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Homeless man threatened pedestrians in downtown Athens, fought with cops
By Joe Johnson Alumdre Lekeith Larkin was recently arrested in downtown Athens where he was threatening pedestrians and then fought with police officers. The 31-year-old homeless man reportedly had been shouting obscenities at pedestrians and threatening them at the intersection of College Avenue and East Clayton Street at about 7 p.m. on October 24th. He threatened to fight the police officers who approached him about his behavior and when they tried to arrest him a struggl

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Nov 121 min read
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His second fentanyl overdose was deadly
By Joe Johnson A homeless man died from a fentanyl overdose Monday morning in the woods of northern Athens. According to police, it was the second time the 41-year-old man had overdosed within a day. Police said that officers responded shortly after midnight to an encampment off Old Hull Road across from Athens Technical College where CPR on the man was already in progress. They were told by his girlfriend that he had overdosed on fentanyl earlier in the day and that he had o

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Oct 201 min read
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Elderly man beaten in eastside Athens robbery
By Joe Johnson An 88-year-old man was beaten and robbed outside of his home in east Athens Tuesday morning, Robert Lee Roach was leaving...

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Oct 91 min read
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Homeless man trespassing at apartment complex pool arrested
By Joe Johnson A 40-year-old homeless man was arrested on the afternoon of September 4th after he was found trespassing in the pool area...

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Sep 241 min read
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Athens police officer gets help for suicidal woman
stock photo By Joe Johnson An Athens police officer recently talked down an armed woman from killing herself and helped get her to the...

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Aug 91 min read
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Man assaulted with 2x4 in spat over snoring in downtown Athens
Brandon Douglas Hall By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested for assaulting another man who asked him to stop snoring on a downtown...

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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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Homeless woman arrested for Athens Gardens stabbing
Shernita Charlene Preddy By Joe Johnson A 59-year-old homeless woman was arrested the evening of July 8th after she stabbed another woman...

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Jul 151 min read
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Woman arrested when found eating topless on steps of Atlanta Highway business
Jana Larise Russell By Joe Johnson 41-year-old woman was arrested the morning of June 28th by police who found her eating while topless...

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Jul 111 min read
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Woman living in storage unit arrested on warrant from out of county
Sue Ann Griffin By Joe Johnson A homeless woman who was living in storage unit on North Chase Street was arrested last week when police...

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Jun 141 min read
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Pair indicted for beating homeless woman with tent pole and pipe
L Stock photo By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has indicted a man and woman for assault in connection with a beating death last...

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Feb 271 min read
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Woman’s body found in North Oconee River Park
By Joe Johnson The body of an unidentified woman was found Saturday in the North Oconee River Park. Authorities are hoping that her...

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Feb 211 min read
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Man with machete threatens bus passengers in west Athens
Henry McKinsey Bolton By Joe Johnson Police on Monday arrested a suspect who reportedly threatened passengers on an Athens transit bus....

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Feb 141 min read
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Mother and son arrested after begging in parking lot of westside Athens market
By Joe Johnson A man and his mother were arrested last week at Walmart Neighborhood Market on Atlanta Highway by police who responded to...

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Feb 61 min read
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Woman arrested for walking around in public without pants
Brittani Ann Clark By Joe Johnson A woman was arrested in east Athens last week when police found her in public without pants on....

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Feb 51 min read
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Tip leads to arrest of woman wanted for opioid trafficking in Florida
By Joe Johnson A tip recently led police to an extended stay hotel in Athens where they arrested a woman who is wanted in Florida for...

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Oct 21, 20241 min read
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Second defendant pleads guilty to killing homeless man in Athens
By Joe Johnson A second defendant initially charged with murder for killing a homeless man in Athens last year has pleaded guilty to a...

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Oct 17, 20241 min read
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Guilty plea in homeless man’s murder case
By Joe Johnson A homeless man has pleaded guilty in a murder case involving another homeless person. In a negotiated agreement with...

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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Man convicted for masturbating in UGA library sentenced to prison
By Joe Johnson A homeless man who was convicted on charges that he exposed himself and masturbated in the University of Georgia Main...

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Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Man’s body found on porch of abandoned house in east Athens
By Joe Johnson The decomposing body of a man was found last week on the back porch of an abandoned house in the 4500 block of Lexington...

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Aug 27, 20241 min read
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