Athens woman charged with vehicular homicide for drug-related wreck
An Athens woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs when her car was involved in a three-vehicle collision in which one of her passengers suffered fatal...
View ArticleJudge grants $250,000 bond to Athens nightclub drive-by murder defendant
A Clarke County Superior Court judge recently granted a $250,000 bond to a man who has been jailed on a murder charge for nearly a year in connection with a May 2014 drive-by shooting outside an Athens...
View ArticleAuthorities searching east Athens for rape suspect
Authorities today are searching the east side of Athens for a man wanted for rape and other felonies.Christopher Lowe, 42, fled from an Athens-Clarke County police officer during a traffic stop and was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Victim and suspect identified in fatal shooting at northside Athens...
A teen was shot to death Thursday night at a north Athens apartment complex.Trequavious “Trey” Treasure-Marqua Elder, 19, was pronounced dead at the hospital after being shot at the North Grove...
View ArticleThefts of catalytic converters from vehicles in Athens continues
Thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles in Athens continued this week as the emission control devices were stolen from nine cars Wednesday morning from Athens Auto Auction on Atlanta Highway.The...
View ArticleDetails emerge in Athens 'slave house' investigation, warrant contains...
Authorities are looking into allegations an Athens woman who ran an unlicensed personal care home for people with special needs may have also sexually abused residents at the home. Among allegations...
View ArticleWoman who hit and bit 2-year-old at Athens daycare center receives probation
A former Athens daycare worker has received probation after pleading guilty to charges she hit and bit a 2-year-old child at the daycare center.Natasha Sharie Dean, 42, last week pleaded no contest to...
View ArticleAthens registered sex offender indicted on child molestation charges
An Athens man already on the state’s sex offender registry was indicted on child molestation charges for an incident that occurred just one month after he was released from prison.Antron Lamont...
View ArticleThree shot in Oglethorpe County rampage
Three people were shot in Oglethorpe County Monday when a man went on a rampage that started out as a domestic dispute the night before.The only fatality was the unborn child of the man’s former...
View ArticleUPDATE: Murder charge expected after Oglethorpe County shooting rampage...
A man who went on a shooting rampage this week in Oglethorpe County is expected to be charged with murder as one of his victims was declared brain damaged and on life support.Officials said Wednesday...
View ArticleUGA student stabbed in Athens bar
A Connecticut man was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly using a broken wine glass to stab and severely injure a University of Georgia student in a downtown bar, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleVictim in Oglethorpe County rampage dies, killer released from hospital
One of the victims of a man’s rampage this week in Oglethorpe County has died, while her killer was released from an Athens hospital.Haley Hill, 23, died at Athens Regional Medical Center after being...
View ArticleAthens homeless man receives 20-year sentence for fatal beating of fellow...
A homeless Athens man recently received a 20-year sentence for the fatal beating of another resident of the Tent City encampment in 2013.Wilkes Sanders Wolfe, will have to serve 15 of those years in...
View ArticleShots fired in fight at Athens Gardens
Athens-Clarke County police said they responded early Wednesday to Athens Gardens apartments to investigate reports of gunshots there, and on arrival officers saw a large group of people dispersing...
View ArticleMan robbed at gunpoint during Athens home invasion
A 23-year-old man reported he was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday during a home invasion at Clarke Gardens apartments.The victim said he answered knocks on his front door at about 8:30 p.m., when he was...
View ArticleNaked Athens man attempts to set fire to mailboxes
Warrants would be sought for a man who Sunday night was naked when trying to use a cigarette light in an attempt to set fire to mailboxes at his apartment complex and then his own truck, Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleAthens man pleads guilty to shooting stepfather in eye, receives 20-year...
An Athens man recently pleaded guilty to charges he shot his stepfather in the eye with a flare gun and was handed a 20-year sentence.The stepfather lost sight in the eye that was shot by 32-year-old...
View ArticleClarke County deputies honored for saving life of jail inmate
Sheriff Ira Edwards Jr. and the entire Clarke County Sheriff’s Office Team are proud to recognize Sergeant Farrell Johnson, Deputy Bright Onye, Deputy Joseph Bennett and Deputy Torin Jackson by...
View ArticleFormer Athens coroner pleads guilty to federal firearms charge
A former Athens-Clarke County coroner last week pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with the theft of firearms from an Athens gun dealer.Bobby Tribble, 62, admitted to stealing five guns from...
View ArticleChild struck by car at accident scene on Athens Perimeter
A 12-year-old Oglethorpe County girl was seriously injured Sunday when she was struck by a car as she stood in a median of the Athens Perimeter, Athens-Clarke County police said.The child from...
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