Griffin PD officer seriously injured in altercation with GHS student

January 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: An officer of the Griffin Police Department was seriously injured today in an altercation involving a Griffin High School student. Authorities say GHS School Resource Officer Jessie Davenport sustained serious injuries to both knees when a male student allegedly initiated a physical struggle. “The SRO was breaking up a fight and […]

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Griffin man struck, killed on interstate after wreck, alleged altercation with officer

September 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: A Griffin man was struck by multiple vehicles and killed Sunday night in an incident on Interstate 75 in Monroe County. Authorities say 25-year-old Markel Dezman Matthews died after a wreck and alleged altercation with an off-duty officer of the Glynn County Police Department. “(The) preliminary investigation shows that Matthews struck the […]

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Altercation leads to shots fired; multiple arrests

October 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: An altercation that escalated to gunfire resulted in the arrests of several people on a variety of charges. According to a press release issued by Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, the incident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. Oct. 18. Deputies responded to a report of shots fired at the end of Windsor […]

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SHS substitute teacher accused of shoving student will not face criminal charges

March 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment

CORRECTION – In the third to last paragraph of the Thursday, March 30, 2017, article about an alleged shoving invident at Spalding High School – in a direct quote of Capt. Dwayne Jones – The GRIP erroneously quoted Jones as saying the District Attorney determined no criminal charges would be brought against the staff member […]

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