Jury convicts UGA student of being peeping Tom
A Clarke County jury last week convicted a University of Georgia student accused of tampering with a bathroom door lock so he could walk in on women as they used the facility.Theodore Ranier Bawayan,...
View ArticleHomeless man calls in to report complaint; warrant discovered
Garrick Jeremiah Evans, 29, was arrested Saturday afternoon after he called 911 to report a complaint regarding a dispute he had at a home at Timber Chase apartments and it was determined that...
View ArticleParking dispute involves Athens postal workers union
The president of the Athens American Postal Workers Union called police Saturday concerning a worker’s alleged threat that may have been politically motivated during a dispute over reserved parking at...
View ArticleThousands stolen from downtown Athens business
Clothing valued at more than $3,400 reportedly was stolen during a burglary of the Sneaker Basement on East Broad Street between the night of Sept. 19 and the following morning, according to an...
View ArticleAthens middle school student found with pot at school
A 13-year-old student was found in possession of some pot at the W.R. Coile Middle School on the morning of Sept. 26, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report released on Monday.After an...
View ArticleAthens love-triangle murder conviction upheld by Georgia Supreme Court
The Georgia Supreme Court this week upheld the conviction of an Athens man who authorities say murdered his supervisor at the Pilgrims Pride poultry plant in a jealous rage over a coworker with whom...
View ArticleUGA student arrested for assaulting bar employee with pepper spray
A University of Georgia student was arrested early Friday after she assaulted a downtown bar employee with pepper spray, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report released Tuesday.A police...
View ArticleAthens middle school student accused of threatening bus driver
A 14-year-old student at W.R. Coile Middle School was arrested Sept. 15 for allegedly threatening to shoot a bus driver, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report released this week.The driver...
View ArticleAthens man accused of assaulting man over crack dispute
Jason Leon Faust, 36, of West Hancock Avenue was arrested early Friday for allegedly assaulting an older man who owed money for crack cocaine Faust reportedly sold to him, Athens-Clarke County police...
View Article$4,500 in items stolen from UGA students
Someone cut open the canvas top of a Jeep in the 400 block of Dearing Street and stole several backpacks containing laptop computers and other items valued at more than $4,500 and owned by four...
View ArticleAthens man wanted in Hall County
Caleb Michael Motes, 23, of West Hancock Avenue was arrested early Friday when he was questioned by police for an unrelated matter and it was found he was wanted for a probation violation in Hall...
View ArticleAthens police investigating armed robbery at student housing complex
Athens-Clarke County police said they were investigating a reported weekend armed robbery at a student apartment complex off Oconee Street in east Athens.Police said they were transporting a van of...
View ArticleDecatur woman faces DUI charge following visit to frat house
Melissa McElroy Sibly, 47, of Decatur was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after she was found passed out in her car at a traffic light at North Jackson Avenue and East Broad Street...
View ArticleConcerned workers call police about impaired driving
Jessica Lee Barry, 38, of Dudley Drive was arrested for impaired driving last Thursday night outside of a convenience store where a concerned employee called 911 on her before she could drive away,...
View ArticleGwinnett man pistol-whipped near downtown Athens
A 25-year-old Gwinnett County man was pistol-whipped during an assault early Saturday when he wandered from the downtown area and became lost, Athens-Clarke County police said.Police said they...
View ArticleUGA student says two people jumped him at apartment complex
A 22-year-old University of Georgia student was taken to the hospital early Saturday for treatment of injuries he said he suffered when jumped by two people at The Connection at Athens apartment...
View ArticleAthens woman gets life sentence for murder of pregnant Golden Pantry clerk
Both defendants in the murder of a pregnant Athens convenience store clerk nearly six years go have now been convicted.Shameeka Lashae Watson recently pleaded guilty to the December 2010 murder of...
View ArticleLawton Stephens on Georgia Supreme Court short list
Western Judicial Circuit Judge Lawton Stephens is one of 13 jurists statewide who are being considered for appointments to fill three vacancies on the Georgia Supreme Court.Stephens serves as Superior...
View ArticleMan accused of attacking man with beer bottle in downtown Athens
Spencer Millan Frendt, 24, of Duluth was arrested downtown early Saturday for reportedly assaulting another man by hitting him in the head with a beer bottle, Athens-Clarke County police said.Witnesses...
View ArticleBloodied UGA student can’t remember what caused injuries
A University of Georgia student was driven to the hospital early Saturday by a motorist who found him on Barber Street, covered with blood from a severe laceration to his head, Athens-Clarke County...
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