CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson A man was recently arrested after his SUV was stopped by police for trying to use an exit ramp to enter the Athens Perimeter. The vehicle was searched after drug paraphernalia was seen in plain view and police said they found meth, crack cocaine, and an open bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey. They also learned that that 41-year-old Garris Trippe Jones III of Eatonton was in violation of bond conditions from a domestic violence arrest involving his passenger, a 44-

By Joe Johnson A Walton County man caused his girlfriend to crash while driving on the Athens Perimeter then beat her after getting out of the car. The incident happened on the evening of September 24th when Jartavious Antonio Bell from Monroe was a passenger in a car being driven by his 38-year-old girlfriend. According to police, while the couple argued, Bell began hitting the woman then grabbed and jerked the steering wheel, causing the car to crash into a wall. He then fl

By Joe Johnson Police have issued a BOLO for a 31-year-old man from Gwinnett County who beat and strangled his girlfriend in an Athens hotel. The incident occurred on the evening of September 22nd at Sleep Inn & Suites where the 29-year-old Athens woman escaped from her attacker and found a housekeeper who called 911 for her. She identified the suspect as her boyfriend, Shakir Jackson of Lawrenceville. He reportedly fled from the hotel in a blue Honda Civic displaying Georgia

By Joe Johnson Justin Alan Kraps was arrested in the morning of September 11th after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend when accusing...

By Joe Johnson Haley Michelle Risner, 32, of Hartwell was arrested on September 28th after she intentionally crashed her SUV into her...

By Joe Johnson Steve Delaney Childs, 36, of Vineyard Drive was indicted Tuesday by an Athens-Clarke County grand jury on charges...

By Joe Johnson A 66-year-old man was in the middle of cooking on the night of August 24th when his girlfriend stormed in accusing him of...

Quintavious Lewis-Pye By Joe Johnson Police have taken out warrants for a man who last month assaulted his pregnant girlfriend in the...

Dexter Jermaine Armour By Joe Johnson A 75-year-old woman has died from injuries she suffered when beaten by her son last week in Barrow...

The following was released this afternoon by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office:  On Saturday, September 13, 2025, at approximately 11:22...

By Joe Johnson A woman was recently assaulted by her boyfriend when he learned that another man’s name was on their newborn child’s birth...

By Joe Johnson Kevin Lakie West, 48, of Quailwood Drive, was arrested the evening of August 24th after he badly injured his daughter...

By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke County grand jury has indicted a man who shot his girlfriend three months ago. Jose Rodolfo Linares, 53, ...

By Joe Johnson A police officer was arrested at his home in Madison County Monday morning for allegedly assaulting his wife during a...

Brittany Danielle Downer By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke County grand jury has indicted a woman for an assault last year in which she...

By Joe Johnson An Athens man who was wanted for setting his girlfriend on fire has surrendered. Police had been searching for Anthony...

Anthony Teres Jones By Joe Johnson A 49-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe burns Monday morning after she was set on fire by her...

By Joe Johnson The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating an aggravated assault suspect. They...

By Joe Johnson Brittany Nicole Wood, 40, of Arnoldsville, was arrested early the morning of August 9th after crashing her SUV while being...

By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke County grand jury has indicted a man who brutally beat his victim with a bat and golf club. Randy Lamar...