CLASSIC CITY NEWS

Antonio Jewell By Joe Johnson Antonio Jewell was murdered last week during what police said was a gang-related armed robbery. The 22-year-old graduate of Clarke Central High School was found dead Friday night on a sidewalk at the rear of The View at NODA apartment complex north of downtown Athens. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department on Monday announced that three gang members had been arrested and charged with murder. They were identified as Samtavious Keyshun Clark, 2

By Joe Johnson An assistant state attorney general has notified the court of his intention to seek a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for a gang member who is accused of murder. Zyquavious O’Neal Thomas was 16 when he allegedly murdered 20-year-old Cameron Manago at Rolling Ridge Apartments in May 2024. Now 18, Thomas is charged in a 14-count indictment with crimes that include murder, armed robbery, and participation in the street gang known as Se

By Joe Johnson The police department has lately been making more arrests with the assistance of surveillance cameras. A recent incident...

By Joe Johnson The police department has lately been making more arrests with the assistance of surveillance cameras. A recent incident...

By Joe Johnson If his roommate hadn’t been caught driving without a license reputed gang leader Kevin Castro might not be sitting in...

By Joe Johnson A member of the EBE street gang shot his victim following a sexual rendezvous, according to a search warrant that was...

Ytrevious Jaquan Roberson By Joe Johnson A member of the EBE street gang shot his victim following a sexual rendezvous, according to a...

The following was released today by the Frderal Bureau of Investigation: This morning, FBI Atlanta and our partners with the Safe Streets...

By Joe Johnson Treshun Rashaad Edwards, 32, of Smokey Road was arrested the night of August 4th by a police officer who identified him...

By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has indicted the purported local leader of a criminal street gang on drug trafficking charges....

Kevin Adonay Castro By Joe Johnson A purported leader im the 18th Street gang has been arrested at his home in east Athens. Kevin Adonay...

Vantrec Arnell Ballard By Joe Johnson V antrec Ballard, a 30-year-old convicted gang member, was arrested the evening of June 5th after...

Zapond Charbijus Byrd By Joe Johnson Zapond Byrd, 21, of Parkview Extension, was arrested on April 22nd for shooting into his former...

By Joe Johnson An Athens man was forced at gunpoint to strip naked during a recent suspected gang-related beating and robbery. The...

By Joe Johnson An Athens man was forced at gunpoint to strip naked during a recent suspected gang-related beating and robbery. The...

By Joe Johnson The 32-year-old victim was punched, kicked and threatened with a rifle during a party on Westchester Lane. The man...

Stock photo By Joe Johnson The 32-year-old victim was punched, kicked and threatened with a rifle during a party last month on...

By Joe Johnson A grand jury convened in Clarke Superior Court has returned an indictment charging several members of an Athens street...

By Joe Johnson Members of a violent Venezuelan gang have been accused of assaulting an Athens man last week at westside apartment...

Several law enforcement agencies targeted gang members during an operation in the Athens area this week. On Thursday, March 20, the...