David F. Delgado, 40, of Marietta, is accused of multiple molestation charges, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Delgado is accused of molesting a 6-8 year old girl between Jan. 1, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2018 at a Marietta apartment. He is accused of molesting an 8-10 year old girl, a 9-11 year old boy and an 8-10 year old boy between Jan. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2019 at the same location. ...

A Canton man will serve 17 years in prison after he was convicted of abusing a 3-year-old child, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office announced. On Oct. 16, Superior Court Judge Tony Baker sentenced Tyler James Esponge, 38, to serve 17 years in prison for cruelty to children in the first degree, aggravated battery, and battery. Esponge was convicted of these charges by a Cherokee County jury Aug. 15. ...

Jose David Hernandez-Morales, 20, of Marietta, is accused of being a fugitive from rape – strongarm charges by the Baltimore County in the State of Maryland. He was located in Cobb County on Sept. 20 at 10:48 p.m. at the intersection of Discovery Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Hernandez-Morales is charged with fugitive. He was arrested on Sept. 20 at 3:14 a.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Hernandez-Morales remains in custody without bond. The State of Maryland has advised intentions to extradite.

Dexter Darrell Tolliver, 55, of Austell, is accused of attempting to rape a woman on Oct. 7 at 11:09 p.m. at an apartment at 2780 Bankstone Drive in Marietta, in the Ashton Arbors Apartments senior living community, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Tolliver is charged with rape – attempt to rape; aggravated sexual battery – aggravated; exploit a disabled or elderly person or healthcare shelter; and simple battery harm. He was arrested on Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Tolliver remains in custody without bond.

A Silver Creek man was arrested at his Nelson Street residence Tuesday on five counts of 2nd-degree cruelty to children. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records:. 31-year-old Frederick Jamal Hughes deprived the children in the home of safe and sanitary living conditions. The residence had no...

A substitute teacher in Gordon County was arrested in connection to a “physical incident” involving a fourth-grade student, deputies said.

CANTON, Ga. (CN) — All of the evidence points to her guilt, prosecutors said Wednesday to the jury that will decide the fate of a Cherokee County woman accused of murdering her husband and burning his body. Prosecutors initiated their closing statements by showing jurors a photo of Gary...

Notary requirements in Georgia are changing starting Jan. 1 due to a new state law, and the Cherokee County Clerk of Courts will soon offer training to help notaries comply with the changes. Due to the passage of House Bill 1292 during the 2024 legislative session, effective Jan. 1, 2025, there will be mandatory notary education and the requirement to maintain a detailed journal for specific notarial acts. Mandatory educational...

A Bartow County man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Cobb Parkway in Acworth Monday afternoon, Cobb Police report. Reno Gage Bilaki, 25, of White, was traveling south on Cobb Parkway near Lake Acworth Drive on a Kawasaki motorcycle, according to police. A Toyota Rav 4 driven by Lionel Newman, 74, of Acworth, was driving in the same direction. At approximately 2:42 p.m., police say both vehicles attempted a lane change, resulting in the motorcycle colliding with the rear of the Rav 4. Newman was not injured in the crash, but Bilaki was taken to Kennestone Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The collision is under investigation by both Acworth and Cobb County Police. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cobb Police at 770-499-3987.

Michael Kelton Duncan, 65, of Marietta, is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a wreck during a road rage incident on Oct. 20 at 6:52 p.m. at Chastain Road and I-575 South in Kennesaw, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Duncan, driving a 2003 Dodge pickup truck, chased down the victim at a high rate of speed on I-575 and cut in front of the victim’s vehicle causing a wreck. Duncan then ran off the road...

Abbey Leigh Garland, 22, of Kennesaw, is accused of biting an officer on the shin of his left leg, breaking the skin and drawing blood, while resisting attempts to arrest her on Oct. 20 at 11:10 p.m. at an apartment at 1750 Shiloh Road NW in Kennesaw, within the MAA Shiloh Apartments. The officer had to seek medical care at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Garland is also accused of entering the apartment while in a...

MARIETTA — Wednesday evening, Cobb police closed a segment of Powers Ferry Road by the Augusta Commons apartment complex, along with the sidewalk, as they investigate a wreck that left one car in a ditch. Officers on site declined to say more, except to call it a crime scene. In response to a request for comment, Officer S.A. Barner, spokesperson for the Cobb Police Department, said, "Our STEP unit has been activated to investigate a serious collision in the area. A press release will be provided once we receive additional information." Return for updates.

Five years in the making, Element hotel at 256 Stars Way in Emerson’s LakePoint is now targeting a January opening. Some new construction delays pushed back a previously set Dec. 12 debut. It was October 2019 when the ceremonial groundbreaking was attended by Gov. Brian Kemp and others. Initial plans called for 206 rooms at a cost of $39 million. ...

MARIETTA, Ga. (TNND) — Hundreds of students and staff at a Georgia high school were tested for tuberculosis Tuesday after a possible exposure on campus, health officials confirmed to The National News Desk (TNND). The possible exposure occurred at Walton High School in Cobb County, Cobb & Douglas Public...

Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, October 30, 2024 report below. The post Polk Jail report – Wednesday, October 30, 2024 appeared first on Polk Today.

Isaac Nyameke Amihere, 24, of Smyrna, is accused of depositing a $35,884.37 check, altered to include his name as the payee rather than the true payee – Atlanta HydroVac, into his PNC Bank account on May 28 at 9 a.m. at the Highlands Park PNC Bank Branch, 4500 S. Cobb Drive SE in Smyrna, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Amihere is charged with check fraud. He was arrested on Oct. 8 at 3 p.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Amihere remains in custody, without bond.

Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Tuesday, October 29, 2024 report below. The post Polk Jail report – Tuesday, October 29, 2024 appeared first on Polk Today.

Eboni S. Lundy of Acworth is accused of physically resisting two deputy sheriffs in their efforts to escort her back to a cell and causing serious bodily harm to one on Oct. 18 at 11:15 a.m. at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, 1825 County Services Parkway in Marietta, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. Lundy attempted to gouge out the deputy sheriff’s right eye by clawing and grabbing the eyelid while medical was on the floor conducting Pill Call....

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former student was arrested after a social media threat of a “hit list” targeting students at two Cobb County high schools was made, according to the school district. A Cobb County Schools spokesperson said the district learned about the social media...

Mario Antwoin Teasley, 33, of Forest Park, wanted by Atlanta Police for an armed robbery, is accused of fleeing from police in a Nissan with Florida plates at speeds over 100 mph on Oct. 3 at 2 a.m. at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway and River View Road in Mableton, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Teasley drove on the wrong side of the road at speeds over 100 mph for approximately three miles before the vehicle was stopped...