CLASSIC CITY NEWS

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

By Joe Johnson Athens police are investigating a shooting incident last weekend in which two homes in an Eddex Court duplex were struck by gunfire, A 61-year-old man was watching television in his home at about 11:45 pm Saturday when a mirror above where he was sitting was struck by a bullet, and three adults and two children were inside the neighboring home when it was struck by gunfire. Police said they found a mix of handgun and rifle shell casings on the street outside t

By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student was recently playing a computer game in his room when a bullet punched a hole in the wall near the door and struck the opposite wall. Even with headphones on he heard a “crack” and after moving around some furniture he found the bullet on top of a dog bed. Police believe that the bullet had been fired at the Athens Gardens apartment complex due to its trajectory and the close proximity of the complex to the student apartments on

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

Ladainian Christian Rainwater The following was released by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department On October 8, 2025, ACCPD...

The University of Georgia ihas issued the following alert, which comes a week after three teenagers were wounded during a shooting on...

By Joe Johnson The woman who was arrested for a shooting in downtown Athens last month that injured three teenagers is now facing...

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 When Tatianna Wilbon shot three teenage girls in downtown Athens last weekend she was free on bond from a gun-related...

By Joe Johnson Three teenage girls were injured in the shooting in downtown Athens last weekend. According to a police report released on...

By Joe Johnson Gunfire was exchanged over the weekend during a dispute between groups of women in the Lantern Walk subdivision of...

The police department this morning released the following; On September 30, 2025, ACCPD arrested Tatianna Wilbon (24, Athens) in...

By Joe Johnson A 33-year-old Fourth Street man suffered two gunshot wounds last weekend when he was the victim of a drive-by shooting in...

By Joe Johnson Three teenagers were shot in downtown Athens over the weekend. According to police, the shooting happened around 4 a.m....

At 1:33 p.m. today the Athens-Clarks County Police Department released the following information about an incident that happened over 30...

By Joe Jonson The shooting incident that injured three people early Sunday morning was the third mass shooting in downtown Athens since...