CLASSIC CITY NEWS

t By Joe Johnson A man with an existing deportation order was arrested on the afternoon of November 28th after one of his neighbors complained about hearing gunfire. While speaking with the complainant police officers heard gunshots coming from a neighboring property on Benedict Court. When canvassing that street the officers spoke with witnesses who had seen 33-year-old Gerson Gemaliel Gonzalez-Montufar yelling and firing a gun. After a lengthy standoff during which police u

By Joe Johnson Martin Kurjian Baker, 59, of Florida Avenue, was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly pointed a gun at another motorist when driving on West Broad Street. The 50-year-old victim told police that he was near the intersection of Milledge Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. when he saw a white man with a tattoo on his forehead waving a pistol at him from his car window, at which time he hit the gas and sped away to report the incident. Personnel in the police depa

By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was recently playing a computer game in his room when a bullet punched a hole in the wall near the door and struck the opposite wall. Even with headphones on he heard a “crack” and after moving around some furniture he found the bullet on top of a dog bed. Police believe that the bullet had been fired at the Athens Gardens apartment complex due to its trajectory and the close proximity of the complex to the student apartments on

By Joe Johnson Patrick Abercrombie, 29, of Hawthorne Extension, was arrested late the evening of September 9th after he accidentally...

James Quinton Lumpkin By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has indicted a 58-year-old Athens man for trafficking drugs and illegal...