FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…

Tuesday, February 2 , 2016

Sheriff Investigating Death Near Dews Pond

Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports:

At about 9:45pm Tuesday evening, February 2, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on Baxter Road in the Dews Pond community in response to a report of a violent death. Deputies arrived within minutes and discovered the body of an elderly male individual. Detectives arrived soon thereafter and began interviewing witnesses and collecting physical evidence. Within one hour, a female, known to the victim, was located in Calhoun and has been detained for questioning. The identification of the victim is not being released pending notification of family members. The cause of death is not being released at this time, although detectives believe it to have been due to violence. As of 11pm, formal charges have yet to be filed. No other suspects are at large.

This information will be updated on Wednesday when the release of additional details is appropriate.

UPDATE…12pm, Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The individual who was killed last night at a Baxter Road residence near Dews Pond is identified as Willie W. Tidwell, age 69, of 500 Baxter Road, Calhoun, Georgia. Tidwell suffered multiple stab wounds, and died at the scene. Investigating Sheriff’s detectives spent several hours interviewing witnesses and collecting physical evidence at the Baxter Road location. The knife believed to have been used as a weapon was recovered by Sheriff’s Crime Scene investigators. A woman located and detained last night at a residence on West May Street, identified as the victim’s former spouse Ollie Mae Gravely, age 62, also of 500 Baxter Road, has been arrested and will be charged with Murder.