CLASSIC CITY NEWS

Joe Lewis Harper By Joe Johnson Two men were arrested late the night of October 4th after a street fight in which one repeatedly tried to run down the other with a sport utility vehicle. The men reportedly were fighting because one of them wouldn’t pay for a car ride to go buy crack cocaine. An officer reported that he was on patrol at around 11:45 p.m. when he was alerted to the incident that was captured by a surveillance camera involving 61-year-old Joe Lewis Harper and

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...

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...

Breine Ja ‘Ney Turner By Joe Johnson Breiane Turner, 23, of West Broad Street was arrested last week for intentionally running over...

Cedric Cortes Smith By Joe Johnson A grand jury this week indicted a homeless man for the attempted murder last summer of a social worker...

By Joe Johnson A man who shot his roommate with a shotgun two years ago has avoided prison by entering into a plea agreement with...

James Curtis Williams By Joe Johnson James Williams, 38, of Elberton was arrested last week for allegedly brandishing a gun during an...

By Joe Johnson The following is from arrest and search warrant affidavits and police reports on file at the Athens-Clarke County...

By Joe Johnson A suspect has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man last month on Nellie B Avenue. David Lee Wilhelm, 51, of West...

By Joe Johnson Police are investigating the armed robbery of an Uber passenger in downtown Athens and there are questions about whether...

Kiosha Lavone Knox By Joe Johnson An Athens woman was arrested last week after she threw cans of Red Bull at a former coworker who she...

By Joe Johnson An Athens man is hospitalized with a stab wound while his brother is in jail for attacking him with a knife. The incident...

By Joe Johnson Two women were severely injured last week when they were attacked inside an Athens nightclub by a suspect who used a...

By Joe Johnson An Athens grand jury has charged a man with aggravated assault for assaulting a former girlfriend outside of a hotel in...

By Joe Johnson A group of males reportedly used the Lyft rideshare service to find and assault an 18-year-old student in downtown Athens....