Press Releases: 2013

Sardis, GA. – On June 10, 2013, at approximately 3:00 AM, the GBI was requested to assist the Sardis Police Department with an officer involved shooting that occurred at the Sardis Police Department in Sardis, Burke County, Georgia.

Clarkston, GA. – Shortly after 7:00 AM this morning, a passerby on North Indian Creek Road at the Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston Campus noticed a male body lying in a grassy area approximately 30 feet from the sidewalk.

Lakeland, GA.

Hawkinsville, GA. – DNA tests confirm human remains found off of Cabero Road in Hawkinsville are that of Jmaal Keyes.  To make the identification, DNA from the human remains was compared to DNA identified as belonging to Jmaal Keyes.

Hawkinsville, GA. – DNA tests confirm human remains found off of Cabero Road in Hawkinsville are that of Jmaal Keyes.  To make the identification, DNA from the human remains was compared to DNA identified as belonging to Jmaal Keyes.

Thomasville, GA. – Thomas County Deputy Ronald Haggins, Jr.

Hawkinsville, GA – The State Crime Lab tested evidence submitted as part of the Jmaal Keyes death investigation and determined the evidence to be human remains.  The evidence was collected on Friday, May 10 on Cabero Road in Hawkinsville in an area adjacent to the residence of Robert Kan

Thomasville, GA – Thomas County Deputy Ronald Haggins, Jr was arrested today by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation charged with one count of Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer and one count of Violation of Oath of Office.  On April 25, 2013, the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office requ

DECATUR, GA – As a result of a 3-month investigation coordinated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force,  search warrants are being executed today in 37 Georgia Counties in connection with the distribution of child porn over the Internet.

Update on Operation as of April 11:

159 devices previewed on-site

187 hard drives/smart phones seized

27 other devices seized (thumb drives, CDs, digital cameras, etc.)

47 arrested on 87 counts related to possession of child porn