Entrapment in Georgia is not only frequently misunderstood but also misconstrued. The most common misconception about entrapment usually involves driving laws. For example, if an officer is hidden from sight, utilizes a radar gun, and catches someone speeding. This is not entrapment. Entrapment h...

Hall County authorities are on the lookout for two men who allegedly broke into a home, pistol-whipped one of the residents, forced a second resident to open a safe located inside the home, and stole an undisclosed amount of money. The suspects are depicted as middle-aged men. There may have been...

There are many misconceptions about self-defense in Georgia. The purpose of this blog is to provide clarity around the term and when it can be used as a valid defense in a Georgia Court. It is human nature to defend ourselves or others when our safety is threatened or when the safety of others is...

Interactions between a ten-year-old girl and Adam Srock began a month after his eighteenth birthday in April of last year. The Cobb County police warrant documents that they talked over a period of few weeks through Google Hangouts. This is also where the photo swapping began. There is little to ...

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took office at the beginning of this year. She has recently backed a new policy. The policy involves releasing people who have received minor traffic and misdemeanor offenses without having to post bond. This policy came after the Civil Rights Corps and the Sout...

Last Friday, the Dekalb County police received a call about a stolen vehicle seen parked at Serenade Apartments on Flat Shoals Parkway. They confirmed that it was in fact a stolen vehicle along with a few other cars in the lot. The cops began to stake out a car and watched Tristahn Ash get into o...

The Newton County Sheriffs Office recently charged a Liberty Middle School wrestling coach with choking a 13-year-old athlete at a practice. Earlier in the month, on January 5th, a deputy went to the school after getting a call about a possible assault. Allegedly, after wrestling practice that d...

Deputies of the Rockdale County Sheriffs Office responded to a domestic disturbance call made by neighbors at the home of Lisa LaShawn Samuel Bell and Letron Jemone Bell last Sunday afternoon. According to authorities, when they arrived at the house, Letron opened fire on them. Allegedly, there ...

The Georgia First Offender Act allows some first-time offenders to avoid a conviction. It is an alternative program that will enable you to steer clear of having a conviction on your record. This program can consist of fees, other programs, probation, and jail time. If the first-time offender com...

Douglas Francisco, a Florida man, was recently arrested, last Wednesday afternoon, for a DUI after pulling up to a Bank of Americas drive-thru window and trying to order a burrito, thinking he was at a Taco Bell. Francisco then became unconscious after entering the drive-thru lane. The banks ma...

Authorities are on the search for a suspect involved in tying up a man, duct-taping his mouth shut, and fatally shooting him. Antonio Dewayne Mitchell is the last of four suspects that authorities are searching for in a deadly home invasion in Jackson, Georgia. Kaitlin Hulsey, Sharrod Ross, and a...

A Palmetto resident, Ramiro Hermosillo-Salazar, has been recently sentenced to 30 years in prison.  Authorities discovered a methamphetamine lab along with 400 pounds of crystal and liquid methamphetamine in his home. They also discovered several loaded firearms.       “Methamphetamine is the mo...

A 2009 Chevrolet Equinox was stolen from a Clayton County Quiktrip station earlier today. Someone jumped into the car after a woman left the vehicle unattended at the station on Riverdale Road. A 1-month-old baby and a 4-year-old child were inside the vehicle. A few hours later, authorities found...

On December 27, 2017, a Gainesville man, Jonathan Bernard King, was arrested for using a financial transaction card on five separate occasions. The card belonged to someone else, and he was using the card without consent. He was taken to the Hall County Jail and quickly posted bond, which was set...

The report of seventy people being arrested for possessing one ounce of marijuana should give all of us pause. When the so-called war on drugs gets to the point where when the police are unable to determine ownership of a misdemeanor amount of marijuana they arrest everyone. We as a society hav...

Police officers in DeKalb County Georgia are still searching for the man who robbed a local McDonalds on January 2nd. Around 11:30 pm, the suspect ran on foot past cars in line at the restaurants drive-thru. He climbed in through the window with a small handgun, pointed the gun at the cashier, and got ...

As reported in the AJC, last summer, 18-year-old Cameron Childers crashed his Dodge truck into a tree when he drove off of Hightower Road and sped down an embankment. The passenger in the vehicle, his 16-year-old friend, Mahlon Thornton was fatally injured. Childers was indicted on Tuesday on two...

Last November, Hussein K. admitted to raping and murdering a 19-year-old German student. In a state court in Freiburg, he confessed to kicking the young woman off of her bicycle and strangling her with his scarf. He then proceeded to assault and rape her. In an attempt to get rid of any evidence,...

Seventy people were arrested last weekend in Georgia for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana when police could not identify the actual owner of the marijuana at a house party in Bartow County, Georgia. News of apparent gunshots fired at the scene of a party brought Cartersville police ...

December is filled with happy families and holiday cheer, but some people did not see that side this year. There were many arrests in December including: On December 2nd, 2017, two people were charged with stealing $400 of handmade jewelry from a craft show at Lassiter high school. Hanna Lucile ...

This past week three Washington County deputies were indicted for murder in the death of a 58-year-old African-American man, Euree Lee Martin. Officers Michael Howell, Henry Copeland, and Rhett Scott tased Martin when they said he acted suspiciously after asking a stranger for water.  However, t...

When charged with your first offense in Georgia, you may be able to take advantage of Georgias First Offender Program. It is not a substitute for punishment because you will still have conditions to meet, but it is an alternative to a conviction. If you qualify for first offender treatment, your...

A frequently asked question in our office is how to get yourself out of jail or how to get someone out of jail. The purpose of posting bond is to ensure that the defendant will appear in court to answer their charges. There are multiple avenues you can take to get bailed out of jail, but it impor...

Even though November begins the holiday season, numerous crimes occurred in Georgia this month. Here is a compilation of some of the arrests made this month.  A Massage Envy massage therapist, Brian Christopher Sams, was arrested and charged on November 3rd with sexual battery in Roswell. He was...

In criminal cases, there must be probable cause for the case to proceed to trial. A preliminary hearing is held for the Court to determine if there is probable cause to send the case to trial. At the preliminary hearing, the court is not concerned as to whether or not the defendant is guilty. The...