Two Georgia women are behind bars after one allegedly abused children at a Christian preschool, while the other, the director of the school, reportedly did nothing when alerted to the abuse. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Shannon McCune, 27, a teacher at Foundations Christian Preschool in Augusta, was arrested on Tuesday in connection to child abuse charges …
An off-duty Atlanta officer who was moonlighting as a Walmart security guard was reportedly recorded battering a customer over a stolen tomato. WSB-TV reported Thursday that a jury is deliberating whether Trevor King exercised exessive force during the taped October 2014 incident. According to WGCL, U.S. Attorneys claimed that King’s repeated baton strikes left Tyrone Carnegay with a …
A Georgia father died after a man allegedly smacked him in the face with an open hand at a child’s birthday party. According to the Dacula Patch, Gwinnett County police discovered Tomas Rodriquez lying on the ground around 3 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say he was not breathing. Adrian Herrera, 31, reportedly told responding officers that Rodriquez was drunk …
A Georgia teacher–who also worked part-time as sheriff’s deputy–is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy and knowingly exposing him to HIV. According to WJXT, Ware County educator Tracy Wayne Crosby, 42, was originally charged on November 29 with misdemeanor solicitation of sodomy. However, jail records revealed that the 42-year-old is also now facing a …
Authorities launched an investigation after a man said a Georgia official ordered him to behead his dog after a deputy fatally shot it. WMGT reported that Joe Nathan Goodwin, the dog’s owner, posted a series of videos to Facebook showing the moments after Big Boy was shot to death Friday afternoon. The 2-year-old pit bull …
Authorities identified a woman living in Georgia as the suspect in a decades-old string of child abuse cases related to an alleged cult based in Florida. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Anna Elizabeth Young, 75, married after moving to Georgia and had been using the last name “Anderson.” Police were able to identify her …
The suspect allegedly tased the woman before he sexually assaulted her
A Georgia teen is in custody and police are looking for other suspects they say participated in the gunfire that injured an 8-year-old girl Tuesday night. Authorities in DeKalb County say 17-year-old Curtis Trimble is facing two counts of aggravated assault. “Other parties involved are not in custody at this time,” said police spokesperson Shiera …
Debbie Lynn Randall was a 3rd-grader when she was snatched off a Marietta, Georgia, street, then raped, killed, and thrown in a ditch not too far from her home. It’s been 45 years since her death, and the killer still remains elusive. Detective Morris Nix of the Cobb County Cold Case Unit, who wants nothing …
A Georgia couple admitted to battering a restaurant owner and her daughter during a dispute over cold chicken and too few fries in their order, court records confirm. WTOC reported that Nathaniel and Latasha Smith independently pleaded guilty Friday to charges stemming from a June incident that was caught on video. The video apparently showed Latasha assaulting …
Hidden cameras reportedly caught a dying World War II veteran gasp for air and cry out for help—all while nurses laughed mere inches away. The footage obtained by WXIA allegedly captured a 2014 incident at Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation involving James Dempsey, 89. The video begins with Dempsey calling out for help at least six …
A man who police believe held up at least two banks agreed to be interviewed by a TV reporter filming a story about busy traffic. Ashley Thompson, who works for CBS46 in Atlanta, did not recognize the man as being wanted by officers. She said the alleged bank robber even gave her his real name. …
