CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson Jamie Lamar Terrell, 45, of Smokey Road, was indicted this week by an Athens-Clarke County grand jury for trafficking methamphetamine and other alleged crimes. The indictment stems from his arrest in July when, police said, a search of his home found over 28 grams of methamphetamine and 20 bags of fentanyl that were prepared for distribution. In addition to meth trafficking he was charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with in

By Joe Johnson Curioke Dante Hyche, 37, of East Carver Drive, was arrested on October 3rd after he was seen allegedly selling drugs. Officers with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department’s Gang Unit were patrolling a neighborhood in east Athens when they spotted Hyche in the parking lot of Vine East Apartments. They were aware that he was free on bail from his arrest on drug charges last month, and so they began to conduct surveillance. The officers accessed a video feed o

By Joe Johnson Jasmine Alexandria Peters, 29, of Covington, was indicted Tuesday for allegedly trafficking ecstasy. The indictment stems from her arrest in April during a traffic stop for driving a car with a broken taillight on and leading police on a vehicle pursuit during which she tossed a bag of drugs from her car. Peters is charged in the indictment with both trafficking ecstasy and littering. The incident for which Peters was indicted occurred early in the morning of A

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 A man was recently arrested after his SUV was stopped by police for trying to use an exit ramp to enter the Athens Perimeter. The vehicle was searched after drug paraphernalia was seen in plain view and police said they found meth, crack cocaine, and an open bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey. They also learned that that 41-year-old Garris Trippe Jones III of Eatonton was in violation of bond conditions from a domestic violence arrest involving his passenger, a 44-

By Joe Johnson Dana Leighann Burns, 41, of Toccoa, was arrested on September 23rd for allegedly driving under the influence of fentanyl and methamphetamine. A police officer reported that he pulled over the woman’s car on Old West Broad Street after seeing it without taillights and being driven erratically. He further noted that Burns had failed to immediately stop after activating his lights and siren. Burns reportedly told the officer that she realized that she had swerved

By Joe Johnson Andrew Lee Ellison, 40, of Westchester Circle, was indicted on Tuesday by an Athens-Clarke County grand jury on numerous...

By Joe Johnson If his roommate hadn’t been caught driving without a license reputed gang leader Kevin Castro might not be sitting in...

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...

By Joe Johnson A man who was wanted by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office was arrested in Athens after he was found passed out in a car...

The following was released this afternoon by the Gwinnett County Police Department dated: Gwinnett County, Ga., September 16, 2025) – In...

By Joe Johnson Paying close attention to a high crime location has again paid dividends for the Athens-Clarke County Police Department....

By Joe Johnson The distribution and use of illegal drugs is rampant at a particular smoke and vape shop in Athens, according to the...

By Joe Johnson Three men who police say are cousins were recently arrested as part of drug trafficking investigation by the Northeast...

By Joe Johnson Eric Maurice Fair, 44, of Franklin Street was recently arrested while in possession of enough fentanyl to kill thousands...

Released by the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia Thirteen people were arrested and more than $900,000 worth of...

The following was released today by theUnited States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia U.S. Attorney William R. “Will”...

By Joe Johnson Jonathan Mandell Mapp, 40, of Jennings Mill Parkway, was arrested after he overdosed on fentanyl while driving. He was...

By Joe Johnson Treshun Rashaad Edwards, 32, of Smokey Road was arrested the night of August 4th by a police officer who identified him...

By Joe Johnson Jacob Randall Russell, 38, of Covington was arrested lthe night of August 9th after being found asleep on his...