Rome Woman Jailed for Assaulting Mother, Father with Shovel

Sione Janae Jackson, 33 of Rome, was arrested this week after reports said she attempted to assault her mother and father with a shovel.

Reports said that Jackson yelled and screamed profanities while coming after at the victims with a shovel during a dispute at their home on John Davenport Drive.  Officers said that the suspect’s father was forced to restrain her until officers arrived so that she could commit no more violence.

A witness told police that Jackson attempted to strangle the mother during the attack.

Officers went on to say that while on their way to the jail, Jackson made threats against her mother and father, advising officers that when she left the jail, she was going to kill both.

Jackson is charged with two counts aggravated assault, two counts terroristic threats/acts, 1^st degree cruelty to children and three counts third degree cruelty to children.