CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson Kasaun Janalle Love, 33, of East Clayton Street, was arrested early the morning of December 20th after he fired a gun during a gathering in a home on the eastside of Athens. A man who tends bar downtown had invited Love and several others to an “after party” at his home on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Some of those people reportedly had bought cocaine from Love previously. At some point Love began demanding to know what happened to a plastic grocery bag

By Joe Johnson A pair of Athens street gang members have been indicted for an armed robbery at the University Oaks apartment complex last summer. Kasten Jammal Thomas, 24, and Jordan Xavier Gresham, 22, were each charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to the indictment filed Tuesday in Superior Court. Gresham was additionally charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Although th

By Joe Johnson An employee at McDonald’s on Atlanta Highway was arrested over the weekend for allegedly threatening the manager with a gun. Anthony Valdes Torres, 22, of Herbert Road, reportedly had taken the weapon from the manager’s purse and pulled it when she confronted him. The incident happened soon after midnight on December 20th when the manager told Torres to go home because she suspected him to be under the influence. Upon realizing that the gun was missing from he

By Joe Johnson A Morgan County man was booked into the Athens jail Friday night on charges he committed murder at an intersection on the fringe of downtown. Jamarioun Makel Clark, 22, of Madison, allegedly shot and killed 26-year-old Anargyros Mantas at the intersection of West Broad and Pulaski streets Thursday morning. He was arrested the following day in Newton County as the result of result of interagency cooperation on the local, state and national levels. Authorities ha

By Joe Johnson The man who allegedly committed murder on an Athens street corner Thursday morning has been taken into custody, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. Jamarioun Clark, 22, of Madison, was arrested Friday in Newton County for the shootingdeath of 26-year-old Anargyros Mantas at the intersection of West Broad and Pulaski streets, He is being held at the Newton County Jail on charges of murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a co

By Joe Johnson The Athens police department has identified the alleged killer who fatally shot a man Thursday morning on a street corner west of downtown. Responding to a person down call, police found 26-year-old Anargyros Mantas lying in the road at West Broad and Pulaski streets, suffering from a gunshot wound, He died after being transported to the hospital, Later that afternoon police announced that they had identified the suspected killer, who they identified as 22-yea

Wilbon By Joe Johnson The woman who is charged with shooting three teenagers last fall in downtown Athens has been indicted for assaulting another prisoner in the shower at the county jail. Tatianna Wilbon was charged with battery and riot in a penal institution for the September 8th attack on Timia Cobbs, who is jailed as the alleged accomplice in a 2024 gang murder. Cobbs Wilbon, with the help of fellow inmate Alyxza Brown, repeatedly punched Cobbs in the face and head whe

By Joe Johnson The Ahens-Clarke County Police Department is investigating the aggravated assault of a 15-year-old boy by armed street gang members who made him strip naked ACCPD said the gangsters were juveniles, though one adult was arrested. Ry’ Male McGuire, 18, of Coleridge Court, was charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment, terroristic threats and acts, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and participation in criminal street gang activi

By Joe Johnson The elderly man who tried to murder an Athens dentist office employee has been released from the hospital after an apparent failed suicide attempt, Carl Eugene Clark had been hospitalized since Monday, in the aftermath of him trying to kill 47-year-old Sheila Mobley at McRae Family Dental on Baxter Street. Mobley remains hospitalized from injuries she suffered when the 74-year-old Clark shot her multiple times including once in the face. Police have not disclos

By Joe Johnson An Athens woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting her boyfriend last year. In exchange for her plea, 27-year-old Heather Nicole McCall on Monday received a sentence of four years in prison and six on probation. She also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct. McCall was arrested in June 2024 after she shot and killed 31-year-old Jeremy Howard on Nowhere Road. According the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, McCall

By Joe Johnson The victim of this week’s dentist office shooting in Athens was shot multiple times including once in her face, according to a police report that was released today. The report contains the following details: An employee of McRae Family Dental called 911 at 6:36 a.m. to report that she heard four gunshots and her coworker Sheila Mobley yelling. When police entered the Baxter Street office they found the 47-year-old employee sitting on the floor with her back ag

By Joe Johnson A 74-year-old man who is recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound has been charged with attempted murder for shooting his wife in an Athens dentist office. Carl Clark shot Sheila Mobley multiple times Monday morning at McRae Family Dental on Baxter Street and then fled town in his SUV. When authorities stopped the vehicle in Butts County, Clark shot himself in an apparent attempt to commit suicide. His injuries were not life threatening and police expect

By Joe Johnson A woman was shot by her husband Monday morning and he later attempted suicide by shooting himself. Sheila Mobley was at McRae Family Dental on Baxter Street when she was shot multiple times by 74-year-old Carl Clark, who fled the scene in a vehicle. Mobley, 47, was transported to the hospital but her condition has not been reported by authorities. When law enforcement in Butts County conducted a a traffic stop on Ckark’s vehicle the elderly suspect shot himself

By Joe Johnson A woman was s hot early Monday at McRae Family Dental on Baxter Street. Police have yet to release details about the incident but sources say the victim is a female employee. She was transported to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds following the shooting that occurred at about 6:40 a.m. The shooter reportedly has been identified by police and remains at large. Investigators were seen apparently searching a home on Winterville Road and asked neighbors t

By Joe Johnson The police department is investigating a shooting that happened this morning on Baxter Street. Details are not yet available from the police. ”This is still a very active investigation at this time,” police spokesperson Lt. Katie Jenkins said. “Officers are still on scene investigating. Once the scene has been cleared, I will try to get you as much information as I can. “ According to a University of Georgia campus safety alert, the incident happened at McRae

The University of Georgia released the following this morning: UGA Police Community Notification December 1, 2025 7:45 a.m. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is currently investigating a shooting incident that occurred off-campus during the early morning hours of December 1, 2025 at McCrae Dental located at 995 Baxter Street. Traffic in the area of South Milledge Avenue at Baxter Street is likely to be impacted for the duration of the investigation. We would like to

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 Laceddrick Anttavious Roach, 17, of Westchester Circle has been sentenced to probation for a gun incident that had the victim fearing in for his life. The incident happened on Westchester Circle in October, when police say Roach was among a group of youths that chased 20-year old John Carruth while pointing handguns at him. The victim told police that Roach had sent messages about money he supposedly owed. “Roach pointed a black in color handgun at Carruth whi

By Joe Johnson When The View at NoDa apartment complex opened north of downtown in May it took the place of a crime-ridden complex known as Bethel Midtown Village. The main reason for the high crime was because of gang activity in the complex that the Bloods street gang claimed as their territory. When 22-year-old Antino Jewell was killed at the new apartment complex on November 6th police said that he was fatally shot during a gang-related armed robbery. On Thursday the poli

By Joe Johnson Maki Odai Grant has received a 15-year sentence for shooting Dennis Lee Collins last year at Rolling Ridge Apartments. Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard ordered the 21-.year-old to serve the first year in jail and the balance on probation. The sentence was in accordance with a negotiated plea agreement between Grant and the Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. Grant shot the 41-year old victim in April 2024 during a physical altercation at