Double Shooting in Troup County
Few details were available after, according to investigators, a 15-year-old boy shot his 10-year-old female sibling. Troup County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home in the 1600 block of Bartley Road in LaGrange, Georgia regarding two juveniles, that were shot. Once deputies and other first responders arrived on scene, they found a 15-year-old boy […]
North Macon Teen Slain in Shooting
Few details were available after a 17-year-old Macon boy was shot and killed in a parking lot of a popular fitness center. A release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s office says it started with a call for a fight in the Planet Fitness parking lot on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. While Deputies were on the […]
Multiple Shooting Suspect Killed in Police Shootout
After an extensive manhunt, officers cornered a 40-year-old suspect. “We gave chase, reengaged the suspect, he produced a handgun again, gunfire was exchanged, and the suspect was neutralized,” Henry County Sheriff Reginald B. Scandrett said at a news conference. Authorities had launched a manhunt for the suspect accused of four shooting deaths on Saturday, offering […]
Mystery Assailant Slays LaGrange Man
Few details were available after police officers responding to a shots-fired complaint found a corpse in a local park. At about the same time, another walker in the park, which is located in the 2700 block of Monty Bridge Road, found the victim’s body and called 9-1-1. That person was an acquaintance of the victim. […]
Three People Shot at Dublin Nightclub
An unknown person or persons shot three people, one of them fatally, in a quiet part of a quiet Laurens County community. “There was a shooting down the street and it was like a really big shocker because it’s usually really quiet around here,” one neighbor said. The lounge has been a nuisance before with […]
Octogenarian PA Murder Suspect Arrested in GA
The suspect, an 83-year-old man, allegedly killed an 8-year-old Pennsylvania girl in August 1975, as she was on her way to Bible camp. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer told reporters Monday in the Delaware County seat of Media that the defendant was “a monster” and “every parent’s worst nightmare.” Having killed a child who knew and […]
Troup County Teenager Faces Murder Charges
Shortly after investigators obtained an arrest warrant, a 13-year-old child, with the help of his family, surrendered to LaGrange police. The warrant stated that he will be charged as an adult. The fatal shooting occurred near the intersection of Colquitt and McGregor in LaGrange. A little over a week after the shooting, Mike Meredith, with […]
Defending Assault Cases in Marietta GA
Beginning in the early 1990s, the aggravated assault arrest rate began dropping nationwide. Then, the arrest rate leveled off in the early 2010s. Coronavirus lockdowns in 2020 accelerated a trend of rising assault arrest rates in Marietta, GA. Lots of people felt lots of pressure in 2020, and normal outlets, like the corner bar, were […]
Rising Crime Motivates and Divides Atlanta-Area Voters
Historic violent crime levels are prompting citizens to go to the polls in 2022. Although everyone agrees there’s a problem, not everyone agrees on a solution. For the last three years, violent crime across Georgia has been on the rise. In the state’s largest city and capital, the murder rate has continued to increase and […]
The Athens Murders: Thirty-Five Years Later
Clinton Bankston Jr. turned 17 on May 12, 1988. That was also the day he received five consecutive life sentences. Regardless of your perspective on this case, that’s a terrible birthday present. In April 1987, police found the bodies of UGA professors Glenn and Rachel Sutton, who had been stabbed multiple times, wrapped in carpet. […]
