UPDATE: Four-year-old child did sustain gunshot wound in drive-by incident

February 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Wednesday night drive-by shooting at 610 Lane St., left two people, including a young child, wounded. Authorities say a four-year-old little girl was shot in the back, and the child’s mother sustained a gunshot wound to the buttocks/hip area. Both victims were transported by ambulance to the emergency room of […]

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GPD: shooting that wounded mother and young child was drive-by

February 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Wednesday night drive-by shooting at 610 Lane St., has left two people wounded. According to Griffin Police Department Chief Steve Heaton, a three-year-old little girl sustained a grazing wound to the back, and the child’s mother sustained a gunshot wound to the buttocks. Both victims were transported by ambulance to […]

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Shooting wounds three-year-old girl and her mother

February 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Wednesday night shooting at 610 Lane St., has left two people, including a young child, wounded. According to Griffin Police Department Chief Steve Heaton, a three-year-old little girl sustained a grazing wound to the back, and the child’s mother sustained a gunshot wound to the buttocks. Both victims have been transported […]

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Spalding County woman killed in early Wednesday morning wreck

February 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Post of the Georgia State Patrol is investigating a Wednesday morning two-vehicle wreck  on Highway 19-41 that resulted in the death of 45-year-old Ricki Lynn Stokes, of Griffin. According to GSP Post Command SFC Daniel Fagan, Stokes was killed at approximately 5:50 a.m. when the 2004 Ford Mustang she […]

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Griffin-Spalding School Superintendent Curtis Jones accepts Bibb County position

February 10, 2015 by 1 Comment

STAFF REPORTS ::: Griffin-Spalding County Superintendent of Schools Curtis L. Jones, Jr. is the sole finalist for the position of school superintendent in Bibb County.  Jones will remain as superintendent of the Griffin-Spalding County School System for the remainder of the current school year, and the Board of Education will meet to develop a plan of […]

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Griffin Housing Authority Chief Executive Bob Dull to oversee Land Bank Authority

January 30, 2015 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin Housing Authority Chief Executive Bob Dull has been asked to oversee the troubled Griffin-Spalding County Land Bank Authority. According to Griffin City Commissioner Joanne Todd, the request was made by City Manager Kenny Smith, and she fully backs that plan. “He (Dull) is going to be an advisor. In other […]

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Shane Collett sentenced for murder of nine-year-old Skylar Dials

January 29, 2015 by 2 Comments

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Shane Clifton Collett has been convicted on six charges including malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, first degree cruelty to children and concealing the death of another. The jury deliberated approximately one hour before announcing a verdict had been reached. Superior Court Judge Tommy Hankinson followed the sentencing […]

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Collett murder trial underway in Spalding County Superior Court

January 28, 2015 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::  The murder trial of Shane Clifton Collett, who stands accused of two counts of malice murder and one count each of felony murder, aggravated assault, first degree cruelty to children and concealing the death of another, in connection to the asphyxiation death of nine-year-old Skylar Dials on Dec. 21, 2012, is […]

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Collett murder trial: Wednesday motion for mistrial denied

January 28, 2015 by 3 Comments

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: George Weldon, lead defense counsel in the Shane Clifton Collett murder trial, on Wednesday morning moved for a mistrial based on statements posted on social media. Weldon’s motion was related to statements posted Tuesday night on the Spalding County Discussion Page, a local public forum on Facebook. Comments attributed to the […]

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Jury seated to hear Collett murder trial

January 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A 12-member jury comprised of six men and six women has been seated in the murder trial of Shane Clifton Collett. Two alternates, one man and one woman, were also selected to hear the case. Collett stands accused of killing njne-year-old Skylar Dials, who was killed Dec. 21, 2012. Approximately ten […]

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Shane Collett murder trial underway

January 26, 2015 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The murder trial of Shane Clift Collett, who stands accused in the Dec. 21, 2012 murder of nine-year-old Skyler Dials, is underway in Spalding County Superior Court. The first panel of potential jurors is being questioned by Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard and George Weldon, Collett’s defense counsel. As […]

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BREAKING NEWS – Former Spalding County firefighters sentenced in federal court

January 21, 2015 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Newnan – Two former Spalding County firefighters convicted of tipping off local drug dealers regarding law enforcement activities were on Wednesday sentenced in Federal Court. Former Battalion Chief Tyrone Coggins was sentenced to serve 48 months and Michael Owens was sentenced to serve 30 months. – Publisher’s note: The Grip will […]

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Sheriff warns of ongoing scam

January 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam reports Spalding County citizens are continuing to receive fraudulent phone calls from people identifying themselves as members of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. The caller tells the citizen a warrant has been issued for their arrest or the arrest of a family member for failure to report […]

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Store clerk shot, critically wounded during armed robbery

January 13, 2015 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that resulted in a store clerk being shot and critically wounded. Officers of the Uniform Patrol Division were at 10:47 p.m. dispatched to the Shell gas station located on Pine Hill Road where the victim was located. According to Lt. Mike Richardson, […]

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Joint Sheriff’s Office, Police Department operation nets 44 arrests

January 9, 2015 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A joint operation of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and Griffin Police Department narcotics units on Wednesday resulted in the arrests of 44 suspects on drug-related and other charges. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, the arrests are the result of a four-month investigation conducted by the SCSO Special Operations Unit and […]

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