Police Charge Watkinsville Woman in Fight with Neighbor

Watkinsville police on July 17 charged Tonya Maria Fattig, 36, of North Main Street with simple battery.

Chief Lee O'Dillon said in a news release the arrest warrant alleges that on June 27 Fattig and a neighbor were involved in a heated argument when Fattig struck the 45-year-old woman causing obvious injuries. Fattig fled her North Main Street residence and had not returned home.

When she appeared for a court date on unrelated charges at the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse, Fattig was taken into custody by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office on a probation violation for an original charge of fleeing/attempting to elude.

An arrest isn't a conviction.

Police also responded to the following incidents:

• On July 16 at 6:32 p.m., a 2011 Subaru Outback was struck on its passenger side by a northbound 2002 Pontiac Bonneville on Main Street at Whitehall Road.  Neither driver was injured and both vehicles suffered heavy damage.  A 19-year-old Watkinsville man was charged with running a red light. 

• A deer ran into the path of a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado that was traveling west on Whitehall Road at Calls Creek Drive around 11:30 p.m. on July 18.  The 52-year-old driver was not injured but his truck was damaged.

• A 1977 Ford pick-up truck was bumped from behind by a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado on Main Street at Experiment Station Road on July 20 at 8 p.m. No one was injured and only minor damage was reported.  A Watkinsville man, 24, was charged with following too closely. 

• Police were called to domestic situation at a Spring Circle address on Saturday evening, July 20. An estranged husband arrived unannounced from North Carolina and was refusing to leave. After being allowed to visit with a small child, the 31-year-old man agreed to leave.

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