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Former GPD officer D’Marquivius “D.J.” King pleads guilty to violating his...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::D’Marquivius “D.J.” King, a former Griffin Police Officer, has plead guilty to violating his oath of office — a felony — in a case related to the May 9, 2021 murder of Javarires...
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Spalding County deputy charged with sexually assaulting inmate
STAFF REPORT :::A Spalding County deputy has been arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a jail inmate. According to Sheriff Darrell Dix, 22-year-old Quentin M. Morgan, an SCSO detention...
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Sheriff: Sgt. Marc McIntyre, deputy killed in line of duty, was shot through...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Spalding County deputy shot and killed Friday morning was Sgt. Marc McIntyre, a 12-year veteran of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. The GBI is conducting the...
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Spalding deputy succumbs to injuries sustained in Friday morning shooting
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot in the line of duty Friday morning has succumbed to his wounds.Sheriff Darrell Dix, who confirmed the tragic outcome, has not yet officially...
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Spalding County deputy shot, critically wounded
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County deputy has been critically wounded in a shooting, and is being flown by air ambulance to an Atlanta trauma unit. Sheriff Darrell Dix said SCSO personnel remain...
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Welcome Santa to town at tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in downtown Griffin
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A forecast of rain will not spoil the fun of tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in historic downtown Griffin. With no rain anticipated from 6 to 8 p.m., officials announced this...
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15-year-old murder victim identified as Griffin High student
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The 15-year-old Griffin boy shot and killed Saturday night has been identified as Luis Fernando Perez. Perez lived in the Hallmark Hills neighborhood and was a Griffin High...
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15-year-old boy dead after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Griffin Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Officers were dispatched to 1100 W. College St. Extension late Saturday night in response...
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BREAKING NEWS: Suspect in murder of 14-year-old apprehended
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Kaomarion Kendrick, the suspect in the Sept. 30 murder of 14-year-old Emmanuel Dorsey, has been arrested.Dorsey died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the torso following the...
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BREAKING NEWS: GPD Chief Mike Yates resigns after GBI investigation of murder...
Photo credit: City of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Mike Yates on Tuesday submitted his letter of resignation as chief of the Griffin Police Department. Yates had been on paid administrative leave...
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Suspect identified in murder of 14-year-old
Suspect photo provided by the Griffin Police Department. SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department has identified 17-year-old Kaomarion Kendrick as a suspect in the Saturday afternoon murder...
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Teen shot and killed one block from Memorial Stadium during GHS-SHS football...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A young teen was shot and killed Saturday afternoon approximately one block from Memorial Stadium during the Griffin High Bears-Spalding High Jaguars football game. The annual...
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GPD officer resigns; police chief disciplinary conference scheduled after...
Photo credit: City of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Griffin City Manager Jessica O’Connor confirmed Wednesday that D’Marquivius “D.J.” King has resigned from the Griffin Police Department. O’Connor...
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D.A. to present GBI investigation of Griffin officer to grand jury
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Marie Broder today announced that she will convene a grand jury to present the findings of a GBI investigation related to the Griffin...
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Two men convicted in 2021 double murder, sentenced to life without parole
STAFF REPORT :::A Spalding County jury on Thursday convicted Carmen Emilio Torres and Eric Cabrera Lopez in the murders of Carlos Benford and Joshua Wyatt. Beford and Wyatt’s bodies were discovered...
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12-year-old Griffin boy charged with 84 counts of entering auto
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A 12-year-old Griffin boy has been arrested and charged in an extensive string of entering auto cases.The juvenile, who is not being identified due to his age, was arrested July...
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GBI completes investigation of GPD’s handling of 2021 Javarreis Reid murder case
Photo credit: City of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The GBI has completed its investigation of the Griffin Police Department’s (GPD) handling of the 2021 murder of Javarreis Reid. The GBI Region 2...
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BREAKING NEWS: Griffin woman arrested in two road rage shooting incidents
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin woman, 46-year-old Darlene Harden, is in custody facing charges in two shootings authorities are describing as road rage incidents.According to Sheriff Darrell Dix,...
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Ongoing lover’s quarrel and egging an ex’s home lead to murder, Sheriff says
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Three teenaged suspects, Sydney Maughon, age 18, MacKenzie Davenport, age 19, and Jeremy Munson, age 18, have been charged with murder in connection with the Monday afternoon...
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One man shot and killed on Dobbins Mill Road; three suspects in custody
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A 21-year-old man was killed Monday afternoon in a shooting on Dobbins Mill Road.“We had a homicide this afternoon on Dobbins Mill Road. We had a 21-year-old male who was shot and...
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