Brutal domestic violence cases concluded during Superior Court trial week

November 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County District Attorney’s Office recently completed a trial week with the Superior Court Judge Christopher Edwards. This trial week was the first of three weeks before Edwards. According to a press release issued by the office of District Attorney Ben Coker, Assistant District Attorneys Donna Gopaul and Kathryn Lenhard represented […]

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David Gibson granted bond

September 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: David Gibson, formerly the captain of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division, appeared before Judge Robert M. Crawford in Spalding County Superior Court Monday for a bond hearing on ten charges brought last week by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Gibson, who is charged with aggravated assault, two counts […]

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City denies GPD racial discrimination allegation in “strongest possible terms”

March 15, 2014 by 1 Comment

SHEILA MATHEWS ::: Two former officers of the Griffin Police Department – Dwayne Jones and Terry Brock – have retained legal counsel and allege city officials wrongfully terminated their employment based on racial discrimination. Both long-term employees of the city of Griffin, their employment was terminated Jan. 31 as part of the GPD restructuring recommended […]

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Griffin PD alerts residents to statewide scam

November 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORTS ::: According to Capt. Dwayne Jones, of the Griffin Police Department, a new scam has been reported within the state. Several people have reported receiving a call indicating that they have missed jury duty and must pay a fine over the phone or risk being arrested. This is a scam. If you have […]

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