CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson Athens police this month arrested two men who exposed themselves to women and masturbated in front of them. The first incident happened on the morning of May 3rd at a mental health clinic on Mitchell Bridge Road where 36-year-old Kierre Shamar Ramsey masturbated in front of a woman at the reception deck. After the police were called to the scene it was learned that he had done the same thing to a nurse there and also made sexual comments to her. Ramsey was arre

By Joe Johnson The man who was charged on Friday with murdering an Athens homeless camp resident is on probation for a first-degree arson conviction in Fulton County, Joshua Robert White, 30, was charged with murder for the death of 42-year-old Rodney Alford in a homeless camp near Danielsville and Hull roads, Police believe that Alfred had been fatally shot about a week ago and an officer found his body in a tent while looking for a suspect in an unrelated case. A detective

By Joe Johnson Authorities have identified a woman who was found dead in Athens in January. On Friday, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department identified her as Rosalinda Gurley, 74, of Statham. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’’s crime lab positively identified Gurley with assistance from ACCPD. When Gurley was found the morning of January 27th at the rear of American Pest Control on Atlanta Highway it was thought she was homeless and might have died from exposure to

By Joe Johnson Concern for Dorothy Gardner’s welfare has grown as it’s been a year that she’s been seen or heard from by family. The 65-year-old woman has significant health concerns that require her to use mobility aids, according to her great-niece, Hannah Reese. “Her twin brother, David, is having health complications and her other siblings are all worried about her,” Reese said. Gardner became homeless after moving to Athens from Gainesville in 2023. “She last spoke to Da

By Joe Johnson An Athens police officer was searching for a wanted person in a wooded area near Danielsville and Hull roads last Friday when he came across the body of 42-year-old Rodney Ray Alford inside a tent at a homeless camp, “This is currently being investigated as a suspicious death,” said police spokesperson Lt. Katie Jenkins. “The deceased has been taken for autopsy,” she said. “There are no further information at this time.”

By Joe Johnson A 22-year-old man apparently froze to deathTuesday night in a homeless encampment off Old Hull Road. Dequavious Ragsdale reportedly showed up at the camp a few days earlier needing somewhere to stay and one of the residents offered to share his tent. A family member reported that he had been staying with her until he left on Sunday. The man who allowed Ragsdale into his tent called 911 at 7:25 am Wednesday to report that his guest wasn’t breathing and hadn’t

Issued this morning by Athens-Clarke County Tonight! 5pm tonight until 9am tomorrow morning, ACC Multimodal Transportation Center will be open as a warming station. The station will have donated items such as winter weather apparel/blankets, hot hands, and warm coffee - not to mention the smiling faces of our wonderful volunteers. Available for anyone who needs some time to escape the cold. Please note, this facility is not intended to serve as an overnight sleeping shelter

By Joe Johnson The glass display window of a downtown Athens clothing store was recently broken by two homeless men who were fighting. Ryan Kee Frank, 32, and Kyle Ian Fraser-Keeto, 37, were arguing about a phone charger on East Clayton Street at about 9 p.m. on December 3rd when things escalated into a physical altercation. During the fight one of the men pushed the other into the display window of Cillies, causing it to shatter. The store owner responded to the scene and

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

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

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...

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...

stock photo By Joe Johnson An Athens police officer recently talked down an armed woman from killing herself and helped get her to the...

Brandon Douglas Hall By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested for assaulting another man who asked him to stop snoring on a downtown...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

By Joe Johnson The body of an unidentified woman was found Saturday in the North Oconee River Park. Authorities are hoping that her...