No tolerance for senseless violence and robberies

Jaqwan Johnson, 19, of Fort Valley, was sentenced on Tuesday, February 18, 2026 to 45 years, with the first 20 to be served in the Georgia Department of Corrections, after pleading guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm...

On February 11, 2026, just after a jury had been chosen, Darius McKenzie pleaded guilty to two counts of Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony stemming from a domestic violence incident in which he opened fire on his...

When Khayri Wilder, Sr. climbed into the backseat of a car knowing a loaded firearm was inside, he made a choice. Wilder is a convicted felon legally barred from possessing a weapon. When he lied to deputies about his identity to hide active warrants, he made another...

A family connection turned deadly when Hdywandus Hdyminus Harden, 43, orchestrated a violent armed robbery and kidnapping that left his victim shot five times and abandoned on the roadside in broad daylight. On the evening of February 4, 2026, a Bibb County jury found...

A Peach County jury has delivered justice for a young woman who endured years of sexual abuse at the hands of a man who exploited his position of trust in her home. Clinton Wayne Yarbrough, 39, was found guilty Feb 2, 2026 of Child Molestation and Aggravated Child...