CRIME & SAFETY
Newton County Jail Blotter
The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardons and Parole for April 15 to April 21:. Benjamin Jefrez Adams♦ , 25, Providence Parkway, Covington; probation violation.
Rockdale County Jail Logbook
The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Pardon and Parole for the period from April 14 to April 20:. Jessica Kochis♦ , 40, Hull Road, Conyers; simple battery.
Conyers man charged in beating death of elderly father
CONYERS — A Conyers man is in the Rockdale County Jail charged with malice murder in the beating death of his 91-year-old father. Danny Lee Chastain, 62, was initially arrested April 13 on charges of batteru. aggravated battery, willful obstruction of law enforcement, simple assault and aggravated assault in connection with the beating of his father, Talmadge Chastain, at the home the suspect shared with a roommate on Woodland Circle. The charge of malice murder was added when Talmadge Chastain died April 19.
Man’s shooting death during Gwinnett traffic stop now ruled suicide
The Gwinnett County medical examiner determined that a man who was killed in an exchange with police during a traffic stop in March died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials announced Friday.
3 students arrested after guns found in Newton high school, deputies say
Deputies in Newton County have arrested three students after finding guns inside a high school earlier this month. According to a police report obtained by Channel 2 Action News, administrators found a loaded extended magazine on one of the students on April 15. The school was placed on lockdown as deputies investigated. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
3rd suspect arrested in Lithonia murder case, DeKalb County sheriff says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Deputies in DeKalb County have arrested a suspect wanted in connection to a homicide in Lithonia. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Stephan Jamel Stewart was wanted in connection to the murder of a Lithonia man during an alleged home invasion in 2023.
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