CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson A 21-year-old Athens man tried to kill himself last month by smoke inhalation with a charcoal grill fire inside his bathroom. Firefighters responded to his home when the smoke set off an alarm, but by then he had already removed the grill from the smoke-filled bathroom, According to police, he “has been dealing with different mental stressors such as his girlfriend being deported…” He was transported to the hospital and a police report indicated that the Behavi

Humberto Mondragon-Castro By Joe Johnson Classic City News previously reported about the arrests of three family members when their home on Deer Creek Court was raided by authorities last month. Emily, Magali, and Raul Perez-Mondragon were each charged with trafficking for the more than 500 grams of methamphetamine that was found in the home. An Athens-Clarke County grand jury on Tuesday indicted them for trafficking meth along with another family member, 61-year-old Humberto

By Joe Johnson Three members of an immigrant family were recently arrested in connection with a joint investigation by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Drug Enforcement Administration. The arrests were made on November 20th when a search warrant was executed at the family residence on Deer Creek Court Emily, Magali, and Raul Perez-Mondragon were each charged with trafficking for the more than 500 grams of methamphetamine that was found in their home. They are bein

t By Joe Johnson A man with an existing deportation order was arrested on the afternoon of November 28th after one of his neighbors complained about hearing gunfire. While speaking with the complainant police officers heard gunshots coming from a neighboring property on Benedict Court. When canvassing that street the officers spoke with witnesses who had seen 33-year-old Gerson Gemaliel Gonzalez-Montufar yelling and firing a gun. After a lengthy standoff during which police u

By Joe Johnson A woman was recently assaulted by her boyfriend when he learned that another man’s name was on their newborn child’s birth...

By Joe Johnson An immigration hold was recently placed by ICE on a prisoner at the county jail following his arrest for driving under the...

By Joe Johnson A 31-year-old man recently fled from the scene of a vehicle collision in downtown Athens because he was frightened due to...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation today released the following: Gwinnett County, GA (July 9, 2025) - On July 2, 2025, the Appalachian...

By Joe Johnson The judge who convicted Jose Ibarra of murdering Laken Riley and sentenced him to life in prison without parole has...

Cesar David Maradiaga Gomez By Joe Johnson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a hold on an assault suspect who is being...

By Joe Johnson The 32-year-old victim was punched, kicked and threatened with a rifle during a party on Westchester Lane. The man...

Stock photo By Joe Johnson The 32-year-old victim was punched, kicked and threatened with a rifle during a party last month on...

By Joe Johnson Members of a violent Venezuelan gang have been accused of assaulting an Athens man last week at westside apartment...

I’m Laken Riley Three Venezuelan nationals arrested during the investigation into the brutal murder of nursing student Laken Riley have...

Riley and her murderer Three Venezuelan nationals arrested during the investigation into the brutal murder of nursing student Laken Riley...

Laken Hope Riley Released today by the U.S. Justice Department: ATHENS, Ga. – A Venezuelan man who entered the United States illegally...

By Joe Johnson An illegal Venezuelan immigrant will be spending the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of murdering...

By Joe Johnson The judge presiding over the Laken Riley murder trial has found defendant Jose Antonio Ibarra guilty of all 10 counts of...

The following story was originally published by Classic City News on July 21, 2024: By Joe Johnson A day after the body of nursing...

By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury last week indicted a 33-year-old Eatonton man for the alleged rape of a University of Georgia...