Athens man indicted for violent assault on deputy at Clarke County Jail
A Clarke County grand jury indicted an Athens man on felony charges for allegedly violently assaulting a deputy at the Clarke County Jail last year.Sanderrious Carmichael Elder, 25, was a prisoner at...
View Article75 pairs of Sexy Cheeky panties stolen from Georgia Square Mall
An employee of Victoria’s Secret at the Georgia Square mall reported shoplifters on Saturday stole 75 pairs of Sexy Cheeky panties altogether valued at $1,087, Athens-Clarke County police said.The...
View ArticleMan brandishes gun in Athens poker game
Trellis Octavious Gresham, 24, was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly brandished a gun during a poker game at a Big Oak Circle and threatened to shoot the card player, Athens-Clarke County police...
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View ArticleJury convicts Athens man of Popeyes armed robbery, judge imposes 40-year...
A Clarke County jury this week convicted a man for an armed robbery last year of an Athens fast food restaurant in which the manager was pistol-whipped and forced into a freezer.Of three codefendants,...
View ArticleTrucker home from hospital after being shot 7 times in Oglethorpe County rampage
Even with a gun in his face, Don Davis wouldn’t do what the gunman said.Fighting the gunman for control of his hijacked 18-wheel timber truck as it bore down on police officers, Davis, 58, tried to...
View ArticleAthens man attacks ex-girlfriend, points pistol at her friends
Athens-Clarke County police said they were investigating a woman’s complaint she was assaulted Tuesday morning by a former boyfriend who then allegedly brandished a gun at people she was with at her...
View ArticleFormer clerk arraigned on charges she stole more than $20,000 from Athens...
A woman recently pleaded not guilty to charges she stole about $20,000 from Athens-Clarke County Juvenile Court when she worked there as its clerk.After working for the court for 20 years, Sherri Lynn...
View ArticlePolice trying to find out what happened to man in coma since being found...
Kenneth Cooper has been in a coma since Saturday, when he was found injured and unconscious on an Athens roadway. Police have since been trying to determine what happened to the 33-year-old Colbert...
View ArticleMan makes UGA student uncomfortable
A 21-year-old University of Georgia student reported she was working at an apparel shop downtown Tuesday evening when a man made her uncomfortable with a sexual comment, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleReward offered in Athens convenience store safe heists
A reward is being offered for information to help police solve a recent pair of Athens commercial burglaries in which thieves used sledgehammers to break into convenience stores and stole safes...
View Article4 sentenced to prison for Athens home invasion
Four men who last year participated in a home invasion at an Athens student housing complex all recently received convictions and prison sentences.The men struck individual plea bargains with the...
View ArticleAthens woman flips car with two young children inside
A 27-year-old Athens woman on Wednesday wrecked her car, which flipped over with her two young children inside, Athens-Clarke County police said.The Oak Drive resident was driving on the Athens...
View ArticleGunman robs Athens Family Dollar
A gunman on Wednesday robbed an undisclosed amount of cash from an employee at Family Dollar at 4060 Lexington Road, Athens-Clarke County police said.The employee was stocking shelves at about 3:30...
View ArticleMasked man robs Athens hotel
A masked man armed with a gun robbed an employee of a westside hotel last Friday night, according to an incident report released Thursday by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.The clerk said he...
View ArticleSafe, $11k in valuables stolen in Athens home burglary
Jewelry and cash valued at $10,900 were reportedly stolen during a burglary of a home on Stonybrook Court that occurred between 11:35 a.m. and 5:10 p.m. Wednesday. Athens-Clarke County police said...
View ArticleAthens woman charged in scissors attack
Sara Moon Thaxton, 54, was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly using scissors to cut a man with whom she lived at University Oaks apartments on West Broad Street, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleUGA students held at gunpoint near downtown Athens, police expect more robberies
Three college students were walking near downtown Athens early Friday morning when they were accosted by two gunman who demanded their money and threatened to shoot them.Luckily, a car happened along...
View ArticleFund set for hero trucker shot 7 times in Oglethorpe man's deadly rampage
A fund has been established to assist a man recently shot seven times while resisting the gunman who hijacked his truck during a deadly rampage in Oglethorpe County.After undergoing two surgeries,...
View ArticleAthens woman facing death penalty blames attorneys for psych hospitalization
An Athens woman facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering a pregnant convenience store clerk nearly five years ago recently asked a Superior Court judge to appoint her new legal...
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