Floyd County Jail Inmate Makes False Statements on Probation Officer in Attempt to Have His Charges Dropped

An inmate at the Floyd County Jail, Tzvi Yehuda Strauss, 22 of Rome, is facing new charges after reports said he attempted to influence his probation officer in a manner where they would not testify against him in court.

Reports said that Strauss threatened to harm the victim if she testified against him.

Police went on to say that Strauss then made fictitious statements about the victim in hopes that his charges would be dismissed.

Strauss is charged with influencing a witness, false statements/writings and obstruction of public administration/threatening witness in official proceedings.

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Tzvi Yehuda Strauss, 19 of  Birchwood, TN, was jailed in Rome this week after reports said he wrote a check, that later bounced, for $64,736 to Courtesy Ford for a 2020 Lincoln Navigator.

Police said that Strauss then refused to return the vehicle.

He is charged with felony theft by taking.