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Dispute between adult male and juvenile female leads to one arrest
STAFF REPORTS ::: According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, a Thursday night disturbance at Ponderosa Mobile Home Park located at 1578 Patterson Road resulted in the arrest of 34-year-old...
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Attorney, Sheriff: Legal action not a conspiracy, cover up
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: After confirming the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office did not obtain a search warrant prior to seizing, searching and obtaining pornographic photographs and text messages from a...
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Sheriff: Spalding County armed robbery suspect now in custody, facing...
Hermon Judon Jackson, of McDonough, has been charged with and Aug. 16, armed robbery in Spading County. STAFF REPORTS ::: According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, 22-year-old Hermon Judon...
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BREAKING NEWS: David Gibson, former SCSO captain, arrested by GBI
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Grip has learned that David Gibson, formerly the captain over the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division, has been arrested by the GBI. Gibson on May 21...
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David Gibson, former SCSO captain, charged with multiple sex crimes,...
STAFF REPORTS ::: David Gibson, the former captain over the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division, has been arrested by the GBI on nine charges including aggravated assault, two...
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David Gibson, former SCSO captain, denied bond
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Grip has now learned that David Gibson, formerly the captain of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division, has faced a judge for his first appearance...
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Officials say no threats of violence have been made against local schools
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Local law enforcement and school officials say they are aware of social media discussions regarding threats of violence tomorrow against school children and teachers, but they...
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GBI arrest warrants detail criminal allegations against David Gibson
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The arrest warrants obtained by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation against David Gibson, formerly the captain of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division,...
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GPD investigating Sunday afternoon shooting
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred approximately 25 minutes ago in the 200 block of W. Quilly St. According to Lt. Curtis Keys, of the GPD...
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David Gibson granted bond
David Gibson, left, and his criminal defense attorney, Larkin Lee, on Monday appeared for a bond hearing before Judge Robert M. Crawford in Spalding County Superior Court. Photo credit: Sheila Mathews...
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Young girl struck by vehicle Thursday morning as she walked to bus stop
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A six-year-old girl was critically injured Thursday morning when she was struck by a white Ford Escape. According to Lt. Curtis Keys, of the Griffin Police Department Uniform...
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GPD: Girl struck by vehicle at bus stop expected to make full recovery
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The six-year-old little girl who was stuck by a Ford Escape early Thursday morning remains in the Intensive Care Unit at Egleston Children’s Hospital, but she is expected to...
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Commissioner: Believes “the evidence is there” that Sheriff’s Office violated...
Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County Commissioner Gwen Flowers-Taylor on Thursday addressed her fellow commissioners and other county officials, expressing her...
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Griffin PD officer resigns following DUI arrest
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Cpl. Chad Moxon, of the Griffin Police Department Uniform Patrol Division, was on Monday, Sept. 21 arrested by the Pike County Sheriff’s Office on charges of DUI and failure to...
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Sheriff’s Office withheld records at will prior to issuance of court order
Phone calls from the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office indicate numerous employees were involved in efforts to prevent the release of the David Gibson Internal Affairs investigative file. Sheriff...
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Chief Steve Heaton resigning from Griffin Police Department
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Grip has learned that Griffin Police Department Chief Steve Heaton has submitted to City Manager Kenny Smith his letter of resignation. Heaton took over the chief of police...
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Griffin residents arrested, charged in eight residential burglaries
Christopher Robert Parnell, age 39, left, and Ronda Swartz, age 45, both of Griffin, have been arrested in Evans County in connection with a burglary. Sheriff Wendell Beam said upon their arrest, the...
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Griffin PD chief responds to criticism of recruit’s “insensitive” tweet
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A.J. Hammond, a recruit in training with the Griffin Police Department, has drawn harsh criticism following a tweet he posted during Saturday’s University of Georgia-University of...
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GBI: Sheriff Wendell Beam did not request criminal investigation of David Gibson
Agents of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirm Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam did not request an investigation of David Gibson. Beam has now requested a GBI investigation to determine if...
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Fifth SCSO employee announces intent to sue in Gibson case
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A fifth employee of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has served anti-litem notice she intends to sue Sheriff Wendell Beam and David Gibson, formerly the captain of the SCSO...
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