Father of young boy injured in accidental shooting arrested on weapon charge
STAFF REPORT ::: The father of a seven-year-old boy who sustained an accidental gunshot wound to the abdomen has been arrested. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police Department,...
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Jo Dee Messina headlining fund-raiser for local man in fight for life
JOSIE EVANS – SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE GRIP ::: Grammy-nominated country music artist Jo Dee Messina is headlining a Sunday, April 28, fund-raiser for Russ Cobb, a local man in the fight for his...
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GBI, state and local agencies raid Griffin businesses in gambling case
STAFF REPORT ::: Several Griffin businesses were on Wednesday, May 1, raided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Commercial Gambling Unit. Along with the Griffin Police Department and in cooperation...
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Homeless Vietnam veteran will be laid to rest Thursday morning
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Thomas Earl Cummings, the 70-year-old homeless veteran who died April 10 as a result of injuries he sustained when struck by a vehicle March 24, will be laid to rest at 11 a.m....
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His life counted: Vietnam veteran laid to rest with full military honors
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Replete with a 21-gun salute, the emotionally haunting notes of “Taps” and the presentation of the United States flag on behalf of a grateful nation, Vietnam veteran Thomas Earl...
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Sheriff: Criminal street gang used social media page to distribute narcotics
STAFF REPORT ::: Numerous arrests have been made in connection to a narcotics investigation of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, the...
View ArticleNearly six-hour SWAT standoff results in warrants for Griffin man’s arrest
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A domestic-related call with a person threatening suicide Monday afternoon resulted in a SWAT callout for the Griffin Police Department. Lt. Daniel Jett, the public information...
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SCSO search warrants result in four arrests, seizure of drugs and weapons
STAFF REPORT ::: Investigations conducted by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit resulted in four arrests and the seizure of firearms and marijuana. According to a press...
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Sheriff: Meth trafficking a family tradition
STAFF REPORT ::: An investigation conducted by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit resulted in the narcotics related arrest of two Griffin residents. According to a press...
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Baby on life support following “barbaric” abuse
STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County man, 40-year-old Chadwick Haldeman, has been arrested in a case of child abuse that left a seven-month-old baby critically injured and on life support. According to...
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Why support Relay For Life?
ANGIE J. LEWIS ::: SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE GRIP I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. I left the doctor’s office in a stupor. I couldn’t even remember where I had parked. I sat in my truck...
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D.A.: Murderer of GPD Officer Kevin Jordan will die in prison
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the conviction of Michael Bowman in the 2014 shooting death of Griffin Police Department Officer Kevin Jordan. Griffin Judicial...
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Spalding County CI receives 2019 Program Completion Award
SUBMITTED ::: The Spalding County Correctional Institute (SCCI) has been recognized for having the highest number of inmate program completions in the state. This is the third consecutive year the...
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SCSO detention officer shot in alleged domestic violence incident
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The GRIP has confirmed an employee of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office was shot Wednesday afternoon in what is being described as a domestic violence incident. SCSO deputies,...
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Daughter, 16, arrested for shooting mother, an SCSO detention officer
Amanda Moore, a Spalding County Sheriff’s Office detention officer, sustained a gunshot wound to the head Wednesday afternoon in what officials describe as a domestic dispute. Moore’s 16-year-old...
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Spalding man sentenced to 20 years for aggravated battery against baby
STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County jury on Friday morning convicted Versaches Evans of aggravated battery for fracturing his infant daughter’s ribs. The baby was only 12-weeks-old when her injuries...
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Teen daughter charged with shooting mom may be tried as adult
Amanda Moore, a Spalding County Sheriff’s Office detention officer, sustained a gunshot wound to the head Wednesday afternoon in what officials describe as a domestic dispute. Moore’s 16-year-old...
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Viral video alleging child sex predation leads to detention of Lamar County man
This still frame was taken from a video posted online in which a Lamar County man identified as James Crews states his intention to meet a 14-year-old boy to “play” and possibly have sex. SHEILA A....
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Man in viral video charged with enticing a child for indecent purposes
This still frame was taken from a video posted online in which a Lamar County man identified as James Crews states his intention to meet a 14-year-old boy to “play” and possibly have sex. SHEILA A....
View ArticleJury: Mary Higdon not guilty of murder in shooting death of Steven Freeman
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Mary Katherine Higdon, the woman charged with murder in the Aug. 1, 2018, shooting death of Steven Andrew Freeman, her boyfriend, has been acquitted of all charges. Higdon, who...
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