Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Rickie Korey "Woo" Powell surrendered to the Clarke County jail on Tuesday, police said.
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Tuesday, April 23
A man wanted in Athens on robbery and assault charges surrendered himself to the Clarke County Jail Tuesday afternoon, police said. Rickie Korey "Woo" Powell is accused of assaulting an Athens-Clarke County uniformed officer during a robbery of the BP Gas Station located at 4000 Lexington Road last Thursday, April 18. Following the incident in Athens, Oconee County Sheriff's deputies with permission searched a relative's home on Farmington Road, Powell's last known address, but did not locate him there, according to an incident report. Authorities launched a public search for Powell Saturday afternoon and Crime Stoppers offered a reward for tips leading to his arrest.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Another Athens woman reportedly punched a store security guard when he confronted the two suspects Tuesday evening. An arrest doesn't mean a conviction.
An Athens woman accused of trying to steal less than $100 worth of clothing from Walmart on Epps Bridge Parkway is behind bars also facing a charge of aggravated assault for allegedly striking a customer twice with her getaway car. Oconee County Sheriff's deputies were called to the scene around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The woman who reportedly had been struck by the car was lying on the ground in the parking lot and her left leg was bleeding, according to an incident report. The injured woman, 38, told deputies she saw two women fighting with a store security guard outside and she tried to stop them. That's when, she says, the suspects hopped into a car and the driver placed it in reverse and backed into her. She then approached the driver's …
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
There are a lot of ways to attack and defend, and Northeast Georgia villains and victims have tried most.
When some people are after you, resisting is a good idea. An Athens man smacked an intruder with a baseball bat after the guy kicked his door in, and the guy ran away with his door-kicking friends. A woman in Norcross beat back a man who sprayed her with pepper spray and then tried to choke her while she cleaned a hotel room. Her quick thinking helped get her to safety. But when the police are after you, resisting generally leads to more trouble. A Barrow County man whose dogs attacked officers trying to arrest him lost his dogs in that exchange. Running from the police might also lead you to end up in a tree with a deputized dog on your tail, which is what happened to a possible burglary suspect in Oconee County. It's better, if you're …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Caleb King, recently cut by the Minnesota Vikings, is formally charged in the beating of another man outside a birthday party.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Caleb King, a former football star for the University of Georgia has been formally charged in the April beating of a man outside a birthday party in Minnesota. King played for Georgia but was ruled academically ineligible to play for the team last fall. The Anoka County Attorney's Office in Minnesota issued a press release regarding the charges on Aug. 10. King, a 24-year-old Lilburn resident, has been charged with third-degree assault and fifth-degree assault for allegedly punching a man in the face, while both were at a birthday party, according to the release. The victim suffered a skull fracture and a nasal fracture, and he received 19 stitches to repair some of the injuries. “Uncontrolled anger mixed with alcohol leads to dangerous …
Friday, July 13, 2012
Don't mess with a man's cheeseburger in North Georgia.
A man learned the hard way that you can't exchange your half-eaten double cheeseburger for a McDouble at the Winder McDonald's. When he tried, police said, he used a lot of profanity, upsetting employees and customers. So he was charged with disorderly conduct. Also in Winder, a man reported a rack of ribs stolen after a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. The melee also resulted in missing liquor, smeared beans and broken eyeglasses. A domestic dispute in Dacula led to a man's claim that the woman who used to live with him has been stealing his mail since he threatened to evict her. She's also alleged to have called him a "bad person." A silver pitcher, a China plate and some coins were among the missing items after a family left their …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Former University of Georgia player Caleb King, now playing for Minnesota, is accused of beating another man outside a birthday party.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Caleb King, who played for the University of Georgia but was ruled academically ineligible to play for the team last fall, has been arrested on suspicion of beating another man, according to an Associated Press report in several media outlets. The article states that King, who is signed as a rookie free agent for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings, has been jailed but not charged for the incident. King is accused of punching the victim, 22, repeatedly and throwing him headfirst to the ground outside a birthday party, according to the AP article. The man was hospitalized with skull and facial fractures, Anoka County Sheriff's Cmdr. Paul Sommer told AP. He added that the victim had cuts that required more than 50 stitches and may have a serious …
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Jason Still was to be released from the hospital Tuesday after being stabbed with a knife multiple times Monday night while attempting to detain suspected shoplifters.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
An Oconee County volunteer firefighter was expected to be released from Athens Regional Medical Center Tuesday after being treated for stab wounds he sustained during an escalated shoplifting incident at the Barnett Shoals Road Kmart in Athens where he was working as a security guard. The scuffle started when two men allegedly tried to steal about $250 worth of electronics from the store around 7:45 p.m. Monday, according to a news release issued by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. Both tried to escape through the door when confronted, but Jason Still, who was working as a loss prevention officer, stopped one of the suspects, police said. The man reportedly pulled a knife and stabbed Still multiple times before fleeing on foot…
Linda Labbo
6:55 pm on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Our prayers are with this brave fire fighter. May he and his family heal from this ordeal! Thankfully, no innocent shoppers were injured! more ›