CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson Aaron Keith Preston was arrested early in the morning of November 23rd after he pretended a flip-flop was a weapon when attempting to rob someone. The incident happened at about 1:45 a.m. at The Wingate hotel on North Avenue where Preston reportedly approached a guest who was outside smoking while on FaceTime with his girlfriend. The 30-year-old homeless man was wearing a hoodie over his head and holding an object under it that was pointed towards the victim, b

By Joe Johnson A 42-year-old Athens man was stabbed at the Sundown Saloon on Gaines School Road early in the morning of November 15th. Sweetgum Way resident Demarius Smith said that the incident happened at around 1:20 a.m. when his friend was involved in an altercation with another man. He told police that when he tried breaking it up a ethird person stabbed him in both sides of his body. His cousin told police that he lost sight of the suspect as he was running towards Le

By Joe Johnson Whitney Dustin Beck was arrested in the afternoon of October 25th after he chased a University of Georgia student while wielding a knife on the North Oconee River Greenway. The 55-year-old homeless man had a crack pipe and open whiskey bottle when police located him. The incident was at around 3:20 p.m. when the 20-year-old student was walking on the trail between Inglewood and Old Winterville roads when Beck accosted and began chasing him while swinging a knif

By Joe Johnson A 14-year-old boy was severely beaten by a group of thugs as he was on his way home from a Halloween event at the East Athens Community Center. According to a police report released Thursday, the incident happened in the evening of October 31st when the victim was walking home to the Nellie B community from the trunk or treat ard was surrounded by a group of youths, one of whom wore a ski mask and brandished a handgun. He tried to run home but fell, police sa

By Joe Johnson Ricky Jerome Jernigan, 68, of Fairview Street was indicted this week for severely injuring a woman last month when he struck her with the head with a shovel. The incident happened on the night of September 9th when, police said, the victim was smoking crack and drinking at Jernigan’s home. She told the police that when her host tried to have sex she tried to leave but Jernigan followed her out the door and struck her in the back of her head with the shovel. A w

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

Ricky Jerome Jernigan By Joe Johnson An Athens woman was recently hospitalized with a severe head injury after she was assaulted with a...

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

By Joe Johnson Demarkwion Quavez Jordan. 18, of Jennings Mill Parkway, was arrested on the afternoon of. August 17th after he assaulted a...

By Joe Johnson An Athens store clerk was recently assaulted by a customer in a confrontation over a disposable vape pen. The incident...

By Joe Johnson Kimberly Michelle Jarrell, 36, of Gaines School Road, was arrested at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center on the...

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...

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

By Joe Johnson James King was barely breathing when police found him lying on the ground and bleeding from the head. They learned from...

Brandon Douglas Hall By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested for assaulting another man who asked him to stop snoring on a downtown...

By Joe Johnson Two suspects have been indicted for a driveby shooting that targeted a home on Dwight Road three months ago. Rakeim Jaquin...

Shernita Charlene Preddy By Joe Johnson A 59-year-old homeless woman was arrested the evening of July 8th after she stabbed another woman...

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...

Cesar David Maradiaga Gomez By Joe Johnson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a hold on an assault suspect who is being...

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...