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Man enters guilty plea for murder in Houston County, sentenced to life
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- A Houston County recently entered a guilty plea Tuesday morning to Malice Murder in the Superior Court of Houston County. 43-year-old Rodney Wayne Helms was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole, according to a release from Houston County District Attorney William M. Kendall.
Car crashes into apartment building, driver sent to the hospital
PERRY – Several Perry residents got an early wake-up call Saturday morning. May 25, a man crashed his car into an apartment complex at Kings Chapel Road. Perry Police Major Heath Dykes said the department suspected the man had a medical emergency while driving. “We suspect he had a...
Georgia Supreme Court upholds Macon County murder conviction
MACON COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia’s Supreme Court today upheld the murder conviction in the Macon County case from 2009. Ricardo Sturkey was convicted of malice murder and several other charges for killing Albert White. Prosecutors say he was living in White’s home when he robbed him, shot him...
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