CLASSIC CITY NEWS

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

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