GBI Arrests North Carolina Man in Child Molestation and Sexual Battery Investigation

Towns County, GA (July 22, 2024) - The GBI has arrested and charged Donathan Shelton, age 32, of Sylva, NC, with child molestation and sexual battery. On April 29, 2022, the Towns County Sheriff's Office requested the GBI to assist in a child abuse investigation.

Shelton was arrested in North Carolina for charges stemming from a Jackson County, NC case. On October 24, 2022, Shelton was indicted by a Towns County Grand Jury for two counts of child molestation and two counts of sexual battery. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest.

Once Shelton was released from jail in North Carolina, he was extradited to Georgia and booked into the Towns County Detention Center on July 18, 2024 where he is currently housed.

This investigation is active and ongoing. The case file was given to the Enotah Judicial Circuit DA's Office for prosecution. It is pending court.