Stories by Joe Johnson

Sunday, April 22, 2012

UGA coed death a 20-year-old murder mystery

ATHENS, Ga. -- Twenty years after a UGA student was raped and murdered the hunt for her killer grows cold.
By Joe Johnson

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Police near solving case of body found in Ga. well

ATHENS, Ga. -- Relatives of a middle Georgia man whose body was found two months ago in a well east of Athens say authorities are close to solving case.
By Joe Johnson

Friday, Feb. 24, 2012

Financial woes linked to man found dead in Ga. well

ATHENS, Ga. -- A man found murdered in Oglethorpe County this week was losing the patience of a group of investors who expected him to use their money to start a poultry business.
By Joe Johnson

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012

Body shot before being dumped in Georgia well

ATHENS, Ga. — Someone shot a Monroe man then dumped his body into a well on vacant property near Athens.
By Joe Johnson

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

Athens woman asks to smoke crack before going to jail for stabbing man

A 48-year-old Athens woman asked an officer for permission to smoke some crack before she was brought to jail Wednesday afternoon for stabbing a man, Athens-Clare police said.
By Joe Johnson

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Thieves hitting Fastenal stores

ATHENS, Ga. - When thieves broke into an Athens tool supply store Sunday night or early Monday morning, it was the fifth time a Fastenal location was burglarized within a week.
By Joe Johnson

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012

Athens man robs ex-girlfriend, cops say

ATHENS, Ga. -- An Athens man kidnapped a former girlfriend and robbed some of her tax return money at gunpoint Monday afternoon, Athens-Clarke police said.
By Joe Johnson

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Legless man charged with raping Athens child, 11

ATHENS, Ga. -- Athens-Clarke police arrested a legless man Tuesday night on charges he raped an 11-year-old relative.
By Joe Johnson

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

Officer fired at Gainesville RYDC

ATHENS, GA. - The Department of Juvenile Justice fired a correctional officer Thursday for having an inappropriate relationship with a teen from Athens at the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention ...
By Joe Johnson

Monday, Jan. 30, 2012

Sex link gives Ga. credit scam bizarre twist

ATHENS, Ga. -- A credit card data theft ring used kinky sex to initiate its members, police say.
By Joe Johnson

Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012

Man arrested for entering Athens jail

ATHENS, Ga. -- Authorities with the Clarke County Sheriff's Office are investigating how an apparently disturbed man got into a secure area of the jail Saturday by pretending to be a police officer.
By Joe Johnson

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012

5 arrested, up to 300 involved in Athens melee

ATHENS, Ga. — Officers from several law enforcement agencies quelled a near-riot Thursday night at an apartment complex on Athens’ Eastside and arrested five people, Athens-Clarke police said.
By Joe Johnson

Monday, Dec. 26, 2011

No unsolved homicides this year in Athens, police say

ATHENS, Ga. -- Six people were murdered in Athens this year, one more person than in 2010.
By Joe Johnson

Friday, Dec. 23, 2011

Athens customer pepper-sprays shoplifter

ATHENS, Ga. -- A woman with a can of pepper spray joined other customers Wednesday afternoon to help a security guard who fought with a shoplifter in Macy's at Georgia Square Mall, Athens-Clarke ...
By Joe Johnson

Monday, Dec. 19, 2011

UGA students masterminded fake ID ring

ATHENS, GA. -- Just a couple of students apparently masterminded a counterfeiting ring that spread hundreds of fake IDs on two area college campuses.
By Joe Johnson

Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011

Man used Athens bridal shop to sell crack, police say

ATHENS, Ga. -- A mid-level drug dealer used a bridal consignment shop on Athens' Westside to distribute crack cocaine to lower-level dealers, authorities said.
By Joe Johnson

Monday, Dec. 5, 2011

Athens woman beats attempted murder rap when victim disappears

ATHENS, Ga. -- An Athens woman claimed self-defense and beat an attempted murder rap last month because authorities can't find the man she nearly killed - a man connected to two women who may have ...
By Joe Johnson

Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011

Cabbie faces extortion charge for shake-down of UGA student

ATHENS, Ga. -- Police have charged a cab driver with trying to shake down a University of Georgia student.
By Joe Johnson

Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011

Charges dropped in mortgage fraud case

ATHENS, Ga. -- A Superior Court judge has dismissed racketeering charges against a former Athens developer who authorities say masterminded a massive mortgage fraud scheme involving new home sales ...
By Joe Johnson

UGA researcher faces harassment restrictions

ATHENS, Ga. -- A prominent UGA researcher has been found in violation of the university's harassment policy.
By Joe Johnson
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