5-year-old girl dies from gunshot to the face
Juveniles
Fatal shot believed to have been fired by another child; the owner of the gun has been arrested.
Murder
December 2, 2020
Georgia man arrested for 2002 triple murder that included 20-year-old woman carrying his child
Jason Michael Walker has been charged with shooting to death the Wideman family in Turner County, Georgia, then setting their home ablaze.
Family Crime
November 18, 2020
Georgia man makes plans to abduct Florida boy as ‘sex slave’: Cops
A Georgia man was arrested Tuesday and charged with making plans to abduct a Florida boy he met online and turn the boy into his “sex slave,” the Pensacola News Journal reports. Alexander Ingram, 37, has been charged with unlawful use of a two-way communication device in the commission of a felony and interference of …
Family Crime
November 15, 2020
Georgia man tries to burn down mom’s house when she won’t give him drug money
A Georgia man is back behind bars after he bonded out of jail and promptly violated a judge’s order to stay away from his mother’s home — which he’d tried to burn down, according to the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office. Khanh Pham, 30, was originally arrested on Septemer 15 when he tried to set his mother’s …
Murder
November 14, 2020
Murder-suicide rocks Georgia community early Friday morning
A man walking along a wooded trail found the bodies of Sidney Bishop and his 19-year-old girlfriend, Diamond Purvis.
Court
November 13, 2020
BREAKING: Bond DENIED for father & son accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery [VIDEO]
On Friday, a Georgia judge denied bond for the father and son accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael, 34, and Gregory McMichael, 64, were denied bond following a two-day hearing in Glynn County. WSB-TV reported that during Friday’s proceedings, the courtroom was showed the video of Arbery’s death — eliciting anguished cries from a …
Court
November 12, 2020
Prosecutors read racist messages sent by man who shot Ahmaud Arbery
Travis and Gregory McMichael, the father and son accused of killing Arbery in February, are seeking bond while they await trial. The bond hearing will continue Friday.
Court
November 12, 2020
WATCH LIVE: Bond hearing for father & son accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Prosecutors presented racist messages reportedly written by the youngest accused killer
Shooting
November 11, 2020
‘Innocent’ 11-year-old boy shot dead after putting up Christmas tree with friend: Reports
An investigation is underway in Georgia after an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot Friday night near his home. Ty’Rell Sims died after being shot in his East Point neighborhood. The boy and his 12-year-old friend were heading home after helping the friend’s grandmother put up a Christmas tree when a black Lexus pulled up to …
Murder
November 8, 2020
Gruesome boarding house attack leaves 3 dead, 1 in critical condition
Police in central Georgia have arrested a man for a triple murder at a Macon boarding house Saturday night, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies along with the US Marshals Southeast Fugitive Task Force found Ronald Green Jr., 51, at a motel in north Macon, several miles from the crime scene on the east …
Politics and Crime
November 5, 2020
Georgia prosecutor kicked out of office after claims she bungled Ahmaud Arbery murder case
A Georgia prosecutor who received criticism for her handling of several high-profile cases — including the February 23 murder of Ahmaud Arbery — was voted out of office Tuesday. Republican Jackie Johnson lost her reelection bid for Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney to independent candidate Keith Higgins. Higgins received 52.8 percent of the more than 86,000 …
Kidnapping
October 22, 2020
Georgia cops search for man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend
Police in coastal Georgia are looking for a man who allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend from her grandmother’s home in Brunswick on Wednesday morning, only to let her go hours later. Glynn County police said that William Bolin has a history of domestic violence and initially feared Katy Morine was in danger. But by 4 p.m., …