Press Releases: 2015

Tifton, GA – On December 4, 2015, Devontae Carter, age 20, was arrested and charged with Felony Murder and Aggravated Assault.  William Carter, age 22, and Ralph Garmon, age 49, were arrested and charged with False Statements and Writings.  These arrests were made as a result of a joint investiga

McRae-Helena, Georgia-On December 2, 2015, Jacksonville, Georgia Police Chief Charles Briley and wife Ashley Briley were arrested in Telfair County in connection with an alleged theft. Ashley Briley is also a certified Georgia police officer.

Lyons, GA. – On December 1, 2015, former Toombs County Tax Commissioner Julie Newsome was arrested by GBI Agents for an alleged embezzlement from the Toombs County Tax Commissioner’s Office.

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Rockmart (Haralson County), GA – On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Haralson Paulding Drug Task Force and the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kevin Floyd Womack, age 55, for Trafficking in Methamphetamine.  The charge followed search warrants that wer

Coweta County, GA- On Friday, November 20, 2015, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Columbus Office was requested to investigate a use of force incident in Coweta County, GA that resulted in the death of Chase Alan Sherman, age 32. 

Douglas, GA— On November 20, 2015, the GBI’s Douglas Regional Office and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Wallace David Lee, age 42.  Lee was charged with two counts of malice murder and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and subsequently booked into

Decatur, Georgia - Public awareness of sleep-related infant deaths in the state of Georgia is critical in preventing these deaths.  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) in collaboration with the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) hope to

Douglas, GA— On Thursday, November 19, 2015, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Douglas Regional Office was requested by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office to assist in the investigation of the deaths of Meghan Bowen, 33, and James Harden, 39.  Earlier Thursday, Coffee County Deputies responde