Woman faces an attempted murder charge

On Monday, Jan. 16, Jacqueline Kay Ford, 61, of Hiawassee, was arrested and charged with one count of attempted murder. She is being held without bond in the Towns County Detention Center, according to a release from Sheriff Chris Clinton's office.                                                                       

Towns County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Scataway Road in Hiawassee during the early morning hours on Friday, Dec. 30 in reference to a 911 hang-up call. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a 79-year-old male and a 61-year-old female in a semi-conscious state. The man and woman were identified as Robert and Jacqueline Ford, husband and wife. 

Both were initially transported to Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee before being airlifted to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga. where they were admitted in serious condition.