CLASSIC CITY NEWS

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office this morning released the following: MULTIPLE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING MURDER OF GREENE COUNTY MAN (Winder) – Barrow County deputies responded to 1419 Red Oak Way in Winder on Monday, April 13th at approximately 2:10 pm to a report of robbery and assault. Upon their arrival, deputies located the unconscious victim, Casey Lotrail Watts, 40, of White Plains, Georgia. Deputies immediately began performing CPR, and the victim was transporte

The Gwinnett County Police Department has released the following: Lawrenceville, Ga. Mar 24, 2026) – Gwinnett County Police Homicide Detectives have charged Glenn Fitzpatrick (18, Winder) and Michael Coker (18, Loganville) each with Felony Murder, Malice Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. Fitzpatrick and Coker have been arrested and are in the Gwinnett County Jail without bond. Detectives are still investigating the mo

Desousa By Joe Johnson The Jackson County man who shot three people in downtown Athens has been charged with a second count of murder following the death of another of his victims. Mark Anthony DeSousa committed the murders In the early morning hours of March 14th, when he shot a friend and two other young men in a parking lot off North Jackson Street. Clayton Adams, 22, of Hull, died at the scene and when Desousa was arrested later that day in Jackson County he was charged w

Desousa By Joe Johnson In the early morning hours of March 14th, Mark Anthony DeSousa shot and critically injured a friend of his and killed two other young men in a parking lot off North Jackson Street in downtown Athens. Authorities have not released a motive for his actions, but arrest warrants filed in Superior Court describe the deliberate manner in which the 22-year-.old Jefferson man gunned down his victims. Desousa killed Dylan Bentley “by walking up to him and shoot

Dylan Bentley The following was released Sunday evening by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department On March 15, 2026, a second victim, Dylan Bentley, a 19-year-old male of Jefferson, GA, succumbed to his injuries. The third victim remains in critical condition at this time. This is an active investigation. Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact Detective Johnson at Paul.Johnson@accgov.com or 762-400-7060. Press Release UPDATE 2026-03140035 M

Dylan Bentley The following was released Sunday evening by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: On March 15, 2026, a second victim, Dylan Bentley, a 19-year-old male of Jefferson, GA, succumbed to his injuries. The third victim remains in critical condition at this time. This is an active investigation. Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact Detective Johnson at Paul.Johnson@accgov.com or 762-400-7060. Press Release UPDATE 2026-03140035

The following was released Sunday evening by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: On March 15, 2026, a second victim, Dylan Bentley, a 19-year-old male of Jefferson, GA, succumbed to his injuries. The third victim remains in critical condition at this time. This is an active investigation. Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact Detective Johnson at Paul.Johnson@accgov.com or 762-400-7060. Press Release UPDATE 2026-03140035 March 14, 2026

Desousa By Joe Johnson A suspect has been charged with murder in connection with a triple shooting in downtown Athens early Saturday morning. Mark Anthony Desousa, 22, of Jefferson was charged with malice murder for fatally shooting Clayton Adams, a 22-year-old employee of Bad Moon Bar on East Clayton Street. Adams and the other victims were reportedly gunned down at about 2:20 am in a parking lot near Bad Moon off North Jackson Street. Friends told Classic City News that a

By Joe Johnson A suspect has been charged with murder in connection with a triple shooting in downtown Athens early Saturday morning. Mark Desousa, 22, of Jefferson was charged with malice murder for fatally shooting Clayton Adams, a 22-year-old employee of Bad Moon Bar on East Clayton Street. Adams and the other victims were reportedly gunned down at about 2:20 am in a parking lot near Bad Moon off North Jackson Street. Friends told Classic City News that a second victim l

By Joe Johnson A shooting in downtown Athens early Saturday morning left one person dead and two others hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The incident happened at about 2:20 am in a parking lot in the 400 block of North Jackson Street, according to Athens-Clarke County Police spokesperson Lt. Katie Jenkins. She identified the victim who was killed as 22-year-old Clayton Adams of Hull. No arrests have been made.

The following has been released by the Gwinnett County Police Department VICTIM (Lawrenceville, Ga., Mar. 02, 2026) – Gwinnett County Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a homicide victim located in 1981. On August 11, 1981, a female was found deceased on McDaniel Road near Highway 120. Her death was ruled a homicide. To this day, the person responsible for the victim’s death has not been identified. The victim is described as a Black female betwe

By Joe Johnson A 70-year-old woman has been charged with her husband’s murder in Madison County after she shot him during an argument about a dog. Marion Compton called 911 Wednesday night to report that she had shot her husband and when deputies arrived at the couple’s home on state Highway 72 In Carlton they found 77-year-old Gregory Waco Compton sitting on a couch, dead from a gunshot wound to his head. Marion Compton admitted that she killed her husband and explained why

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has released the following: Investigators have charged a Carlton woman with felony murder for the Wednesday night, February 25, shooting death of a Carlton man. MCSO deputies responded to a home in the 7000 block of Hwy. 72 E. at approximately 8:15 p.m. Deputies located an unresponsive man in the living room who had been shot in the head. Madison County EMS responded, and he was pronounced deceased. Investigators identified the victim as Gr

By Joe Johnson Terrance Terrell White last year pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of oxycodone and was sentenced to 12 months on probation. The 46-year-old Pittard Road resident now is again suspected of being intoxicated on drugs when he struck and killed a man on an electric bicycle last Saturday night. According to police reports, White was driving a BMW sedan west on Olympic Drive when he struck the e-bike operated by 37-year-old Kul Chokhal of Barnett Shoals

By Joe Johnson A Morgan County man has been indicted for the alleged murder of a victim who was gunned down in the intersection of West Broad and Pulaski streets on December 18th. Jamarioun Clark, 22, of Madison, is charged with murder and aggravated assault for fatally shooting 26-year-old Anargyros “Cole” Mantas, according to the indictment that was filed Tuesday in Superior Court. Authorties have not disclosed whether a motive for the shooting had been established. Mantas

By Joe Johnson Following a full week of testimony, the trial of the man accused of murdering University of Georgia law student Tara Baker came to a halt after the wife of the defense attorney was reportedly hospitalized. The prosecution rested its case on Wednesday and the wife of attorney Ahmad Crews was hospitalized as he was preparing to present his case in defense of Edrick Faust.

By Joe Johnson The victim of an alleged murder last year at an Athens apartment complex fell to his death while escaping from gang members who were trying to rob him, according a recent court filing, On the night of November 6th, members of the Sex Money Murder street gang were attempting to steal cash at gunpoint from Antonio Jewell at The View at NoDa apartment complex, according to an indictment filed last Tuesday in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court. The 22-year-old vi

Antonio Jewell By Joe Johnson The victim of an alleged murder last year at an Athens apartment complex fell to his death while escaping from gang members who were trying to rob him, according a recent court filing, On the night of November 6th, members of the Sex Money Murder street gang were attempting to steal cash at gunpoint from Antonio Jewell at The View at NoDa apartment complex, according to an indictment filed last Tuesday in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court. The

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