Athens woman indicted on cruelty charge for beating son with belt
A Clarke County grand jury this week indicted an Athens woman on a cruelty charge for allegedly beating her 9-year-old son with a belt.The indictment stems from an investigation started by the...
View ArticleThree Athens residents indicted for federal prescription drug fraud
Three Athens residents and a Barrow County woman are facing federal prescription drug fraud charges.The four suspects are accused of fraudulently obtaining thousands of prescription pills that included...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest Athens parolee wanted in two counties
Authorities on Wednesday arrested a career criminal from Athens on a parole violation.Christopher Lee Landrum, 43, of Cherokee Road, was booked into the Clarke County Jail at 1:54 p.m.In addition to...
View ArticleAthens woman arrested for assaulting boyfriend with butcher knives
An Athens woman was arrested Thursday morning after she threatened to kill her boyfriend and assaulted him with a pair of butcher knives, Athens-Clarke County police said.The 30-year-old victim was not...
View ArticleArrest warrants issued against UGA prof, allegedly asked student to buy drugs...
Authorities recently issued arrest warrants against a University of Georgia professor who allegedly asked a student to illegally purchase him prescription drugs while the student vacationed in...
View ArticleGun, knife allegedly used in separate Athens family violence incidents
A man allegedly strangled and threatened to shoot his girlfriend on Friday in west Athens, and the next day a woman reportedly tried stabbing her children’s father on the town’s east side.The first...
View ArticleAugusta teacher arrested for abandoning 3-year-old while shoplifting in Athens
Athens-Clarke County police said when they arrested a teacher from out of town for shoplifting Friday morning they discovered that she left her 3-year-old granddaughter alone in a hotel room.Vernell G....
View ArticleAthens-Clarke County DUI/Drug Court receives national acclaim
The Athens-Clarke County DUI/Drug Court last week received national recognition as one of just four DWI Academy Courts in the nation.The honor was bestowed by the National Center for DWI Courts in...
View ArticleFor robbery-homicide detective, policing is a calling
For Charles Ivey, policing is more than a career. It’s a calling.The son of a pastor, he is a devout Christian whose faith has guided him on his path with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department,...
View ArticleAthens, UGA police investigations show overlap of suspects in robberies
A student was visiting with friends at the University of Georgia in September when he left a downtown Athens bar and accepted a car ride from three men in exchange for $3.When the car reached the Sigma...
View ArticleAthens man gets 15-year sentence for 2011 DUI collision with injuries
An Athens man on Monday was handed a 15-year-sentence in connection with a DUI wreck on the Athens Perimeter more than three years ago in which three people were seriously injured.Freddie Johnson, 57,...
View ArticleAthens teen shoots two young girls with pellet gun
A juvenile complaint has been filed against a 13-year-old Athens boy for shooting two young neighbors with a pellet gun, Athens-Clarke County police said.The teen shot a 7-year-old girl on Sunday, then...
View ArticleAthens man to serve 18 months for assaulting probation officers with car
An Athens man this week received a 10-year sentence for assaulting two state probation officers with a car more than two years ago.As part of a plea agreement, 34-year-old Tavares Ramone Johnson will...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest one of Athens''Most Wanted'
Authorities on Tuesday arrested a man who had been on the Athens-Clarke County Police Department’s “Most Wanted” list for his alleged involvement in a series of crimes that include theft, fraud and...
View ArticleAthens man arrested for beating teen he caught showering with stepdaughter
Athens-Clarke County police said they arrested a man on Tuesday for assaulting a teen who he caught showering with his stepdaughter.Police charged Clinton Antonio Ward, 49, with battery, and first- and...
View ArticleDriver in deadly Athens burglary sentenced to 70 years in prison
A 23-year-old Athens man recently was sentenced to 70 years in prison for his convictions on a series of 2012 burglaries that ended with a break-in on Jefferson River Road in which the elderly...
View ArticlePolice identify Athens woman killed in Jefferson Road collision
Athens-Clarke County police on Thursday continued to investigate a fatal crash that occurred on Jefferson Road the day before in an attempt to find out why an Athens woman crashed into the back of a...
View ArticleMan with drugs leads police on high-speed chase through Athens
A 26-year-old Baldwin man carrying drugs in his car Wednesday evening led police on a high-speed chase from Winterville through Athens.Benford Lee Wade, 26, caught the attention of a Georgia State...
View ArticleHusband and wife indicted for Athens Waffle House heist
A Clarke County grand jury this week indicted a husband and wife in connection with an armed robbery of an Athens Waffle House and its customers three months ago.Authorities say that Frankie Shaunae...
View ArticleJudge allows admitted Athens cop killer to act as his own attorney
A man who admitted to shooting two Athens police officers and killing one of them three years ago was granted permission by a judge on Thursday to act as his own attorney.Jamie Hood had sought to...
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