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Homeless woman indicted for violent confrontation with police
By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke grand jury has indicted a homeless woman on felony charges in connection with a violent confrontation with police officers last month. Amber Mae Skeens, 37, was charged with felony obstruction of law enforcement officers, criminal damage to property, and criminal trespass, according to the indictment filed Tuesday in Superior Court. According to police and court records, the incident happened on the evening of September 1st at the Murphy Expres

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3 days ago2 min read
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Judge denies bail for man who attacked homeless victim with brick
By Joe Johnson A Superior Court judge has refused to grant bail to an Athens man who has been in custody since nearly killing someone with a brick two months ago. Tyderius LaJason Moon was arrested on August 3rd following the assault on 56-year-old James King who he accused of stealing. King was barely breathing when police found him lying on the ground and bleeding from the head outside of a Prince Avenue convenience store. After beating his victim in the face with his fists

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4 days ago1 min read
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Man serves jail time for defecating on downtown property
By Joe Johnson Danny Gene Evans recently spent over a week in jail after he pleaded guilty to defecating in the entrance of a building on...

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Oct 31 min read
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Police have to carry criminal out of Athens library
By Joe Johnson Kenya Lavine Taylor would not go quietly when police were arresting him at county library on Baxter Street so they had to...

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Sep 301 min read
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Death of man found decomposing in car under investigation
By Joe Johnson Authorities are investigating the death of a 34-year-old man whose body was discovered decomposing in his car this week....

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Sep 291 min read
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Homeless couple indicted for Athens park damage
By Joe Johnson A county grand jury has indicted a homeless man and woman who are responsible for causing thousands of dollars in damages...

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Sep 251 min read
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Homeless woman arrested for prowling at home of UGA students — again
By Joe Johnson Brittani Ann Clark was arrested early in the evening of September 3rd after she rummaged around the porch of a home on...

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Sep 191 min read
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Woman charged with cruelty after harming cat with brick
By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was recently arrested after she harmed a cat by repeatedly throwing a brick at it. The incident happened...

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Sep 41 min read
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Naked homeless woman threatens to stab Classic Center employee
By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was arrested inside the Classic Center last week after she threatened to stab an employee who found her...

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Aug 111 min read
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Homeless man critically injured in Prince Avenue brick assault
By Joe Johnson James King was barely breathing when police found him lying on the ground and bleeding from the head. They learned from...

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Aug 111 min read
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Homeless man pulls knife when trying to steal food at downtown Holiday Inn
Marlin ReynaBailey By Joe Johnson A homeless man was recently arrested at Holiday Inn Express on West Broad Street after he pulled a...

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Jul 311 min read
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Elderly felon found asleep in park with weapons and drugs
By Joe Johnson A 70-year-old convicted felon was arrested early the morning of July 2nd when he was found sleeping in Southeast Clarke...

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Jul 281 min read
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‘Good citizen’ arrested for having sex in public
By Joe Johnson Isaac Wayne Young was arrested early the morning of July 10th when police found him having sex in an Atlanta Highway...

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Jul 261 min read
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Homeless woman arrested for prowling in Athens neighborhood
Christina Amber Gilmore By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was arrested the evening of July 4th after she was reported to be prowling in...

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Jul 231 min read
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Teen missing 3 months was living in Athens homeless camps
By Joe Johnson A 16-year-old girl who was reported missing in Gwinnett County three months ago had been living in Athens area homeless...

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Jul 201 min read
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Injured armed robbery victim collapses outside Athens Waffle House
By Joe Johnson An employee at the Barnett Shoals Road Waffle House called 911 at 5:20 a.m. Sunday and reported that a homeless man had...

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Jul 141 min read
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Stranger jumps into pickup truck, man drives until police find him
Joshua Adam Singletary By Joe Johnson An Athens man was pulling into his home on McNutts Creek Drive the evening of June 20th when...

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Jul 31 min read
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Mental health exam ordered for man accused of attempted murder of social worker
Cedric Courtes Smith By Joe Johnson A homeless man who is charged with the attempted murder of a social worker for the homeless has been...

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Jun 281 min read
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Another homeless person found dead along Hawthorne Avenue corridor
Bell’s supermarket on Hawthorne Avenue By Joe Johnson For the second time in a month a homeless person has been found dead outside of a...

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Jun 221 min read
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Homeless woman burglarizes UGA student’s apartment, steals food
Brittani Ann Clark By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was arrested on a first-degree burglary charge after she entered a University of...

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Jun 201 min read
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