CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson An Athens man has been found guilty of shooting his marijuana supplier and was sentenced to 25 years with the first 15 years to be served in prison. Following a trial in Superior Court, a jury last month convicted 52-year-old David Ray Wilhelm of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Judge Eric Norris sentenced him to 15 years in prison and 10 on probation. The crime occurred in January 2025 when Wilhelm shot 54-year-old

The following was released Thursday night by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department On March 26, 2026, at approximately 2:21 PM, ACCPD officers responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 400 block of Minor Street. Officers located the suspects at 700 US-29, Athens, GA. Stolen property was recovered following the initial investigation. Emory Simmons, a 22-year-old male of Athens, GA; Zachariah Roberts, an 18-year-old male of Colbert, GA; Sherod Porter, a 22-year-old

Desousa By Joe Johnson The Jackson County man who shot three people in downtown Athens has been charged with a second count of murder following the death of another of his victims. Mark Anthony DeSousa committed the murders In the early morning hours of March 14th, when he shot a friend and two other young men in a parking lot off North Jackson Street. Clayton Adams, 22, of Hull, died at the scene and when Desousa was arrested later that day in Jackson County he was charged w

Desousa By Joe Johnson In the early morning hours of March 14th, Mark Anthony DeSousa shot and critically injured a friend of his and killed two other young men in a parking lot off North Jackson Street in downtown Athens. Authorities have not released a motive for his actions, but arrest warrants filed in Superior Court describe the deliberate manner in which the 22-year-.old Jefferson man gunned down his victims. Desousa killed Dylan Bentley “by walking up to him and shoot

By Joe Johnson A shooting in downtown Athens early Saturday morning left one person dead and two others hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The incident happened at about 2:20 am in a parking lot in the 400 block of North Jackson Street, according to Athens-Clarke County Police spokesperson Lt. Katie Jenkins. She identified the victim who was killed as 22-year-old Clayton Adams of Hull. No arrests have been made.

Kilpatrick By Joe Johnson Arthur Kilpatrick reportedly shot Tishauwn Mahaffey Sunday night during a dispute over a parking space in front of his home in the Nellie B community of east Athens. According to police, the incident began when Kilpatrick’s wife returned from the store to find parked in front of her apartment a car occupied by Mahaffey’s mother. An argument over the space ensued, and Kilpatrick came out of the apartment the apartment with a gun. “The three began gett

By Joe Johnson Several bullets were shot into a home on Towne View Place early Monday morning, The residence was occupied at the time by four adults and a baby, but no injuries were reported, Ten rounds were fired into the home and they struck the kitchen wall and a pantry door. Police said they recovered 10 spent 9mm shell casings several feet away from a back window through which the shots had been fired. A possible suspect was identified, according to police,

By Joe Johnson A 21-year-old man has died after shooting himself during a domestic violence incident at his home on Highland Park Drive The incident reportedly happened on the night of March 9th when Dylon Scott Dooley “snapped “ and threatened his girlfriend and their two young children with a knife, The woman managed to leave the home with her 2-year-old son but her 5-month-old daughter was still inside when Dooley shot himself in the head, When police entered the home they

Kilpatrick By Joe Johnson The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured Sunday night. Police say officers responded to a reported shooting on Cone Drive at approximately 10:05 p.m. when they located a 36-year-old man from Athens who had been shot in the leg. Officers rendered aid until the arrival of National EMS paramedics who transported him to the local hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable conditio

Kyron Zarco’-Smith Released today by the Georgia Attorney General’ Office ATHENS, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Desmontrez Mathis, (aka “Ten”), 24, of Athens, has been sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, plus 30 years in prison, followed by 10 years of strict probation, for the murder of three-year-old Kyron Santino Zarco Smith. A Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge sentenced the defendant on Feb. 6, 2026. ORIGINAL RELEA

Kyron Zarco Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s office has released the following: ATHENS, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Desmontrez Mathis, Jayden Brown, and Dakious Echols have been convicted for the murder of three-year-old Kyron Santino Zarco Smith, who was shot and killed in a drive-by in Athens on March 8, 2024. Smith was watching tv on his couch at Hallmark Mobile Home Park when he sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. A nine-ye

By Joe Johnson A county grand jury has indicted an Athens man who allegedly tried to kill a former girlfriend when he shot her inside a dentist office last month. Carl Eugene Clark, 74, of Winterville Road, was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder in a 9-count indictment that was filed Tuesday in Clarke County Superior Court. Sheila Mobley was a 47-year-old employee of McRae Family Dental on Baxter Street on December 1st when Clark shot her multiple times in the ch

By Joe Johnson Athens police said they are investigating an aggravated assault at Whataburger on Atlanta Highway that reportedly occurred early in the morning of January 14th. A 36-year-old employee told police that while preparing to close the restaurant a group of about 10 males and females were hanging around harassing her sitting on the counter and “acting strange,” When the group left she went outside to throw out some trash and one of the females tried to run her over.

Released this afternoon by the Gwinnett County Police Department Norcross, Ga., Jan. 16, 2026) – The Gwinnett County Police Department Homicide Unit has arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the death of a child. On January 8, 2026, officers were dispatched to the 6000 block of Green Hill Drive regarding an incident involving two juveniles. One of the juveniles was shot and died as a result of the injuries. It was discovered the juveniles located a firearm and contact

By Joe Johnson On the morning of December 18th, 26-year-old Anargyros “Cole” Mantas, was in the parking lot of Redeemer Presbyterian Church on Pulaski Street when something caused him to walk out into the intersection of West Broad Street to speak with occupants of a car that stopped for a red light. The flashes of gunshots from inside the car are seen on surveillance footage followed by the sight of Mantas falling mortally wounded to the ground, He died of multiple gunshot w

By Joe Johnson A Madison County woman has been indicted for a shooting incident downtown last fall that left three teenagers wounded. Tatianna Ambria Wilbon, 24, of Comer, was charged with three counts each of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the indictment filed in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court. The shooting happened just before 4 a.m. on Septemb

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