RABUN COUNTY, Ga. — A Lakemont man is in custody following a traffic stop Saturday night on Highway 441. Deputies arrested 32-year-old Stephen Dorminey Sumner of Lakemont on outstanding felony warrants stemming from an incident reported earlier this year.
According to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office, the original incident occurred on May 20. Stephen Sumner is charged with aggravated assault and two counts of cruelty to children in the third degree.
The report lists the victim as 28-year-old Haley Sumner of Clayton but provides no details on what took place nearly seven months earlier. The report does detail that the victim is the “present spouse” of the suspect, that she had made “more than 10” previous complaints, that children were involved or present during the incident, that “superficial injuries” were sustained, and that “abusive language” was used during the incident
The arrest took place on December 13th at approximately 8:45 pm, when the RCSO Investigator assigned to the case alerted Deputies that a FLOCK license plate reader had identified a vehicle associated with a wanted person. The car, a blue Saturn Ion, was traveling southbound on GA 15 at the time.
Deputies located the vehicle near the Blue Ridge Honey Co. After confirming the driver matched the description of Stephen Sumner, deputies pulled the car over near 9146 Hwy 441 S in Lakemont.
Deputies placed Stephen Sumner under arrest without incident and transported him to the Rabun County Detention Center.
The initial report regarding the May incident was filed with the Sheriff’s Office on December 11.
