VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Injured man identified in Tifton shooting
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Tift County - UPDATE JUNE 07, 2021 UPDATE: (June 7, 2021) The injured man involved in this OIS is identified as Justin Freeman, age 40, of Robbins, North Carolina. He…
Alleged hit and run driver killed during OIS…
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Spalding County JUNE 05, 2021 Griffin, GA (June 5, 2021) – On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at approximately 2:45 A.M., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the…
Georgia man charged in malice murder investigation
Release: GBI Investigates Hancock County Homicide JUNE 06, 2021 Devereux, GA (June 6, 2021) – On Saturday, June 5, 2021, the GBI obtained an arrest warrant for Christopher Collin Demmon, age 33. Demmon is charged with Malice…
Man in Pickens County arrested for child exploitation
Release: Pickens County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children JUNE 02, 2021 Ball Ground, GA (June 2, 2021) – On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Frederick Austin Homonek, age 33, was arrested and charged with…
Arrest warrant issued in Greensboro murder case
Release: Greene County Man Wanted for Murder The GBI has obtained an arrest warrant for Felony Murder for Oscar James Bethune, Jr., age 19, of Union Point, GA. Bethune is wanted in connection with the…
Talbot woman arrested on $29K theft from an…
Release: Arrest Made in Talbot County Elder Exploitation Case JUNE 03, 2021 Talbotton, GA (June 3, 2021) – The GBI and Talbot County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Melissa Thompson, 50, of Atlanta, GA, on one count…
Arrest made in Moultrie elder exploitation case
Release: Moultrie, GA (May 27, 2021) –On Thursday, May 20, 2021, Chadwick Demetrix Pittman, age 30, of a Blossom Court address in Moultrie was arrested and charged with ten counts of Exploitation of a Disabled Adult. The GBI…
Arrest made in Covington for child exploitation
Release: Newton County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children MAY 24, 2021 Covington, GA (May 24, 2021) – On Thursday, May 20, 2021, Newton County resident, Cesar Valenzuela, age 19, was arrested by the GBI’s Child…