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Police in Georgia searching for 'armed, dangerous' suspect following shooting at hotel
Police are searching for a man they say is considered armed and dangerous after shots were fired at a Georgia hotel. According to the Toccoa Police Department, officers were called to the Regency Inn on Tuesday regarding shots being fired. Police said they saw one person running away and were...
Deputies believe a 12-year-old Georgia girl who has gone missing may be in Florida
Authorities are actively searching for a 12-year-old girl who went missing from Georgia and may have traveled to Florida. As of now, the girl remains unaccounted for and officials are seeking any information that could lead to her safe return. According to the Hall County, Ga. Sheriff’s Office, Maria Gomez-Perez...
Armed, and dangerous fugitive identified by TPD
Shortly before 4 PM today, July 17, Toccoa Chief of Police Jimmy Mize just advised WNEG News that the second individual being sought in connection to the gunfire yesterday at Regency on W. Currahee Street has been identified as Veon Nicely, 23, of Toccoa. Felony warrants for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime have been issued for Nicely.
One in Custody Following Afternoon Gunfire Near Regency Inn
Update 8:10 PM: Just spoke with Chief Mize: there is minimal information available, as this is an active and ongoing investigation. One individual is in custody and is refusing to speak, Mize said. More information on the identity and location of the second individual is still being sought. Mize said the Crime Investigation Division (CID) has taken charge of the investigation. The information available at this point is that two individuals were shooting at each other; no one was hit, one vehicle was struck and one gun has been recovered. This is all the information that has been released to WNEG News at the moment.
Gainesville native and former Secret Service member reacts to Trump shooting
Gainesville native Jim Grogan, who spent 23 years in the Secret Service, joined WDUN’s "The Drive at 5" Monday to give his reaction to Saturday's assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. “First and foremost, I would say that this is a horrific, tragic day for our country. We...
Former Georgia high school football MVP shot to death at hotel
BRASELTON, Ga. — A former Georgia high school football standout was found shot to death in a hotel room on the evening of Sunday, July 7. The Braselton Police Department said officers were dispatched at 5:15 p.m. to The LaQuinta Inn & Suites at 200 Kaival Lane in Braselton, Jackson County, Georgia. When officers arrived, they said they found a man in a hotel room with a gunshot wound to his head.
Hall County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing Buford teen
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office took to social media on Sunday, July 14 to ask for the public’s help in locating a missing Buford teenager. Cassandra Farnsworth, age 13 was last seen near Whispering Pines and Sycamore Trail in Buford at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Cassandra, who is...
Bond Hearing Scheduled for Keaton Maxwell Next Week
A bond hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24 in Franklin County Superior Court for a Stephens County man on charges of felony aggravated battery and giving false statements to Police. 17-year-old Keaton Scott Maxwell was arrested last month on charges stemming from an alleged assault on a man at...
Hall County deputies arrest a Pendergrass man for alleged assaults in May
A Pendergrass man has been arrested in connection to a disturbance in May at a residence on Dorsey Peek Road in southeastern Hall County. Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) spokeswoman B.J. Williams says their deputies arrived at the residence at around 7:00 p.m. on May 9 to investigate a reported aggravated assault.
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