Warwick, GA (February 2, 2022) – On Friday, January 28, 2022, the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SWRDEO), arrested Leon Mitchell, age 32, of Albany, GA on the following …
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Georgia NewsPolice Blotter
Spalding County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Distributing Obscene Materials to Minor
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesGriffin, GA (February 3, 2022) – The GBI arrested Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mason Keith Lumpkin, 26, of Griffin, GA, for one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of …
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US and World News
Georgia Republicans’ move to redraw local voting maps raises cries of power grabs
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nathan Layne -Republican state lawmakers in Georgia are pushing legislation to redraw electoral maps in three counties in a move that would effectively override local officials who have traditionally …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Georgia, Florida attorneys indicted for COVID-19 fraud scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAVANNAH, GA: Two attorneys and a Savannah man have been indicted on multiple felony charges in the Southern District of Georgia for a wide-ranging COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Shaquandra Woods, …
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By Ned Parker – The family of Lee Creely, an inmate who died 17 months ago in Savannah, Georgia, filed a lawsuit against the jail’s county administrators and its health …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Two Georgia Residents Indicted For Scheme to Defraud Banks and Credit Unions in Green Bay and the Fox Valley
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on February 1, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Michael W. Harvey, Jr. …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Georgia Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting a Ugandan Minor on Missionary Trip
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMACON, Ga. – A former pastor from Georgia who was conducting missionary work in Uganda when he sexually assaulted a girl under the care of his church has pleaded guilty to …
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Conservative TimesUS and World News
Georgia prosecutor seeks FBI protections after Trump remarks
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON -A Georgia prosecutor who is conducting a criminal investigation of Donald Trump has asked the FBI for a risk assessment and security protections, citing the former president’s “alarming” rhetoric …
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Georgia NewsOMG!Police BlotterUS and World News
Woman Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Lottery Tickets From Store Clerk Who Was Just Shot Dead
A woman was arrested on Jan. 24 for theft after taking lottery tickets from an office where a store clerk was lying dead following an armed robbery in Houston County, …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Iowa man sentenced to federal prison after admitting to sex crimes at Georgia military base
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAVANNAH, GA: A former U.S. Army soldier previously stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to prison after admitting he committed sex crimes against a minor. Jason L. Adkins, 46, …
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ATLANTA, GA – Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is one of the fastest growing fast casual brands to date. The brand is spread across 19 states with no intention of slowing …
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Georgia NewsPolice Blotter
Barrow County Woman Arrested in Death of Arcade Child
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesArcade, GA (January 14, 2022) – On Friday, January 14, 2022, the GBI arrested Sugey Castro-Solis, age 24, of Barrow County, for Felony Murder related to the death of a …
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Walton County Man Arrested in Shooting Death of His Mother
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesLoganville, GA (January 12, 2022) – The GBI has been requested to assist the Walton County Sheriff’s Office with a shooting death investigation. One woman has died and one man …
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Snellville, GA (January 9, 2021) – On Friday, January 7, 2022, the Snellville Police Department asked the GBI to investigate a homicide which left one man dead and another …
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GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Lyons, GA
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesLyons County, GA (January 9, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Lyons, Toombs County, GA. The Lyons Police Department and the Georgia State Patrol …
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GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Crawford County
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesCrawford County, GA (January 9, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Crawford County, GA. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct …
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GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Columbus
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesColumbus, GA (January 7, 2022) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Columbus, GA. The Columbus Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation …
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GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Atlanta
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesAtlanta, GA (January 23, 2022) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Atlanta, GA, involving a Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The Atlanta Police Department asked the …
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Two Arrested in Newton County for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesCovington, GA (January 21, 2022) – On Thursday, January 20, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit, with the assistance of the Newton County …
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GBI Conducts Death Investigation in Evans County, GA
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesClaxton, GA (January 16, 2021) – The GBI is investigating a shooting incident that happened on Saturday, January 15, 2022. At about 10:30 p.m., the Evans County Sheriff’s Office asked …
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Georgia NewsPolice Blotter
Double shooting in Vidalia under investigation
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesUPDATE: (January 12, 2022) – Joshua Magual Sanders, age 27, of Birmingham, AL, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Flagstaff, AZ today on charges relating to the shooting …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Georgia woman sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAUGUSTA, GA: A Jefferson County, Ga., woman who admitted using false information to file for COVID-19 relief funding has been sentenced to federal prison. Whitney Adwan Mack, 34, of Louisville, …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Wise Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia into Lee and Wise Counties
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressABINGDON, Va. – A Wise, Virginia man was sentenced yesterday to 135 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Justin Shane Cress, 33, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to …
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Georgia NewsPolice Blotter
GBI Arrests Seven People in Home Invasion & Aggravated Assault Investigation
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesCairo, GA (December 22, 2021) – The GBI has arrested seven people in a home invasion and aggravated assault investigation in Cairo, GA. Five of the seven arrested are under …
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Georgia NewsPolice Blotter
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Savannah
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesSavannah, GA (December 22, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Savannah, GA. The Savannah Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on …