An Atlanta pastor was found stabbed to death and burned in her van Wednesday after counseling a man who was recently released from prison. DeKalb County police have arrested 27-year-old Christopher Griggs and charged him with malice murder and arson in the death of Marita Harrell, 57, the pastor at Connections @ Metropolitan United Methodist …
Police just outside Atlanta say they have arrested a 13-year-old boy in the shooting of an 11-year-old outside a skating rink earlier this month. D’Mari Johnson is still in critical condition after he was shot in the head at the Golden Glide skating rink on April 10, according to WSB. DeKalb County police said earlier …
Two Georgia men have been jailed for allegedly kidnapping a woman at a gas station last month for spurning their advances. Quentin Williams, 21, and Rodrequicge Allen, 19, were both charged with kidnapping, according to jail records, and Allen faces an additional charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon or probationary first …
An Alabama man has been jailed on charges of sexually abusing a child under 12 years old dating back to 2013. Tomas Juan Francisco, 47, is being held at the DeKalb County Detention Center in northeastern Alabama on a $2 million bond, AL.com reported. The sheriff’s office said Francisco may face more charges. “I can’t …
Georgia authorities are looking for two young children who were taken from the custody of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services by their mother during a supervised visit. Deshawn Housch, 3, and Zaire Housch, 10 monhts, were last seen at about 11 a.m. on Saturday with their mother, Shirlicia Housch, the DeKalb County …
Authorities in DeKalb County, Georgia, are looking for 17-year-old Sajidah Phillips, who was last seen on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. near their home in Decatur. DeKalb County police initially said that Sajidah and her 11-year-old brother, Sameem Ibn-Phillips Jr, were both missing, but they announced Sunday afternoon that Sameem had been found and returned home. …
Fatal shot believed to have been fired by another child; the owner of the gun has been arrested.
Authorities in Georgia say a man was killed in an apparent hate crime as he walked to a train station in the Atlanta area on Tuesday morning. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, two men are believed to have approached 28-year-old Ronald Peters as he walked down Orchard Circle in Decatur, shouting a homophobic slur …
Authorities in Georgia say a fellow officer was caught on surveillance camera inside a convenience store as he beat a homeless woman. According to the Associated Press, Phillip Larscheid, a 29-year-old DeKalb County police officer, was initially investigated and cleared of the June 2017 incident, which occurred as he attempted to arrest the victim, Katie …
Federal authorities are hoping tips from the public will help them locate a fugitive from justice wanted on suspicion of his mother’s violent homicide. According to WBMA, Richard V. Merritt is accused of murder stemming from the death of a woman on Saturday at her home in DeKalb County, Georgia. A statement from the U.S. …
Authorities in Georgia say a 34-year-old man turned himself in at the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office after he allegedly killed a woman during an altercation last month. According to the New York Post, Jason Leroy Brown was taken into custody on Wednesday after he surrendered in connection with the brutal beating death of 24-year-old Taylor …
Three Georgia police officers required medical treatment recently after they responded to a call at a local motel. Firefighters were the first to arrive at the scene where a man was believed to be incapacitated in a third-floor room. Police arrived minutes later. Shortly after entering the room at the United Inn & Suites sometime …
