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…
Former GA Youth Pastor arrested on Sexual Exploitation…
Release: On Monday, November 15, 2021, the GBI arrested Steve Macallin Thomas, 22, of Garfield, GA. Thomas is charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation and two counts of Sexual Battery. These charges stem from…
Worth County Chief Deputy arrested, charged for domestic…
Release: On Monday, November 15, 2021, the GBI arrested Worth County Chief Deputy Raymond Drennen, age 60, and charged him with one count of Violation of Oath by Public Officer, one count of Terroristic Threats…
Suspended Chattahoochee Circuit District Attorney pleas guilty, sentenced…
Release: Attorney General Chris Carr announced that suspended Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Mark Preston Jones has pleaded guilty to four felony charges. Superior Court Judge Katherine K. Lumsden accepted the plea on Nov. 15,…
Update: GBI cancels Blue Alert after suspect’s found…
Release: The Blue Alert issued for Jordan Jackson is cancelled. Jackson was found deceased in Clayton County, GA on the evening of Tuesday, November 9, 2021. ORIGINAL RELEASE: The GBI has issued a Blue Alert…
OIS results in Covington man’s death
Release: The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened in Covington, GA. One man has died in the incident. The Covington Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation into the shooting…
Cobb County man indicted on Racketeering charge
Release: Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment of Jerrmaine Winston Knowles on one count of Racketeering and one count of Giving a False Name and Date of Birth to a Law Enforcement Officer. “Our…
OIS during child trafficking investigation in Cobb County
Release: On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, the GBI was requested by the Cobb County Police Department (CCPD) to investigate an officer involved shooting. The CCPD Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit was conducting a child…
Man arrested following GBI drug investigation in Glennville
Release: On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Kevin Joshua Bowen, age 40, of Metter, GA, was arrested following a drug investigation initiated by Georgia Bureau of Investigation Southeastern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SRDEO) and assisted by…









