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…
Facebook posting from prison leads to new charges…
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia Press Release: ATLANTA – Joe L. Fletcher, a current inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta (USP Atlanta), has been indicted by a federal grand…
Dispute at Jungle Jym’s Under Investigation
Valdosta Police Department Press Release: On March 17, 2018 at approximately 1646 hours, Valdosta Police responded to Jungle Jyms in Valdosta regarding an allegation of Pointing a Pistol at Another. When officers arrived, they spoke…
76 Arrested in Multi-State Child Exploitation Operation Named…
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Press Release: Decatur, GA – A total of 76 people were arrested and 13 children were rescued or identified as victims during a mutually coordinated operation between eight (8) southeastern states. The…
Decatur County Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers and…
Blasingame, Burch, Garrard, & Ashley, P.C Press Release ATHENS, Ga. – Decatur County filed a lawsuit against multiple manufacturers and distributors of opioids, seeking to hold them responsible for their role in creating the opioid…
Valdosta Man Sentenced To 75 Months In Prison
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia Press Release: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Senior United States District Court Judge Hugh Lawson sentenced…
Defendant Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Transnational…
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Joshua Philips, also known as “Erick Ayo Kalu,” “Anthony Abongile Baker” and…
Chatham Area Transit Contractor Convicted of Twenty-Five Counts…
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Georgia: SAVANNAH, GA: On February 28, 2018, Anthony Florence, a contractor for the Chatham Area Transit Authority (“CAT”), was convicted by a federal jury on twenty-two counts of…
Murder Suspect in Custody
Elijah Arnold UPDATE, 3:58 p.m. On March 13, 2018 at approximately 3:30pm, Elijah Arnold turned himself into Detectives at the Valdosta Police Department in regards to the March 11th murder of Emmitt Dennis. Arnold was…