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SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the conviction of Michael Bowman in the 2014 shooting death of Griffin Police Department Officer Kevin Jordan. Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Ben Coker said his office is pleased with the Supreme Court’s ruling. “Were were very pleased. We felt like it was a […]
SUBMITTED ::: Fallen Griffin Police Department Officer Kevin Jordan will be honored by the renaming of a portion of Georgia Highway 19-41. City officials say in memory of, and great appreciation for, the service of Officer Kevin Jordan, the portion of the state highway at its intersection with Lucky Street will be renamed Kevin Jordan […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Despicable – that is the description Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Ben Coker ascribes to the actions of Chantell Mixon, who stood accused in the May 2014 murder of Griffin Police Department Officer Kevin Jordan and today plead guilty in Spalding County Superior Court. Mixon on Monday appeared before Superior Court […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: After countless hours, days, weeks and months became years of preparation and work, Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Ben Coker is now looking back on the trial of Michael Bowman and is comfortable in the knowledge that the man who murdered Griffin Police Department Office Kevin Jordan will never again walk […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: In her opening argument, Michael Bowman’s defense attorney said her client is not guilty of any of the charges he faces in the May 31, 2014, shooting death of Officer Kevin Jordan, of the Griffin Police Department. According to Amber Pittman, a trial attorney of the Georgia Capital Defender Office, Bowman, […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Griffin Police Department will be holding a ceremony in remembrance of the life of fallen Officer Kevin Jordan at 7 p.m. May 31. The ceremony will be held at the Waffle House located at 1702 North Expressway. The community is invited to join GPD personnel, as well as Jordan’s family and […]
STAFF REPORTS :: In honor of fallen Griffin Police Officer Kevin Jordan, the Georgia Law Enforcement Memorial Wall will on April 21 arrive in Griffin. The wall will be escorted to the Griffin Police Department by the Blue Knights Motorcycle and is expected to arrive at approximately 9 a.m. Jordan, who was killed in the […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Michael Bowman, the man accused in the May 31, 2014, shooting death of Officer Kevin Jordan, of the Griffin Police Department, was on Monday morning arraigned in Spalding County Superior Court. Bowman, who is represented by Burt Baker, a public defender of the Capital Defenders Office in Macon, waived a […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to deny the application for renewal of a 2015 alcoholic beverage license submitted by Justin Wynne, the owner of Mama’s Country Showcase located at 2700 North Expressway. Wynne’s application request included the on-site service of beer, wine and liquor. During the […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Commissioners has voted unanimously to deny the application for renewal of a 2015 alcoholic beverage license submitted by Justin Wynne, the owner of Mama’s Country Showcase located at 2700 North Expressway. Wynne’s application request included the on-site service of beer, wine and liquor. The discussion was […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Michael Bowman, the Griffin man who stands accused in the shooting death of Griffin Police Department Officer Kevin Jordan, will face the death penalty when he stands trial. Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard and Spalding County Senior Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Schwartz on Friday filed notice of intent to […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Michael Bowman, the Griffin man accused of murdering Officer Kevin Jordan of the Griffin Police Department, has been bound over to stand trial in Spalding County Superior Court. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Leigh Brooks, the lead investigator in Jordan’s murder, was on Tuesday afternoon the sole witness during a […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Hundreds of law enforcement officers from more than a dozen agencies are in attendance at the Griffin High School graduation ceremony in honor of Officer Kevin Jordan, whose son is graduating.
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is finalizing its intention to honor its slain brother, Officer Kevin Jordan. The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 9, at Oak Hill Baptist Church located at 100 Lakeside Road, Williamson. The procession will then depart the church and travel to Williamson Road. From […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Michael Bowman, the suspect charged with felony murder in the Saturday morning shooting death of Griffin Police Department Officer Kevin Jordan, is expected to survive. A police source has confirmed that Bowman remains in critical, but stable, condition. After allegedly shooting Officer Jordan in the back five times at close range, […]
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