CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson Abdullah Thomas, 27, of West Broad Street, was arrested for DUI on the night of October 17th after he was seen dragging kudzu with his car through downtown Athens. Police stopped his car at about 11:15 pm on North Jackson Street, but it was unknown where he had driven off the road and into a kudzu patch and got vegetation caught up on the vehicle. The Hyundai Elantra had also left a trail of fluids as it drove through the downtown area, according to police. Th

By Joe Johnson Neo-Nazis have been coming to the aid of an Athens man who assaulted a University of Georgia student while he was dressed as an SS officer. They are donating funds to the person who had called himself Gaschambers on his now-deleted X account. Kenneth Leland Morgan last month smashed a glass beer pitcher into the student’s face when she tried grabbing his Nazi armband in the doorway of a bar in downtown’ Athens where Morgan was denied entry because of his unif

By Joe Johnson Wendy Elizabeth Gaina, 28, of Watkinsville, was arrested early Saturday morning after she fired a gun while arguing with a man on West Clayton Street. Police said that she may have thought that the gun wasn’t loaded while handling the weapon. No one was injured and police were unable to find anywhere that was struck by a bullet. Gaina appeared to be intoxicated while speaking to police, and neither she nor the man would talk about the incident without speaking

By Joe Johnson Monika Patel, 31, of Oglethorpe Avenue, was recently arrested after creating a scene at her job in the downtown Waffle House on Clayton Street. The incident happened at about 8:15 p.m. on October 10th, when a supervisor called 911 to report a disorderly person, as Patel had been trying to pick fights with other employees and became enraged when the manager told her to leave and go home. Police arrived to hear Patel screaming “Fuck so loudly it caused her voice

By Joe Johnson A man who was denied entry to a bar in downtown Athens last weekend because he was dressed as a Gestapo officer broke the nose of a woman who tried taking off his Nazi armband and then spit on her, according to a police report obtained Tuesday by Classic City News. Kenneth Morgan, 32, of Appleby Drive in Athens, was arrested at the scene on charges of aggravated assault and simple battery. The victim of the early Saturday morning assault is a Alexandra Lang, a

Kenneth Leland Morgan By Joe Johnson A man who was denied entry to a bar in downtown Athens last weekend because he was dressed as a Gestapo officer broke the nose of a woman who tried taking off his Nazi armband and then spit on her, according to police. Kenneth Morgan, 32, of Appleby Drive in Athens, was arrested at the scene on charges of aggravated assault and simple battery. The victim of the early Saturday morning assault is a 23-year-old student at the University of Ge

From WUGA: The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission held their agenda setting session on Tuesday. One of the main areas of concern was the development of more student housing and the impact it might have on the community. Andy Seavoy, a representative for the developer looking to build apartments near Hoyt Street in downtown Athens, spoke at the meeting. Seavoy said the project would bring more housing and benefits to Athens such as plazas, playgrounds, and public spaces

By Joe Johnson A man dressed as a Nazi was arrested early Friday for assaulting a woman outside of a bar downtown Athens Kenneth Leland Morgan, 32, of Appleby Drive, was booked into the county jail at 3:56 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault and simple battery. He was dressed as a member of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police, when he reportedly broke the woman’s nose. Details were unavailable Saturday from the arresting agency, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. T

By Joe Johnson A man dressed as a Nazi was arrested early Friday for assaulting a woman outside of a bar downtown Athens Kenneth Leland Morgan, 32, of Appleby Drive, was booked into the county jail at 3:56 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault and simple battery. He was dressed as a member of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police, when he reportedly broke the woman’s nose. Details were unavailable Saturday from the arresting agency, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. T

By Joe Johnson A man and woman from Gwinnett County were recently arrested for fighting in a bar in downtown Athens. The incident happened on the night of September 27th at City Bar on College Avenue. Police said that officers responded on a complaint that 31-year-old Xavier Walker was fighting with staff and trying to get back in after having been kicked out. The officers observed that Walker was highly unruly and intoxicated and they took him into custody. He was resisting

Officer Miranda Duarte surveys the Gameday crowd By Joe Johnson Fellow police officers rushed to an area outside of an East Clayton Street bar to assist Lauren Nalley in her struggle with a large intoxicated man who was eventually subdued and arrested for aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer among other offenses. Around the corner on East Broad Street a drunken student hurled racial insults at Officer Zachery Espinosa who was trying to get him out of the street for

Photographer Georgia Darsey spent the afternoon of the University of Georgia’s Homecoming Parade in downtown Athens and at UGA’s Spec Towns Track. Here is some of what Georgia experienced in her own words and photos. On October 3, 2025, I spent the afternoon photographing at the Spec Towns Track in Athens, Georgia, capturing UGA athletes during their practice sessions. I focused on several standout athletes — Alon Rogow in pole vault, Maximus Tucker and Romet Vahter in high j

By Joe Johnson Amy Melissa Staud, 50, of Danielsville, was arrested on October 7th after she drove an SUV into a light pole in downtown Athens and fled from the scene. She struck and knocked down the pole at North Thomas and East Clayton streets at about 1 in the afternoon and after she drove away police tracked her down to the Marriott hotel on East Washington Street. Officers noted alcohol on Staud’s breath when speaking with her and police said she refused submission to a

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Ladainian Christian Rainwater The following was released by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department On October 8, 2025, ACCPD...

The University of Georgia ihas issued the following alert, which comes a week after three teenagers were wounded during a shooting on...

By Joe Johnson The woman who was arrested for a shooting in downtown Athens last month that injured three teenagers is now facing...

By Joe Johnson When Tatianna Wilbon shot three teenage girls in downtown Athens last weekend she was free on bond from a gun-related...

By Joe Johnson Three teenage girls were injured in the shooting in downtown Athens last weekend. According to a police report released on...

By Joe Johnson Danny Gene Evans recently spent over a week in jail after he pleaded guilty to defecating in the entrance of a building on...