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Judge denies bail for man who attacked homeless victim with brick
By Joe Johnson A Superior Court judge has refused to grant bail to an Athens man who has been in custody since nearly killing someone with a brick two months ago. Tyderius LaJason Moon was arrested on August 3rd following the assault on 56-year-old James King who he accused of stealing. King was barely breathing when police found him lying on the ground and bleeding from the head outside of a Prince Avenue convenience store. After beating his victim in the face with his fists

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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
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Patient assaults hospital emergency room worker
By Joe Johnson Samuel Lee Fowler, 27, of Statham, was recently arrested for assaulting an emergency room technician at St. Mary’s...

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Sep 271 min read
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Walmart employee assaults phone tech
By Joe Johnson Demarkwion Quavez Jordan. 18, of Jennings Mill Parkway, was arrested on the afternoon of. August 17th after he assaulted a...

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Sep 51 min read
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Thief assaults Athens store clerk
By Joe Johnson An Athens store clerk was recently assaulted by a customer in a confrontation over a disposable vape pen. The incident...

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Aug 291 min read
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Woman arrested after terrifying hospital staff
By Joe Johnson Kimberly Michelle Jarrell, 36, of Gaines School Road, was arrested at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center on the...

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Aug 291 min read
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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
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Naked homeless woman threatens to stab Classic Center employee
By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was arrested inside the Classic Center last week after she threatened to stab an employee who found her...

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Aug 111 min read
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Homeless man critically injured in Prince Avenue brick assault
By Joe Johnson James King was barely breathing when police found him lying on the ground and bleeding from the head. They learned from...

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Aug 111 min read
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Man assaulted with 2x4 in spat over snoring in downtown Athens
Brandon Douglas Hall By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested for assaulting another man who asked him to stop snoring on a downtown...

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Jul 311 min read
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Pair indicted for Athens drive-by shooting
By Joe Johnson Two suspects have been indicted for a driveby shooting that targeted a home on Dwight Road three months ago. Rakeim Jaquin...

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Jul 291 min read
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Homeless woman arrested for Athens Gardens stabbing
Shernita Charlene Preddy By Joe Johnson A 59-year-old homeless woman was arrested the evening of July 8th after she stabbed another woman...

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Jul 151 min read
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Athens teen receives 40-year sentence for attempted murder conviction
By Joe Johnson A 16-year-old Athens boy has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges related to a knife attack last year on a...

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Jul 101 min read
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ICE places hold on prisoner after arrest for Athens assault
Cesar David Maradiaga Gomez By Joe Johnson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a hold on an assault suspect who is being...

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Jul 81 min read
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Grand jury votes against aggravated assault on police officer charge
By Joe Johnson A grand jury has declined to indict a man who was accused of assaulting an officer after cutting his wrist in an apparent...

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Jul 62 min read
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Woman indicted for stabbing partner with scissors
Amanda Dawn Brown By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has indicted a 35-year-old Athens woman who was arrested after using scissors...

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Jul 51 min read
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Woman defends self with pepper spray in domestic violence incident
Rodney Bernard Edwards By Joe Johnson A 34-year-old woman was out with friends when she received a call from her daughter asking her to...

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Jul 31 min read
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Mental health exam ordered for man accused of attempted murder of social worker
Cedric Courtes Smith By Joe Johnson A homeless man who is charged with the attempted murder of a social worker for the homeless has been...

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Jun 281 min read
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Man charged with attacking couple with baseball bat in Athens trailer park
Nicholas Anthony Boothe By Joe Johnson Nicholas Boothe, 45, was arrested earlier this month for attacking two people with a baseball bat...

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Jun 192 min read
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Woman falls from car, boyfriend tries running her over
Brandon Keith Carter By Joe Johnson An Athens man was recently arrested for allegedly trying to run over his girlfriend after she fell...

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Jun 171 min read
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