The Central Georgian

09/17/2024

On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, and the Douglas County District Attorney revealed two sketches of the suspect and a replica of the shoes worn during the crime. The shoes are Reebok’s Talking Krazy shoes, which can be...

08/18/2024

Suspect identified. Details on what happened updated.

On Saturday, August 17th, a Paulding County deputy was killed in the line of duty, and a woman was injured following a domestic dispute in Hiram, Georgia. Paulding County Sheriff Deputies responded to the call at approximately 6:15 p.m. Upon their arrival, two deputies were shot at from inside the.....

08/18/2024

On August 13, the DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) responded to a report of a shooting at the CITGO gas station located at 2399 Columbia Drive in Decatur, Georgia. The victim, a 32-year-old man, was shot after a dispute with two suspects. The incident, including the altercation leading up to.....

08/18/2024

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pedestrian accident that occurred near the intersection of Rocky Creek Road and Thrasher Circle. The incident took place around 11:00 p.m. on Friday. According to witness statements, a driver of a Honda Accord was traveling west on Rocky Creek Ro...

08/18/2024

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that occurred just before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 18th, at the Circle K located at 3889 Vineville Ave in Macon. A male suspect entered the store brandishing a firearm and demanded money from the store clerk. The suspe...

06/28/2024

David Wayne Stanley, 59, of Cochran, Georgia, has been sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Jill E. Steinberg for the Southern District of Georgia. This marks Stanley's second federal prison term for such offenses. According to court documents, Stanley....

06/28/2024

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested 16-year-old Earl Wilcox III of Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia, in connection with the shooting death of 14-year-old Marcaulen Downs. Wilcox faces charges of Felony Murder and Aggravated Assault. The incident occurred on Monday, June 24, 2024, aro...

06/28/2024

Marcello Banes, Chairman of the Newton County Board of Commissioners, and Stephanie Lindsey, a real estate broker and attorney, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to launder money obtained from wire fraud and honest services wire fraud. “By allegedly laundering proceeds obta...

06/28/2024

Yunior Hernandez, a/k/a “Yunior Hernandez Guzman,” Roberto Quesada Lopez, Carlos Alberto Valdes, and Yubani Millares Vera have been sentenced to prison for multiple cargo thefts throughout the Southeastern United States, totaling more than $1.7 million. “Thefts of interstate shipments disrupt ...

06/28/2024

Today, June 27th, marks the fourth week of the investigation into the disappearance of Maria Gomez-Perez, a 12-year-old girl from Gainesville, who was last seen at her home on Wednesday, May 29. Maria was reported missing the following day. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office has yet to determine Mar...

01/01/2024

In a recent development, 32-year-old Dedrick Daesean Sirmans pleaded guilty to operating an unregistered drone and dropping contraband at Macon State Prison. The plea was entered before Chief U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell, with sentencing scheduled for March 7. Sirmans faces a maximum penalty o...

01/01/2024

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance in locating 18-year-old Luis Marco Hernandez, who went missing from his home in the 1200 block of North Plantation Parkway on December 19, 2023. Hernandez was last seen after an argument with his aunt regarding the home's cleanliness, p...