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…
Felon arrested in connection with Thomasville shooting
Release: GBI Makes Arrest in Thomasville Shooting Investigation MARCH 16, 2021 Thomasville, GA (March 16, 2021) – On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the GBI arrested Dexter Toles and charged him with Aggravated Assault, Possession of a…
Georgia kidnapping leads to multi-county chase and OIS
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Bulloch County UPDATE: The man involved in this OIS has been identified as Kelly Shannon Bowen, 51, of Vienna, GA. ORIGINAL RELEASE: Bulloch County, GA (March 14, 2021) – On…
Car chase leads to the murder of Decatur…
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Decatur County 3/3/2021 Update: Troy and Brad Phillips have been charged with the following in Seminole County: 1. Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer 2. Possession of Firearm…
Cherokee shoot out leads to arrest of two…
Release: GBI Investigates Cherokee County Officer Involved Shooting MARCH 01, 2021 Ball Ground, GA (March 1, 2021) – On Sunday, February 28, 2021, at approximately 5:15 PM, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the…
Gang members in Floyd County Jail assault a…
Rome, GA (February 24, 2021) – On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, seven Floyd County Jail inmates were charged for physically and sexually assaulting another inmate in the jail in December 2020. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office…
Domestic dispute in Hartwell ends in murder
Release: GBI and Hartwell Police Department Arrest Hartwell Woman on Murder Charges Hartwell, GA (February 23, 2021) – On Monday, February 22, 2021, the GBI and the Hartwell Police Department arrested Brittany Traneese Stowers, age 30,…
Former Camden Middle teacher arrested for Sexual Battery
Release: Kingsland, GA (February 23, 2021) – On Monday, February 22, 2021, former Camden County Middle School teacher Steven Rayle, 58, of Waverly, Georgia, was arrested on four counts of Sexual Battery, O.C.G.A 16-6-22.1 (felony). On Tuesday,…
Officer involved shooting follows Dekalb domestic dispute
Release: Decatur, GA (February 16, 2021) - On Monday, February 15, 2021, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) to investigate an officer involved shooting. At approximately 5:35 p.m.,…