CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson The man who shot his former girlfriend inside a Baxter Street dentist office last year has pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge. Carl Eugene Clark, 74, of Winterville Road, tried to kill 47–year-old Sheila Mobley in December when he went to her job at McRae Family Dental and shot her multiple times in the chest and face. She survived and Clark later shot himself in the face in a failed suicide attempt, Huwas arrested and subsequently charged in a

Glenn (file) By Joe Johnson Trico Latorey Glenn, 50, of Winterville Road, is being sought police for assaulting his girlfriend with a crowbar during a domestic violence at their home early in the morning of March 27th. He and the 52-year-old victim were arguing about his drinking when he struck her in the face with the crowbar. He took her phone when she tried to call for help. The assault was witnessed by the victim’s teenage daughter who called 911. A police incident report

By Joe Johnson What began as domestic violence in a moving vehicle Monday morning turned into a car chase involving two police agencie that ended with the suspect crashing on the other side of the county. It all started in the Beechwood Pines apartment complex off West Broad Street, where the victim escaped from being assaulted by 33-year-old Evan Sanders Frommer as he drove his Jeep. A witness had followed in his own vehicle until the bloodied victim jumped out of the stil-

By Joe Johnson Madelynn Jean Peacock, 23, of Eatonton, has been indicted for a domestic violence incident last year iin Athens. She was charged with aggravated assault for attacking the victim with a concrete flower pot, according to the indictment filed Tuesday in Superior Court. The incident occurred in May 2025 at the apartment on Little Oconee Street that Peacock shared with the victim, a University of Georgia student. Peacock remains free on bond and is scheduled to be a

Grant By Joe Johnson Jaiden Danarion Grant, 20, of Hull, was arrested this week for allegedly strangling his former girlfriend in her home on Macon Highway. The 20-year-old victim told police that she had ended her relationship with Grant in January and that on the night of March 18th he showed up at her apartment telling her that he missed her and professing his love. The woman told Grant that she wasn’t interested in getting back together and asked him to leave. Grant did

By Joe Johnson A 35-year-old man has been arrested on charges that he raped his wife while assaulting her during a domestic violence incident at their home on Marlin Street. In addition to rape, Gregory McKinley Mulligan is facing charges that include false imprisonment, aggravated assault, family violence battery, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to police, officers responded to Mulligan’s home on March 10th to investigate reports from neighbors ab

Mulligan By Joe Johnson A 35-year-old man has been arrested on charges that he raped his wife while assaulting her during a domestic violence incident at their home on Marlin Street. In addition to rape, Gregory McKinley Mulligan is facing charges that include false imprisonment, aggravated assault, family violence battery, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to police, officers responded to Mulligan’s home on March 10th to investigate reports from nei

By Joe Johnson A 21-year-old man has died after shooting himself during a domestic violence incident at his home on Highland Park Drive The incident reportedly happened on the night of March 9th when Dylon Scott Dooley “snapped “ and threatened his girlfriend and their two young children with a knife, The woman managed to leave the home with her 2-year-old son but her 5-month-old daughter was still inside when Dooley shot himself in the head, When police entered the home they

By Joe Johnson Michael Blanton Oakes, 48, of Wood Lake Drive, was arrested the morning of February 28th after a family dispute in which he reportedly spit on his 78-year-old father-in law. Police said they responded at around 10 am to Oakes’ apartment where the victim and others were visiting. They learned while arguing with his relative Oakes spit on him, at which time another man intervened and was punched in the face by Oakes as he tried separating them. After interviewi

By Joe Johnson Teco Tobias Boswell, 21, of Colbert, was arrested on the night of February 13th after he reportedly broke into the home of a former girlfriend and assaulted her. According to police, Boswell got into the victim’s University Oaks apartment by busting a window and then he hit the 23-.year-old woman and threatened her with a gun. Boswell fled from the scene and was later located at the hospital where he received treatment for injuries he sustained when breaking th

By Joe Johnson A 70-year-old woman has been charged with her husband’s murder in Madison County after she shot him during an argument about a dog. Marion Compton called 911 Wednesday night to report that she had shot her husband and when deputies arrived at the couple’s home on state Highway 72 In Carlton they found 77-year-old Gregory Waco Compton sitting on a couch, dead from a gunshot wound to his head. Marion Compton admitted that she killed her husband and explained why

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has released the following: Investigators have charged a Carlton woman with felony murder for the Wednesday night, February 25, shooting death of a Carlton man. MCSO deputies responded to a home in the 7000 block of Hwy. 72 E. at approximately 8:15 p.m. Deputies located an unresponsive man in the living room who had been shot in the head. Madison County EMS responded, and he was pronounced deceased. Investigators identified the victim as Gr

By Joe Johnson Dominique Joseph, 18, of Simmons Street, was arrested Monday morning after she stabbed her boyfriend during an argument at their home. She allegedly stabbed 22-year-old Dante Clark in his shoulder from behind with a kitchen knife during an argument regarding their moving to another residence. The couple reportedly had been in a relationship for about a year and Clark moved from Atlanta about a month ago to live with Joseph and their child. During the argument,

By Joe Johnson Phillip Todd Brooks, 46, of Lexington Road, was arrested early in the morning of January 31st after a domestic violence incident with his wife concerning the television. An argument began when Brooks insisted on watching TV while his wife was trying to sleep, When things turned physical, he head-butted the 41-year-old victim and struck her face with a hole puncher had significant visible injuries to her face. According to police, Brooks also tried physically p

By Joe Johnson Dexter Lenoris Maxey, 60, of Vineyard Drive has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to shooting at his wife three years ago. According to court records, the sentence resulted from a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office, Maxey had been arrested in February 2023 after he discharged a gun from within the car at Peter and Vine streets towards Veronica Maxey, his wife of 19 years, according to the arrest warrants. He was initially charge

By Joe Johnson A county grand jury has indicted an Athens man who allegedly tried to kill a former girlfriend when he shot her inside a dentist office last month. Carl Eugene Clark, 74, of Winterville Road, was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder in a 9-count indictment that was filed Tuesday in Clarke County Superior Court. Sheila Mobley was a 47-year-old employee of McRae Family Dental on Baxter Street on December 1st when Clark shot her multiple times in the ch

By Joe Johnson Preston T. Beam, 59, of Cavalier Court, was arrested on December 22nd after a skirmish with a band’s roadie at the 40 Watt club. The victim was a 52-year-old Athens man who worked for a band that performed at the music venue on West Washington Street on December 19th. According to police, the roadie was loading band equipment into a vehicle when Beam charged and pushed him up against a doorway, then smacked a phone from his hand when he tried to record the inci

((I By Joe Johnson An Athena man was recently arrested for assaulting his nephew with a machete during an altercation in their home on Spring Valley Road. The incident happened early in the morning of December 12th when 66-year-old Lorenzo Dillard yelled for his nephew to come out of his bedroom and into the living room where he was waiting with a machete, The men reportedly argued over rent money and the nephew was cut on his leg while trying to disarm Dillard. When police

By Joe Johnson A 46-year-.old man has pleaded not guilty to charges he tried to kill his girlfriend last summer by setting her on fire. Anthony Teres Jones entered the pleas during his arraignment last month in Superior Court on charges of criminal attempt to commit murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery. The charges stem from the incident on August 25th when authorities said he set 49-year-old Getrude Willis on fire at their home on Scandia Circle. The victim who

By Joe Johnson Stanley Lajarvis Clemons, 42, of Statham, has been charged for a domestic violence incident in which he allegedly kicked the victim in the face and stepped on her neck to hinder her breathing. The incident happened in July 2024 when they lived together on Garnett Ridge Drive, according to an indictment filed Tuesday in Superior Court. Grand jurors charged Clemons aggravated assault and family violence battery. He remains free on a $2,500 bond while awaiting h