Joyce HardwickA College Hill Courts resident who circulated a petition alleging officers with Chattanooga Housing Authority and the city were verbally abusive and using excessive force, must sign a document promising not to allow certain people – including her two sons – to visit her home.
Joyce Hardwick, 45, had an eviction hearing this week after she was arrested in April for disorderly conduct. According to police reports, she allegedly interfered with the arrest of her son, 22-year-old Rodney Lomnick, who police say is a documented Athens Park Blood gang member and, according to Hamilton County court records, has 13 arrests since 2009.
Another son, Eric Fossis Jr., 20, has been arrested on drug charges five times, all in College Hill Courts.
Police say some of Hardwick’s family members, including her two sons, are on the CHA’s trespass list, which means they are not allowed on any housing authority complex.
“They know they are not supposed to be on the property. It’s a direct violation,” said Chattanooga Police Chief Bobby Dodd.