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 are investigating after a grocery store employee was reportedly found dead Saturday in a walk-in freezer. According to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Larry Alvin Long II, 51, was found dead at a Piggly Wiggly in Columbus. Long reportedly walked into the freezer at 10:13 a.m. and was found dead less than an hour later. Muscogee …
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 …
A Georgia judge ruled Tuesday that there’s probable cause for prosecutors to pursue a felony murder case against a woman who allegedly followed and fatally shot a man who she believed had fled the scene of a car accident. Hannah Payne, 21, is being tried for the May 7 slaying of Kenneth Herring, 62, in …
Authorities in Georgia say a pair of crooks were nabbed as part of a sting operation into what appears to be a stolen-vehicle ring. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, 22-year-old Shawn Milstead of Inglewood, Calif., and 35-year-old Jason Tucker of Pontiac, Mich., were arrested on suspicion of attempting to use fraudulent documentation to secure …
Authorities in Florida are searching for a 34-year-old man accused of snatching his 8-year-old daughter, Janessa, from a home in Hillsborough County over the weekend. According to Fox News, Tawfik Dimion Hart allegedly forced his way into the residence, pushing the young girl’s caretaker before escaping with the child. Along with Janessa, police believe Tawfik …
A Georgia man who admitted to sexually abusing a North Carolina girl and holding her captive for more than a year was reportedly spotted near a high school days after he was spared from prison. Per the Daily Mail, Michael Wysolovski, 33, lives with his mother at her Atlanta suburb home—located 330 yards from a …
A total of 82 individuals were arrested across eight states in the southeast U.S. as part of what authorities are calling Operation Southern Impact III. According to 11 Alive, 17 children were also found during an investigation that concluded recently after four months. Much of the attention focused on Georgia, where 31 of the suspects …
Authorities in Georgia say a homeowner resorted to arson when faced with a foreclosure against the spacious estate. According to the New York Post, 68-year-old Stanley Edward Stephens was arrested along with his alleged accomplice after the nearly 6,000-square-foot Silver Creek residence was left in ruins from a February blaze. Last year, Regions Bank reportedly …
Authorities in Georgia are asking for the public’s help in locating two brothers who were last seen on Saturday. According to the West Georgia Neighbor, the Paulding Sheriff’s Office said Riley and Reese Sisson, 17 and 15, were last spotted in the Due West Road area at 6 p.m. How do you protect your children from predators? …
Authorities in Georgia say a 6-year-old girl has died two days after her younger brother accidentally shot her in the head. According to 11 Alive, the shooting occurred on Monday evening outside of a residence in Dallas. A 4-year-old boy reportedly shot the victim, identified as Millie Drew Kelly, as they were in the residential …
Authorities in Tennessee say a man wanted on suspicion of murdering his own mother was arrested at an airport in Georgia. The Carter County Sheriff’s Office say the victim’s body showed evidence of bullet wounds, as WJHL reported. Deputies were able to make entry into the home after finding a nail stuck in the back …
