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Motorist nearly struck pedestrians driving though Athens at over 100 mph
By Joe Johnson Allen Wasif, 21, of Norcross was arrested early in the morning of September 21st after he recklessly sped through Athens in a Chevy Corvette, reaching speeds of over 100 mph and nearly striking pedestrians, according to police. The arrest report states that an officer was running radar on West Broad Street at King Avenue at about 12:15 a.m. when he saw the Corvette drive past and was “continuously speeding up and slowing down.” When the officer tried to pull th

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Athens woman’s head split open when attacked with shovel
Ricky Jerome Jernigan By Joe Johnson An Athens woman was recently hospitalized with a severe head injury after she was assaulted with a...

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Sep 271 min read


UGA student concerned about what happened during night of drinking
stock photo By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student recently went downtown with friends during a night of drinking and now wonders...

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Sep 261 min read


Disorderly teen spits in officer’s face
By Joe Johnson Parker Jesse Hall, 18, of Fayetteville, was arrested early in the morning of August 17th after being kicked out of 1785...

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Sep 141 min read


Man arrested after fighting and biting bar employees
Joe Johnson Ethan Diego Miller, 22, of Gainesville, was arrested late in the evening of‘August 30th after he fought with employees of...

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Sep 121 min read


Drunk shooter arrested on west Athens street
By Joe Johnson An Athens man was arrested late the evening of August 14th for shooting a gun in public while he apparently was very...

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Sep 31 min read


Man jailed after Zing Zang incident in downtown Athens
By Joe Johnson Raymond Clinton Boss Jr,, 21, of Loganville was arrested early the morning of August 3rd following an incident in downtown...

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Aug 181 min read


Pair indicted for Boar’s Head Lounge beating
By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has indicted two people in connection with the beating of a man outside of a bar in downtown...

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Aug 172 min read


UGA student arrested after shouting antisemitic slurs
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was arrested early the morning of July 26th after he allegedly behaved disorderly in a...

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Aug 81 min read


UGA student arrested after shouting ethnic slurs
Tucker Sebastian Dean By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was arrested early the morning of July 26th after he allegedly...

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Aug 71 min read


Pool player accused of cheating KO’d in eastside bar
stock photo By Joe Johnson An off duty sheriff’s deputy was knocked unconscious the night of July 7th at an eastside bar by a man who...

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Jul 201 min read


VIDEO: Racist Karen’s drunken rant in Barrow County hotel
By Joe Johnson A woman was arrested at Holiday Inn Express in Bethlehem after falsely accusing a man of assaulting her in a drunken...

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Jun 291 min read


Racist “Karen” goes on drunken rant in Barrow County
By Joe Johnson A woman was arrested at Holiday Inn Express in Bethlehem after falsely accusing a man of assaulting her in a drunken...

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Jun 281 min read


Drunk homeless man arrested after creating scene at Athens bus depot
By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested last week at the county bus depot where he was screaming and cursing at people, according to...

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Jun 51 min read


He thought Clayton Street was a porta-potty
Luis Penaloza-Cortes By Joe Johnson A police officer was patrolling East Clayton Street at about 2 a.m. on April 25th when she saw Luis...

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May 51 min read


UGA student arrested after being kicked out of bar, cursing at police
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student recently was arrested after he was kicked out of a bar in downtown Athens and cursed out a...

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May 11 min read


Nicely dressed UGA student arrested for dirty mouth
Joshua Carson Sebring By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was arrested at a downtown crosswalk after badmouthing a police...

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Apr 261 min read


UGA students arrested after one drops beer bottle in downtown crosswalk
By Joe Johnson A pair of University of Georgia students were recently arrested after one of them dropped a beer bottle while crossing the...

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Apr 91 min read


‘Whoosh’ of vehicle leads to driver’s arrest for DUI and stolen gun
Fisher David Procter By Joe Johnson A police officer was assisting with a traffic stop on Epps Bridge Parkway last weekend when a van...

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Feb 151 min read


Athens woman charged with DUI for rollover crash that seriously injured niece
Izalee Tasha Cooper By Joe Johnson An Athens woman was arrested last week after crashing her car allegedly while intoxicated and injuring...

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Jan 181 min read
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