Cobb
CRIME & SAFETY
2 arrested in connection to fireworks set off in Ledo Rd. Walmart
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Two suspects have been arrested following fireworks being set off in the Walmart Supercenter on Ledo Road Thursday night. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office told WALB they have arrested a 19 and 20-year-old after one to two small fireworks were used inside the store around 7 p.m. They are both now charged with disorderly conduct.
2 suspects arrested in Americus shooting investigation
AMERICUS, Ga. – The Americus Police Department, working with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Marshall Service, has arrested two suspects and charged them with the May 14th shooting of Michael Gage Grimes, age 17 of Americus. The shooting occurred in the 500 block of Eastview Drive in Americus on May 14th. Arrested were, Christopher Darrell Lembrick, Jr., age 19, and Lavarous Jermaine Rumph, Jr., age 18, both of Americus. Both suspects are charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Cobb Man Sentenced to life for rape
(Marietta, GA – June 28, 2024) — Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr. announces that James Westly, 41, has been found guilty of rape and three counts of child molestation. Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris has sentenced Westly to life in prison. In March 2023,...
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