Three teens shot, one fatally, after altercation during Thomaston graduation party

May 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Three teens were shot Saturday morning – one fatally – at a Thomaston graduation party. The Thomaston Police Department was dispatched at approximately 12:52 a.m. to Main Event located at 205 Park Lane in reference to three male subjects wounded by gunfire. One victim, 18-year-old Akeem Ellison, of Manchester, was pronounced […]

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Murder suspect identified, being sought by authorities

January 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: The Thomaston Police Department has identified a suspect in a Dec. 1, 2020 murder and investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating this individual. Authorities say 26-year-old Jakari Daniel, also known as “Byrd,” is wanted in connection with the murder of Michael Gates. According to investigators, Gates was shot and killed […]

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TPD investigating murder and residential robbery

December 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: The Thomaston Police Department is investigating a homicide that allegedly began as a home robbery. According to Chief Mike Richardson, officers responded at approximately 10:23 p.m. Tuesday to 121 Wellington Place in response to a robbery with a person possibly shot. Upon arrival, officers located the resident, Michael Gates, inside his home […]

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Thomaston man arrested for repeatedly stabbing his mother

November 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: A Thomaston woman is in critical condition after a stabbing late Monday afternoon. According to Thomaston Police Department Chief Mike Richardson, officers responded to 562 2nd Ave., where a woman approximately 50-years-old was located in an apartment with multiple stab wounds. Officials say the woman told officers her son stabbed her, and […]

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Police: Social media post in favor of President Trump leads to stabbing

November 5, 2020 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A social media post in support of President Donald Trump led to a violent fight and left one man critically wounded with multiple stab wounds, officials say. The incident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3 – election day – in Thomaston. Officers of the Thomaston Police Department responded at 8:40 […]

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Two people killed in Sunday skydiving accident

July 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two people were killed Sunday afternoon in a skydiving incident at the Thomaston-Upson County Airport. The pair – 35-year-old Nick Esposito, of Warner Robins, an employee of SkyDive Atlanta, and 18-year-old Jeanna Triplicata – had made a tandem jump together and died when both the primary and backup parachutes malfunctioned. According […]

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GBI investigation results in child pornography arrest

March 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: James Warren Krivan, age 33, of Thomaston, has been arrested on numerous child pornography charges. In relation to a an investigation pertaining to alleged online sexual exploitation of children, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit (CEACC), with assistance from the Thomaston Police Department, executed a search warrant […]

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Thomaston woman killed Sunday in Pike County wreck

May 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: A Thomaston woman was killed Sunday in a single vehicle wreck in Pike County. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) responded to the wreck at 1 p.m., but officials believe the wreck occurred many hours earlier. Authorities say the Toyota Four-runner driven by 22-year-old Tara Corley Hollingsworth left the roadway and struck […]

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D.A.: Gang leader pleads guilty to attempting to murder man

March 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: A guilty plea was entered Monday in a gang-related Upson County case in which prosecutors say the gang leader put a hit on a man’s life. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Angelina Garcia, the leader of the Blood Diamond Kartel of the Donald […]

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