Georgia man admits submitting false information to obtain COVID-19 disaster relief funding
DUBLIN, GA: A Laurens County, Georgia man has admitted lying to obtain a COVID-19 disaster relief loan and using a large portion of the money …
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Sentencings in Operation ‘The Hole’ wrap up prosecution of middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy
DUBLIN, GA: Prison terms for two of the remaining defendants in a Laurens County-area drug trafficking conspiracy wrap up a major middle Georgia prosecution. Zandera …
Man Arrested in North Carolina on Georgia Criminal Charges Related to the Sex Exploitation of Children
Jonesboro, GA – On Monday, October 25, 2021, Laine Mullins, age 28, was arrested by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) on four …
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting that happened on 320 Luckie Street, in Atlanta. One man has died in the incident, and …
Georgia issues BOLO for man wanted for murder in Folkston
Folkston, GA – The GBI and the Folkston Police Department are asking for assistance in locating Terry Roberson, age 33. Roberson is a suspect in the …
Americus Woman Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Americus, GA (October 22, 2021) – On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office and Americus Police Department arrested Barbara Kathran …
Man Arrested Following Drug Investigation in Glennville
Glennville, GA (October 20, 2021) – On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Kevin Joshua Bowen, age 40, of Metter, GA, was arrested following a drug investigation …
GBI Investigates Use of Force Incident in Richmond County
Update 10/18/2021: After several days under medical care, Jermaine M. Jones, Jr. has died. ORIGINAL STATEMENT: 10/12/2021 The GBI is investigating a use of force …
Newton County Man Arrested on Numerous Charges Relating to Sex Offenses Against Children
Decatur, GA (October 18, 2021) – A Newton County man has been arrested in a joint GBI, Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, and Newton County Sheriff’s …
Tifton Man Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Tifton, GA (October 22, 2021) – On Tuesday, October 19, 2021, the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SWRDEO) and Tift County Sheriff’s Office arrested …
GBI Investigates Triple Homicide in Terrell County
Terrell County (October 18, 2021) – The GBI has charged Larry Eugene Calloway, age 54, of Parrott, GA with felony murder in a triple homicide …
State investigating officer involved shooting in Atlanta
Atlanta, GA (October 20, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting that happened at the Atlantic House, a high-rise apartment building at …
Suspicious death being investigated in Fulton County
The GBI is conducting a death investigation in Fulton County. On Tuesday, October 19, 2021, the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) asked the GBI to investigate …
Police Seeking Information on Deadly Shooting in Manchester, Georgia
Manchester, GA (October 22, 2021) – The GBI and Manchester Police Department are continuing to seek information on a deadly shooting that occurred on Sunday, …
Roswell Police Department Seek Assistance in Locating Sexual Assault Victims
Roswell, GA (October 22, 2021) – The GBI is assisting the Roswell Police Department with identifying additional sexual assault victims in an ongoing criminal investigation. …
Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ Rolls Through Southern Georgia This Weekend!
Crave Hot Dogs and BBQ helps its customers #beatthecraving, with some of its award-winning BBQ and hot dogs across the country. Crave features delicious grilled …
South Georgia pastor, tax preparer indicted for CARES Act fraud
BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man holding himself out as a pastor, mortician, restaurateur, and tax preparer has been indicted on COVID-19 recovery assistance fraud …
Georgia Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor
ASHLAND, Ky. — A Columbus, Ga., man, Eric Duane Elmore, 48, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge …
GBI Issues Blue Alert and Investigates Death of Alamo Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
Alamo, GA (October 13, 2021) – On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Charlotte Ferguson, age 45, of Alamo, GA, was arrested and charged with Hindering the …
Misinformation: Stacey Abrams says she comes from a state where she’s not entitled to be governor
ATLANTA, GA – U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Abrams today made an outlandish claim that as a black woman in Georgia, she was not entitled to become …
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner sentenced to federal prison
ATLANTA – Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction for stealing more than $2,500,000 from the Georgia …
GBI Investigates Death in Sylvania, GA
Sylvania, GA (October 7, 2021) – On October 7, 2021, the GBI arrested Walter Washington, age 70, of Sylvania, GA and charged him with one count …
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Monroe
Monroe, GA (October 9, 2021) – On Friday, October 8, 2021, the GBI was requested by the Monroe Police Department to investigate an officer involved …
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Evans County
Evans, County, GA (October 9, 2021) – On Friday, October 8, 2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the GBI was requested by the Evans County Sheriff’s …
Appalachian Judicial Circuit District Attorney Announces Guilty Plea of Defendant in GBI Gang and Human Trafficking Investigation
Ellijay, Glimer County, GA (October 6, 2021) – Appalachian Judicial Circuit District Attorney Alison Sosebee announces a conviction by guilty plea in a gang and …
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Crisp County
UPDATE: October 5,2021 The man involved in this officer involved shooting is identified as James Daynair Goodwin, age 46. Goodwin remains in the hospital in …
GBI Makes Arrest in 2008 Lakeland, GA Murder
Lakeland, GA (October 2, 2021) – On Friday, September 24, 2021, the GBI obtained arrests warrants and charged Marquis Williams, age 30, and Andrew Johnson, …
Fannin County Man Arrested for the Sex Exploitation of Children
Blue Ridge, GA (September 30, 2021) – On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, Richard Shane Arp, age 45, of Fannin County, Georgia, was arrested and charged …
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in LaGrange
Update: The man involved in this OIS is identified as Ronald McCormick, age 39, of LaGrange. LaGrange, GA (September 28, 2021) – On Tuesday, September …
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Marietta
(Marietta, GA) – On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, the GBI was requested by the Marietta Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting. The early …
Georgia cop, father of young child shot and killed on first day at work
Alamo, GA – On Saturday, October 9, 2021, at 1:01 a.m., part-time Alamo Police Department Officer Dylan Harrison was shot and killed outside the Alamo …
Two charged for scamming sports tourists out of $126,000 trip to see Tiger Woods
FREEHOLD – Two men have been charged via direct indictment for a six-figure theft connected to a contracted trip for eight people to attend the …
Georgia Man Charged with Drug Trafficking in McLean County
PEORIA, Ill. –Tidas Thompson, also known as Titus Thomas, 44, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was indicted on September 21, 2021, for charges related to drug trafficking …
Four on probation charged for purporting to be gang members on social media
ATHENS – Earlier this year, law enforcement was notified by the Henderson County Adult Probation Department that several probationers were appearing in social media videos …
Body found on side of road in Clayton had multiple gunshot wounds, police say
JONESBORO, GA – On October 3, 2021, at 8:11 p.m., Clayton County Police Officers responded to a person down call in the area of Roy …
Police issue alert for missing Jonesboro teen
JONESBORO, GA – On September 30, 2021, Clayton County Police Officers responded to the 4600 block of Southlake Cove Court, Jonesboro, GA in reference to …
Crave Hot Dog & BBQ Bringing Food Truck to South Georgia
Crave Hot Dogs and BBQ is a Hot Dog and BBQ restaurant that features a beautiful modern rustic décor with a lounge area, self-pour local …
Island Fin Poké to Open First Georgia Location
Peachtree City, GA – Island Fin Poké, a fast casual restaurant famous for its Hawaiian style build-your-own poké bowls, is happy to announce the opening …
Woman reported missing Friday night found dead in car crash by family
BIBB COUNTY, GA – At around 3:34 p.m., the Macon-Bibb 911 Center received a report that the vehicle of 21-year-old Sidney Compagines had been found …
Georgia Police Officers Ambushed by Man Shooting AK-47
CARROL COUNTY, GA – An African-American male armed with an AK-47 ambushed Carrol County Sheriff’s Officers on April 12th and new dashcam footage reveals the …
Racist? MLB relocates All-Star game from predominantly black city to predominantly white city
DENVER, CO – Under the flag of social justice, Major League Baseball has moved its 2021 all-star game from a predominantly black city to a …
Fact Check: It’s actually harder to get into a Major League Baseball game than it is to vote in Georgia
ATLANTA, GA – Major League Baseball has criticized the state of Georgia for its new voter laws, but did you know the rules to get …
Trump says Major League Baseball struck out swinging, calls for boycott
ATLANTA, GA – Major League Baseball tonight has announced it is moving the 2021 all-star game from Atlanta after Georgia legislators passed a new election …
Top 5 Girl Scout Cookies: Which Girl Scout cookie does your state like the most?
Spring is almost here and around America, which also means Girl Scout Cookies and cookie ordering is here too. Americans are passionate about their annual …
Riverdale man killed by falling tree getting into his truck to go to work
Riverdale, GA – A Riverdale man was struck and killed by a falling tree limb as he was getting ready to go to work. On …
Pedestrian struck and killed overnight in Macon
MACON, GA – A man in Macon was struck by a passing vehicle and killed Monday night, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. “The …
Substitute teacher hit with 19 child counts of child molestation after masturbating in class
CARROLL COUNTY, GA – A Mount Zion Elementary School substitute teacher is looking at 19 charges of child molestation after she was caught masturbating in …
Husband charged after wife found dead in RV Sunday morning
HOUSTON COUNTY, GA – A woman was found dead Sunday morning inside an RV and now, the Houston County Sheriff’s Department said her husband is …
AP: 1 dead at plant outside Atlanta; suspect arrested
A contract worker was arrested at an Alabama bus station Friday, hours after officials say he shot and killed a fellow worker in a suburban …
AP: House panel delays historic Trump impeachment vote
The House Judiciary Committee abruptly postponed a historic vote late Thursday on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, shutting down a nearly 14-hour session. …