Three arrested, one wanted for GA homicide

Release: UPDATE Hazlehurst, GA (January 7, 2021) - Douglas Wooten turned himself in to authorities today in Hazlehurst. He was booked into the Jeff Davis County Jail. ORIGINAL RELEASE Hazlehurst, GA (January 5, 2021) – On…

Arrest made in 2002 Triple Homicide in Turner…

Release: Rebecca, GA (December 2, 2020) – On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, Jason Michael Walker, 47, of Pulaski County, GA, was arrested and charged with Murder for the deaths of Thomas Wideman, Deborah Wideman, and Melissa Wideman.…

Child Homicide Investigation in Tifton

Release: Tifton, GA (October 7, 2020) – On Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at approximately 7:30 AM, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Tifton Police Department to investigate the death of 9-year-old Alazia Johnson.…

VPD update on homicide outside of nightclub

UPDATED RELEASE: On Sunday, August 30, 2020, at approximately 1:58 am., Valdosta Police Department Patrol Officers responded to the parking lot of Vibez Nightclub, 2159 Bemiss Road, after receiving 911 calls for a shooting. When…

Murder suspected in death of Waycross inmate

Release: Inmate Death Under Investigation FORSYTH, Ga. – Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death of an inmate at Ware State Prison in Waycross, Georgia…

Suspected Inmate Homicide at Macon Prison

Release: Inmate Death Under Investigation FORSYTH, Ga. – Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death of an inmate at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Ga.,…