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Gregory Gibson
Gregory Gibson
slideshow
Euris Elkins
Euris Elkins
slideshow
A Rome man faces an additional burglary charge after running uninvited into a relative’s home in order to escape from police, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

According to the reports:

Gregory Bernard Gibson, 37, of 2 N. Sycamore St., “busted through the door of the home” on Copeland Street late Tuesday night as he fled police.

He was captured shortly afterward.

In addition to the felony burglary charge, Gibson was charged with felony marijuana possession, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of cocaine and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute.

He was also charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass.

Police also charged Euris Andra Elkins, 48, of 9 Copeland St., with felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, disorderly conduct and probation violation.

Gibson was being held Wednesday night on $27,700 bond while Elkins remained in jail without bond.

At this time RN-T.com is no longer allowing our Web readers to post comments on arrest reports. While we realize the importance of public discourse, many of the comments have been abusive of the arrest subjects, police and other readers.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
Postings are not edited and are the responsibility of the author. You agree not to post comments that are abusive, threatening or obscene. Postings may be removed at our discretion.