Athens police say man had drugs in hotel room
Byron Arlo Goolsby, 31, was arrested last week when found in a motel room with drugs, Athens-Clarke County police said.Officers were out on foot at Days Inn on North Finley Street at about 6:10 a.m....
View ArticleAthens woman, children take items from neighbor
A Highland Park Drive woman and her three children last Thursday were caught removing belongings from a neighboring apartment from which the woman believed the resident was evicted, Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleMan says Athens woman with knife injured him
A 37-year-old man reported last Thursday he was injured by a knife-wielding woman in the Triangle Plaza shopping center, Athens-Clarke County police said.Of the suspect, “He said they used to talk, but...
View ArticleWoman arrested after dispute at Athens hotel
Xylene Louise Harris, 22, of Atlanta, was arrested last Thursday at Best Inn on Atlanta Highway following a dispute with a manager over his refusal to return money used for a room deposit,...
View ArticleMan at Athens bar opts for hospital over jail
A 25-year-old man was taken to the hospital early Tuesday after being injured at a bar, Athens-Clarke County police said.Several witnesses told police that the man had been yelling and cursing at...
View ArticleAthens tot injured when mirror falls
A 1-year-old girl suffered a severe head injury Monday afternoon when a large mirror fell on her in her home at the Pinewood Estates North mobile home park off U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleKey figure in Jamie Hood murder trial loses appeal of drug trafficking...
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently upheld the conviction of a notorious Athens drug trafficker.Kenyatta Campbell, said by authorities to be a major supplier of marijuana in the Athens area, was a...
View ArticleAthens man arrested after 3 encounters with police in night
Isaac Anthony Lake, 27, of South Lumpkin Street, was arrested Wednesday night after a series of encounters with police while intoxicated, police reports indicate.Athens-Clarke County police said they...
View ArticleAthens man stabbed in fight after breaking into home, police say
James Lee Washington, 25, of West Broad Street, was arrested Tuesday night after he broke into a woman’s apartment at Bethel Midtown Village and fought with a man in anger over the man being at the...
View ArticleAthens police make 2 arrests at 106 Pool Room after pills discovered
Athens-Clarke County police said they went to the 106 Pool Room on Nowhere Road on Wednesday afternoon to pick up a man wanted on warrants for family violence, and ended up arresting him and a second...
View ArticleCompetency trial ordered for man accused of attacking UGA student on jogging...
A Clarke County Superior Court judge ordered a mental competency trial for a man accused of attacking a University of Georgia student on the North Oconee River Greenway last September.The trial was...
View ArticleWoman arrested after attempting to grab, hug Athens firefighter
Denise Donell Brown, 58, was arrested Thursday morning after she showed up at the Danielsville Road fire station and attempted to grab and hug a firefighter, Athens-Clarke County police said.After...
View ArticleHomeless men told to move belongings from under Athens bridge
A pair of homeless men were warned on Thursday that if they did not move their extensive belongings from beneath a bridge on Vine Street in east Athens, county employees would discard the items,...
View ArticleWatkinsville man accused of punching woman repeatedly in face
Tareze Damontrell Hillsman, 22, of Watkinsville was arrested last Wednesday after he allegedly punched a woman repeatedly in the face after she reportedly grabbed him to stop him from using corporal...
View ArticlePurported Athens gang member found with pot
Jeffrey O’Neal Rice, 20, of Spring Circle was arrested Thursday after the purported gang member was found trespassing at the Athens Gardens apartment complex, Athens-Clarke County police said.As an...
View ArticleAthens man accused of disrupting people playing board game
Anthony Lee Whidby, 36, of Winterville Road was arrested Thursday night after he disturbed people who were playing a board game on a patio outside a downtown establishment, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticlePolice observe Athens man masturbating on balcony
Christopher Deon Dean, 26, was arrested early Friday after he was seen fondling himself outside his home at Timber Chase apartments on Sycamore Drive, Athens-Clarke County police said.Responding to a...
View ArticleAthens police seek man accused of holding gun to woman’s head
Police were looking to question a 27-year-old man who reportedly held a gun to his girlfriend’s head and threatened her Friday night, Athens-Clarke County police said.The victim, a 32-year-old resident...
View ArticleAthens teen sought for vehicle break-ins arrested after involvement in...
A hit-and-run accident in west Athens Monday night led to the arrest in a suspected thief who police said broke into cars parked at an eastside business last month.Jaquarrius Talford Gresham, 17,...
View ArticleLSD trip leads naked Athens man to fetal position at tennis court
A 27-year-old man found naked at an apartment complex Friday afternoon was taken to the hospital because he was on an LSD trip, Athens-Clarke County police said.Someone living at the complex called 911...
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