Two police officers who shot and killed a man in a confrontation outside an Atlanta Wendy’s in 2020 will not face charges in his death, a special prosecutor announced on Tuesday. Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia Executive Director Pete Skandalakis said at a news conference on Tuesday that the officers “acted within accordance with Georgia …
Garrett Rolfe, an Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks last year during a DUI check, has been reinstated by the Atlanta Civil Board, officials confirm. Atlanta’s 11Alive reports that the board “released its decision” Wednesday morning. “Due to the City’s failure to comply with several provisions of the Code and the information received during …
A former Atlanta police officer who’s charged with the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming his rights were violated when he lost his job. Garrett Rolfe is currently facing 11 charges, including felony murder, for the death of Brooks, who was killed at a South Atlanta Wendys restaurant on June …
A woman suspected of intentionally starting a fire at an Atlanta Wendy’s fast food restaurant earlier this month has been apprehended, and according to her lawyer, she knew the man whose death sparked the protest. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 29-year-old Natalie White was apprehended Tuesday afternoon by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit. She was …
A defense attorney for the now-former Atlanta police officer accused of shooting a man twice in the back at a Wendy’s parking lot last week says the shooting was justified. Fox News reports that defense attorney Lance LoRusso said he was shocked when he heard the charges against his client, Atlanta officer Garrett Rolfe. He …
Atlanta police records show that the former officer now charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot last week has been investigated by the department’s Office of Professional Standards 12 times, WXIA reported. In one of those, Garrett Rolfe received a written reprimand in 2017 for a use of force …
The Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot last week is facing 11 charges. Another officer involved in the incident is also facing numerous charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation began investigating after officer Garrett Rolfe shot and killed 27-year-old Brooks in the back as he …
Rayshard Brooks, the man shot and killed by Atlanta police after he fell asleep in a Wendy’s drive-thru line, died of gunshot wounds to the back, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Sunday night. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Brooks’s autopsy showed that he suffered organ damage and blood loss from two gunshot …
Georgia investigators arrested a second suspect Wednesday in the fatal shooting of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner more than a year ago at a makeshift roadblock set up by protesters after the killing of an unarmed Black man by Atlanta police. Jerrion McKinney, 23, has been charged with murder, four counts of aggravated assault, pointing a gun …
Violent crime surged in Atlanta and other major cities last year, a spike that experts say may be partly attributed to multiple social factors weighing on the nation, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. In Atlanta, homicides increased from 99 in 2019 to 157 in 2020, a 58-percent uptick. Los Angeles saw a 30-percent rise as of mid-December at 322 …
A 19-year-old suspect in the July 4 shooting death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner turned himself in to Atlanta police Wednesday afternoon, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The Atlanta Police Department had put out a warrant for Julian Conley arrest after circulating his photograph on Sunday as a person of interest, Conley’s attorney, Jackie Patterson, said. “When …
Atlanta police released new images Sunday night of a second person of interest in the killing of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner, WSB reports. The new images show a man in a red t-shirt and jeans with a rifle attached to a pack slung over his shoulder. Police previously released video of a man in a white …
