The GRIP, 116 S 6th Street, Griffin, GA (2025)

06/19/2024

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: D’Marquivius “D.J.” King, a former Griffin Police Officer, has plead guilty to violating his oath of office — a felony — in a case related to the May 9, 2021 murder of Javarires Reid. King on Monday entered the guilty plea in Spalding County Superior Court before Judge Scott Ballard. King stood accused of deliberately withholding information that his brother, Damon Beck, was allegedly involved in Reid’s murder, and also failed to report his conflict of interest to superior officers....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::D’Marquivius “D.J.” King, a former Griffin Police Officer, has plead guilty to violating his oath of office — a felony — in a case related to the May 9, 2021 murder of Javarire…

05/29/2024

STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County deputy has been arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a jail inmate. According to Sheriff Darrell Dix, 22-year-old Quentin M. Morgan, an SCSO detention officer, was arrested May 24 and faces charges of sexual assault, so**my and violation of his oath of office. Morgan’s arrest resulted from a complaint filed by a Spalding County Jail inmate who reported that Morgan had entered his room and assaulted him....

STAFF REPORT :::A Spalding County deputy has been arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a jail inmate. According to Sheriff Darrell Dix, 22-year-old Quentin M. Morgan, an SCSO detent…

03/22/2024

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Former Griffin Police Department Officer D’Marquivius ”D.J." King has been indicted by a Spalding County grand jury.King faces one count of violating his oath of office, a felony. The indictment stems from a Georgia Bureau of Investigation case requested by Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Marie Broder. Broder requested the GBI investigation after The GRIP published a series of investigative articles related to King's purported concealment of his brother, Damon Beck's, alleged involvement in the May 9, 2021, murder of Javarreis Reid....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Former Griffin Police Department Officer D’Marquivius ”D.J.” King has been indicted by a Spalding County grand jury.King faces one count of violating his oath of office, …

12/30/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot and killed Friday morning was Sgt. Marc McIntyre, a 12-year veteran of the Spalding County Sheriff's Office. The GBI is conducting the investigation of McIntyre's death. “They are at the scene processing it, and they are here interviewing deputies that were on scene. They are conducting the investigation. It was turned over to them at the scene,” Dix said. ...

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Spalding County deputy shot and killed Friday morning was Sgt. Marc McIntyre, a 12-year veteran of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. The GBI is conducting the inv…

12/29/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot in the line of duty Friday morning has succumbed to his wounds. Sheriff Darrell Dix, who confirmed the tragic outcome, has not yet officially identified the deputy. The GRIP will withhold the deputy’s name until it is formally released. The suspect, who barricaded himself in a residence after shooting the deputy, ultimately surrendered. Additional information will be reported as it becomes available.

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot in the line of duty Friday morning has succumbed to his wounds.Sheriff Darrell Dix, who confirmed the tragic outcome, has not yet officially id…

12/29/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County deputy has been critically wounded in a shooting, and is being flown by air ambulance to an Atlanta trauma unit. Sheriff Darrell Dix said SCSO personnel remain involved in a standoff with the alleged gunman. “We are in a barricaded situation with the gunman. Shots have been exchanged, and we have more personnel on the way up there,” Dix said....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County deputy has been critically wounded in a shooting, and is being flown by air ambulance to an Atlanta trauma unit. Sheriff Darrell Dix said SCSO personnel rema…

12/01/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A forecast of rain will not spoil the fun of tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in historic downtown Griffin. With no rain anticipated from 6 to 8 p.m., officials announced this afternoon that a sing-along with the Spalding High School Chorus will begin at 5:45 p.m. The evening’s guest of honor, Santa Claus himself, will arrive at 6 p.m....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A forecast of rain will not spoil the fun of tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in historic downtown Griffin. With no rain anticipated from 6 to 8 p.m., officials announced this…

10/30/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The 15-year-old Griffin boy shot and killed Saturday night has been identified as Luis Fernando Perez. Perez lived in the Hallmark Hills neighborhood and was a Griffin High student. Griffin Police Department officers were dispatched to 1100 W. College St. Extension at approximately 11 p.m. in reference to a person shot. Spalding County Coroner Michael Pryor pronounced Perez dead at the scene at 11:15 p.m....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The 15-year-old Griffin boy shot and killed Saturday night has been identified as Luis Fernando Perez. Perez lived in the Hallmark Hills neighborhood and was a Griffin High stu…

10/29/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Officers were dispatched to 1100 W. College St. Extension late Saturday night in response to a call reporting a person had been shot. According to Spalding County Coroner Michael Pryor, the call prompted a response from multiple first responders and his office. “It was around 11 p.m....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Griffin Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Officers were dispatched to 1100 W. College St. Extension late Saturday night in respons…

10/21/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: During the month when many think pink, J.D. Eller, his daughter, Turtle, along with a myriad of frightful volunteers have embraced the macabre at the Trail of Tormented Souls, a haunted house with a purpose — to fund research and support those diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. Now in its second year, the Trail of Tormented Souls grew from love and loss....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: During the month when many think pink, J.D. Eller, his daughter, Turtle, along with a myriad of frightful volunteers have embraced the macabre at the Trail of Tormented Souls,…

10/09/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Kaomarion Kendrick, the suspect in the Sept. 30 murder of 14-year-old Emmanuel Dorsey, has been arrested. Dorsey died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the torso following the annual Griffin-Spalding football game. Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix said deputies from the SCSO Special Operations and STING units, along with investigators from the Griffin Police Department, have been following leads and actively searching for Kendrick....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Kaomarion Kendrick, the suspect in the Sept. 30 murder of 14-year-old Emmanuel Dorsey, has been arrested.Dorsey died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the torso following the…

10/04/2023

Photo credit: City of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Mike Yates on Tuesday submitted his letter of resignation as chief of the Griffin Police Department. Yates had been on paid administrative leave since April 28. “This action (Yates’ administrative leave) was taken in connection with the pending GBI investigation requested by District Attorney Marie Broder into the matter involving Sgt. D’Marquivius “DJ” King which - as also previously reported - led to Sgt....

Photo credit: City of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Mike Yates on Tuesday submitted his letter of resignation as chief of the Griffin Police Department. Yates had been on paid administrative leave …

10/01/2023

BREAKING NEWS: The suspect is identified as 17-year-old Kaomarion Kendrick. Authorities say he should be considered armed and dangerous.

Suspect photo provided by the Griffin Police Department. SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department has identified 17-year-old Kaomarion Kendrick as a suspect in the Saturday afternoon mur…

10/01/2023

Suspect photo provided by the Griffin Police Department. SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department has identified 17-year-old Kaomarion Kendrick as a suspect in the Saturday afternoon murder of 14-year-old Emmanuel Dorsey. Warrants for Kendrick's arrest have been obtained, charging him with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a pistol by someone under the age of 18 and reckless conduct....

Suspect photo provided by the Griffin Police Department. SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department has identified 17-year-old Kaomarion Kendrick as a suspect in the Saturday afternoon mur…

10/01/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A young teen was shot and killed Saturday afternoon approximately one block from Memorial Stadium during the Griffin High Bears-Spalding High Jaguars football game. The annual game between the hometown rivals was this year scheduled for early afternoon hours, beginning at 2 p.m., and numerous law enforcement officers from the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and the Griffin Police Department were on hand....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A young teen was shot and killed Saturday afternoon approximately one block from Memorial Stadium during the Griffin High Bears-Spalding High Jaguars football game. The annual…

09/27/2023

Photo credit: City of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin City Manager Jessica O’Connor confirmed Wednesday that D’Marquivius “D.J.” King has resigned from the Griffin Police Department. O’Connor also said a disciplinary conference for GPD Chief Mike Yates will take place Thursday.King and Yates have been on paid administrative leave since February and April, respectively, while the GBI investigated King’s actions during a 2021 murder investigation....

Photo credit: City of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Griffin City Manager Jessica O’Connor confirmed Wednesday that D’Marquivius “D.J.” King has resigned from the Griffin Police Department. O’Connor …

09/26/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Marie Broder today announced that she will convene a grand jury to present the findings of a GBI investigation related to the Griffin Police Department’s investigation of the May 2021 murder of Javarreis Reid. “Upon receiving the report from Special Agent Adam Thompson with the GBI, I assigned the case involving DJ King to my Fayette County Office....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Marie Broder today announced that she will convene a grand jury to present the findings of a GBI investigation related to the Griffin…

09/01/2023

STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County jury on Thursday convicted Carmen Emilio Torres and Eric Cabrera Lopez in the murders of Carlos Benford and Joshua Wyatt. Beford and Wyatt’s bodies were discovered burning in a truck on April 13, 2021. Spalding County firefighters and deputies responded to a location on Jackson Road near the Butts County line, where the truck was found burning....

STAFF REPORT :::A Spalding County jury on Thursday convicted Carmen Emilio Torres and Eric Cabrera Lopez in the murders of Carlos Benford and Joshua Wyatt. Beford and Wyatt’s bodies were discovered…

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