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May 9, 2022

DECATUR, GA—DeKalb County Police Department announced today that Ofieo Ojego, 25, is in custody, charged with one count of murder and one count of aggravated assault, in the deadly shootings on Mother’s Day at the Brannon Hill Condominium. An additional suspect, who has been identified but is not in custody, has […]

May 5, 2022

DECATUR, GA–The second of two men charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy in Brookhaven has been convicted and sentenced to two life sentences, plus 29 years in prison. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on Friday, April 29, 2022, against Kelvin Jermain Armstrong, 43, on charges of Aggravated Child Molestation (two counts), Child Molestation, and […]

May 5, 2022

DECATUR, GA– DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston today announced a conviction by jury trial in the murder case against a Scottdale man accused of shooting and killing a man during a dispute over a stolen phone. Jurors returned guilty verdicts against 20-year-old Jaquez Emmanuel Cooper, 20, on charges of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, […]

May 4, 2022

DECATUR, GA—DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced a conviction by jury trial in the murder case against a Lithonia man accused of killing a man, then dumping his body in a river to hide the death. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on May 2, 2022, against 36-year-old Rondricques Brundage on charges of Felony Murder, […]

April 29, 2022

DECATUR, GA—DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announces a conviction by jury trial in the case against a DeKalb County man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting two young girls in his care. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on April 18 against 33-year-old Justin Kenard King on charges of Rape, two counts of Aggravated Child Molestation, […]

April 26, 2022

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect for killing a young man and leaving his body in the bushes of a Stone Mountain residential community. The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit located Aurion Johnson, 22, of Stone Mountain at a Brockett Road apartment in Clarkston, where he was arrested without incident today […]

April 21, 2022

DEKALB COUNTY, GA– The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, working with U.S. Marshals and the DeKalb Police Department Gangs Unit, arrested two suspects in the kidnapping of a woman from a gas station in Decatur. Atlanta resident Quentin Williams, 21, and Rodrequicge Allen , 19, of Covington, Georgia were arrested on April 20 […]

April 19, 2022

DECATUR GA—The DeKalb County Grand Jury has indicted the owner of a Dunwoody home daycare center in connection with the death of a 4-month-old baby and other allegations of abuse related to children in her care. Jurors returned a 20-count indictment on April 19 against 46-year-old Amanda Hickey on charges of Murder in the Second […]

April 18, 2022

DECATUR, GA–DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced a conviction by guilty plea in the case against a Decatur man charged in the fatal 2018 Easter Sunday shooting of a 3-year-old boy. During court proceedings on April 15, Christopher Cullins, now 19, pleaded guilty to charges of Voluntary Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm […]

April 13, 2022

DECATUR, GA –– The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested another person suspected of providing contraband to DeKalb County Jail inmates. The agency’s “Eyes in the Sky” surveillance operation that began several weeks ago targets individuals outside the jail who place contraband inside of bags that inmates lower to the grounds surrounding the housing […]

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One suspect in custody in deadly shootings at Brannon Hill Condominium in DeKalb County

Double life sentences for DeKalb co-defendant who molested 12-year-old who missed school bus

Scottdale, GA man receives life in prison for killing victim over stolen cell phone

Lithonia man convicted of 2018 murder, victim’s body tied to concrete, dumped in South River

DeKalb D.A. announces life sentence for Justin K. King convicted of rape, child molestation

Stone Mountain murder suspect arrested Victim’s body found in bushes

DeKalb County authorities arrest two suspects for kidnapping woman at Decatur gas station

Dunwoody daycare owner indicted on murder charges in connection with death of 4-month-old baby

Decatur man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of sleeping 3-year-old killed by stray bullet

Third suspect arrested in DeKalb County Jail contraband drop operation

Atlanta City Council to consider significant legislative Items May 16

Candlelight vigil set May 16 for Rockdale County Deputy Walter Jenkins, Jr.

Lullwater Road closure on May 16, construction to replace DeKalb County stormwater pipe

Atlanta City Council to consider significant legislative Items May 16

Candlelight vigil set May 16 for Rockdale County Deputy Walter Jenkins, Jr.

Lullwater Road closure on May 16, construction to replace DeKalb County stormwater pipe