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Motive for Athens man’s murder in Jackson County revealed in court filing
Murder victim Antwone Lay By Joe Johnson Athens resident Antwone Lay was shot to death last summer in a Jackson County church parking lot...

Classic City News
Apr 181 min read
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Father of Apalachee school shooter seeks to move trial from Barrow County
By Joe Johnson The father of the Apalachee High School shooter wants his trial moved out of Barrow County. Attorneys for Colin Gray have...

Classic City News
Apr 171 min read
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Teen tells police his two wounds were from one gunshot
By Joe Johnson On the afternoon of April 8th police responded to University Oaks apartments on a report that a 16-year-old boy had been...

Classic City News
Apr 161 min read
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Man charged with brandishing gun in racial incident with city worker in downtown Athens
James Curtis Williams By Joe Johnson James Williams, 38, of Elberton was arrested last week for allegedly brandishing a gun during an...

Classic City News
Apr 141 min read
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Gunfire during armed man’s standoff with police in Athens
Carlos Lewis Merritt By Joe Johnson A man was arrested Saturday night after a two-hour standoff with police officers who surrounded his...

Classic City News
Apr 71 min read
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Details of violent Athens homes invasion revealed in court filings
By Joe Johnson The following is from arrest and search warrant affidavits and police reports on file at the Athens-Clarke County...

Classic City News
Apr 51 min read
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Victim assaulted in armed robbery on North Avenue
By Joe Johnson A 41-year-old man reported to police that he was assaulted and robbed by two armed thieves Friday night at the Amoco gas...

Classic City News
Mar 311 min read
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Man distraught over mother’s death in Colbert arrested after Elbert County shooting
Joshua Lee Sewell By Joe Johnson Elbert County deputies have arrested an armed suspect following a pair of road rage incidents in which...

Classic City News
Mar 281 min read
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Man indicted for Nellie B Avenue shooting
By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has issued an indictment for the shooting of a man last month on Nellie B Avenue. David Lee...

Classic City News
Mar 211 min read
1,081 views
16 comments


Murder trial for ex-UGA football player who killed RaceTrac clerk set for this summer
Akhil Nasim Crumpton By Joe Johnson More than four years after he fatally shot a clerk during an armed robbery of a convenience store in...

Classic City News
Mar 171 min read
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Woman murdered by boyfriend while on phone call about him threatening gun violence
Esnati Thalani Gurura By Joe Johnson Esnati Gurura was talking on the phone about her boyfriend’s concerning behavior on the night of...

Classic City News
Mar 102 min read
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Not even federal prison has changed this Athens criminal’s ways
Shabazz Sangria Wingfield By Joe Johnson Shabazz Wingfield has been in and out of jail his entire adult life, beginning in 2009 when...

Classic City News
Mar 61 min read
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22 comments


Athens man fights off armed home invaders
By Joe Johnson A 53-year-old man Monday night fought off a pair of armed intruders who entered the bedroom of his Broadacres Court...

Classic City News
Mar 51 min read
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Robbed by masked gunman at North Grove Apartments
By Joe Johnson A 28-year-old Wynter Court resident recently went to visit his girlfriend at North Grove Apartments but instead wound up...

Classic City News
Mar 41 min read
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Teenage bandit receives probation for armed robbery attempt on UGA campus
By Joe Johnson An Athens teenager has received probation after pleading guilty to an attempted armed robbery last year on the University...

Classic City News
Mar 42 min read
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Pair indicted for Athens drive-by shooting
By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has indicted two defendants for a drive-by shooting last month that targeted occupants of an...

Classic City News
Feb 271 min read
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Nellie B shooting suspect in custody
By Joe Johnson A suspect has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man last month on Nellie B Avenue. David Lee Wilhelm, 51, of West...

Classic City News
Feb 241 min read
3,611 views
20 comments


Man indicted for pistol-whipping woman during attempted robbery
Henry Greg Thomas By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury last week indicted a man who pistol-whipped a woman when attempting to rob...

Classic City News
Feb 161 min read
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2 comments


Fourth conviction in Athens street gang murder case
Jaden Appling A fourth member of an Athens street gang will spend decades in prison for his role in the deadly shooting of a rival gang...

Classic City News
Feb 72 min read
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4th gang member convicted for Athens murder
A fourth member of an Athens street gang will spend decades in prison for his role in the deadly shooting of a rival gang associate in...

Classic City News
Feb 62 min read
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