Man charged with Johnny Cut Road murder

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Man charged with Johnny Cut Road murder

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Wednesday, September 8. 2010

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A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of a woman whose body was found at a residence on Johnny Cut Road.

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#1 Anonymous on 09/08/10 at 12:41 PM

Women aren't safe.

#1.1 nevermind on 09/17/10 at 09:18 PM

ITS SAD A WOMEN DIED BECAUSE OF A FREAK AND WHO CARES WHAT COLOR THEY WERE ITS SAD NO MATTER WHAT HOW CAN A STORY ABOUT A DEAD WOMEN CAUSE THIS MUCH CRAP PEOPLE GROW UP WHO CARES ABOUT THE COLOR ALL THAT MATTES IS THIS LADY LOST HER LIFE IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYONE OF US

#1.2 big sucker on 12/06/10 at 09:33 PM

This kid who committed this murder came to my house a few months ago. I live on South Walkers Mill Road. He proceeded to tell me where he bought drugs from in the middle of the day. He then tried to pass out against one of my trees. He told me about where he bought drugs from and who he bought drugs for. I did not want to hear it but he was bragging. I feel bad for the kid, but my parents died when i was young and I am not a murderer. I'm half tempted to go to that address just to see who lives there.

#2 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/08/10 at 12:51 PM

Folks are dropping like flies around here.

Police are an "after the fact" agency.

Self Defense!!

Is she was killed, remember the red dodge!

#2.1 Anonymous on 09/08/10 at 01:15 PM

This was supposed to be in response to the Lamar death.

#3 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/08/10 at 12:56 PM

Now that is good use of a traffic stop!!

#4 Anonymous on 09/08/10 at 01:59 PM

It's "Walkers Mill" Road, Not "Walkersmill"

#5 Anonymous on 09/08/10 at 03:59 PM

Why can'y people leave "RACE" out of their mouths on these comments. Family members read these blogs I'm sure and most people do not know how to be civilized at all. People need to grow up!!! I think it's very sad to keep having one murder after another. What is the deal with the red dodge that keeps getting mentioned on here? Maybe the authorities need to question the one that keeps mentioning the "RED DODGE". Maybe they know more than what they should about the murders.

#5.1 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/08/10 at 06:35 PM

A lot of us have mentioned the red dodge. Who do you want them to investigate first?

#5.2 ANGIE on 09/14/10 at 07:07 AM

EXACTLY THE RED DODGE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!!!!!!!!! AND ANY BODY WITH THE A BIT OF SENSE WOULD NO THAT!!!THE TRASH THAT IS RESPONSIBLE IS IN THE JAIL ALREADY!!!! HOPE HE GETS DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#6 cats on 09/09/10 at 04:52 AM

Who or what initiated the call to the victim's residence in the first place?
Can someone clear up these references to the red Dodge?
Women have always had to live defensively- that's one of the first things we learn in life.
My prayers are with Ms. Smith's family during this terrible time.

#6.1 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 10:20 AM

A black make has been begging for gas money in Barnesville. He is driving a red dodge truck and following women.

#6.1.1 Anonymous on 09/13/10 at 06:37 PM

this guy they have as a suspect called it in while he was in jail in barnsville after a traffic stop. he called it in as a suicide.

#7 Anonymous on 09/09/10 at 08:55 AM

What race was she? We quickly said it in the hotel incident in Barnsville.. Double standards Walter....

#7.1 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 10:37 AM

Betty Jo was white.

I am interested in the motive.

#7.1.1 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 12:30 PM

Sorry. I had a racist moment and based my judgement on her name. I really do not know her race. Someone posted she was white.

#7.1.2 Anonymous on 09/10/10 at 12:36 AM

rigsby is a freak. he dressed as a female for several years, and is an orchard hill meth fiend. there is no telling what sparked a guy like this to kill. i saw this coming from him years ago. i am surprised he made it this long without hurting or killing somebody. glad he is off the street.

#7.2 cats on 09/09/10 at 11:12 AM

This is a statement issued by Capt. Tony Ranieri,
HE did not say anything about the victim's race in his release.

#8 Tonyman on 09/09/10 at 10:54 AM

Walter do you see how they identified the victim, no race included. I think that Gordon offers a creative writing course that might improve your publication. Or you could go to the middle school and hire some staff writers.

#8.1 Anonymous on 09/09/10 at 11:48 AM

or you could mortgage your trailer, buy a printing press and produce your own road-kill wrapper.

#8.2 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 12:29 PM

News is news. I found the race helpful because there was no name. The race narrowed the field for people interested in facts.

#8.2.1 Anonymous on 09/09/10 at 12:59 PM

Guess what....Spalding county is not releasing all information because this is an on going case.....can you believe that. Boy that must piss you and Shelia off.

#8.2.1.1 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 03:46 PM

No, what pisses me off is when they don't prosecute those who commit crimes because of who they are when they do things equally as bad.

Why should the citizens not be concerned with what goes on in our area?? Why are you angry at those seeking information??

I see good work here by all involved on these recent cases. Not that my opinion matters to you but it matters to me. If it is bothering you so much, why don't you go get your news elsewhere where they water it down and make it look nice and pretty for those that can't handle the truth.

#8.2.1.1.1 Anonymous on 09/09/10 at 06:43 PM

Well what makes you think that you are right and that you know who did it? You dont and you like drama. I doubt you have anything better to do, than to put down those who you think are hiding something. You are accusing people and you have no proof of ANYTHING. Does Walter know just because he is writing these articles? By the way who in the hell are you? Maybe you trying to throw people off of your trail. Are you guilty????? You see how stupid that sounds. Just because you are not told details by people who have all of the information on Donnas case, doesnt mean s... Before you start crying, yes, you have the right to ask questions, but some of you have gone beyond that to accusing people of hiding things. No matter what happens in this case, you strike me as a person that would still find fault with others. These articles should have been about providing new tips. New being the key word. Not throwing everyone under the bus based on what you think you might know. Sure everyone would love to have this case solved. Including law enforcement. If you use a little common sense you would see that they have more to gain by a conviction than not. Do you really think that might help? I dont.

#8.2.1.1.1.1 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 10:14 PM

I do it for Donna and her family.

Grand Jury MONDAY!!!!

#8.2.1.1.2 kathy s. on 09/10/10 at 01:49 PM

BRAVO!!!!!!!

#8.3 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 12:59 PM

Someone really hates Walter.

#9 Anonymous on 09/09/10 at 12:55 PM

Is this guy is the red truck doing this in the city or county? Did anyone bother to get a tag number?

#9.1 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 03:48 PM

So far I've seen someone mention a Walgreens and Ingles and that he went over the "tracks."

Red dodge truck. Black. Upper 30s.

#9.1.1 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 05:40 PM

Older model dodge with the old body style.

#9.1.1.1 Anonymous on 09/09/10 at 06:46 PM

Has anyone bothered to notify the police? And by that I mean people who were actually involved, and not by someone with second hand information.....I doubt they waste their time reading the bloggs.

#9.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 09/09/10 at 08:26 PM

see below

#9.2 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/09/10 at 06:57 PM

#1 Anon on 09/06/10 at 11:18 AM [Reply]
ATTENTION Barnesville, There is a man going around the Holmes St, Moye St, College Dr area asking for money for gas saying he is from out of town. This is a SCAM he has been doing this for the last couple of weeks. I've seen him the last two days and reported himbut he is still out there, dont give him money, call and report him and maybe our fine police deprtment will make him leave our citizens alone.
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#1.1 Yep on 09/06/10 at 04:05 PM [Reply]
That man you're talking about drives an old reddish Dodge truck. The old, old style. He needs to be run off. He blocked my car in at Gordon one day so that I couldn't back out and then asked me for money for gas so he could get back to Forsyth. When he saw me get my gun out of my glove box, he said nevermind and drove off. I guess he didn't need gas that bad after all.
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#1.1.1 abc on 09/06/10 at 09:50 PM [Reply]
He approached my wife at ingles last week she did not give him any money.This is very scary.I will talk to police tomorrow.
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#1.1.2.1 Yep on 09/07/10 at 07:39 AM [Reply]
Yeah, Sheila. I guess I am a crazy b/c this creep watched me, (a lone female) walk to my car and then proceeded to block me in with his truck. Yeah, I introduced him to my little friend. I guess I should have given him directions to your house for handouts?
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#1.1.2.1.1 Anon on 09/07/10 at 09:55 AM [Reply]
He blocked me in at the corner of Holmes and College, the police need to actually do something about this guy. And why is it that you cant report incidents to the police department? If you call the police department, you get a recording telling you to call 911 if its an emergency, and they give you another number to call if it is not. The other number is to the fire department. I've reported this man twice, he has tried to flag me down three times in the las two weeks, and each time I speak to someone who says yeah okay, doesnt ask for any more info, my name, and better description of the perp or anything. Walter maybe you can get a report on this issue - as a citizen of Barnesville I dont feel very safe when I report an incident and see the same thing going on the next morning. A neighborhood watch is useless if the police arent there to back up the people who see this crime everyday!
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#1.2 Anonymous on 09/07/10 at 06:14 AM [Reply]
This guy approached me when I was at the car wash. I gave him a couple of gallons of gas which I had in my van. I didn’t do it for him, I did it for me. Sometimes you never know when the need is legitimate and I do my best to help folks when I can. I know times are hard and compassion for others is where I prefer to be because I don’t like how I feel about myself when I am not. Call me naïve if you chose but it’s where I must be to stay close to my creator. Unfortunately, there are those who lack the integrity where as they exploit the goodness of others for their own gain. To those, they already live in their own little hell because to be able to continually do something like this they lack that which I know which makes life worth living. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Thanks for the heads up on this guy. Where is Barnesville police when you need them?
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#11 Anonymous on 09/07/10 at 08:44 AM [Reply]
Yes, the guy gave the same story to me about needing gas to get back to Forsyth. He followed me into the Walgreen's parking lot. Sounds like he was very busy to have gone to so many places in Barnesville this weekend. Right description of the truck; the black male looked to be in his late 30s.
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#9.2.1 Anonymous on 09/10/10 at 07:46 AM

Sounds like someone needs to find out who they are talking too. Better yet, go down to the police station and file a complaint.

#10 Samantha on 09/09/10 at 01:21 PM

I think that everyone needs to get over the race crap!!!!When someone dies u don't sit around and discuss race wheres your heart.I am a family member and at a time like this i would think that people should treat this as one of their own and really if you don't have anything better to say besides her race don't say it.Have a little respect in this situation, she was a well respected and loving person.Lots of people cared lots about her and she was only trying to help someone that was nuts!!!!So please dont say disrespectful things about her keep them to yourself.Thank you.

#11 Lisa on 09/09/10 at 04:07 PM

My heart goes out the family, I knew Betty because I was friends with her daughter growing up, we have lost touch but I am very saddened to hear this story. She was a lovely lady and was respected by many. This made my heart heavy to hear this on the news this morning.

#11.1 karen on 09/15/10 at 05:56 AM

Lisa are there any details of Ms.Smith's funeral arrangements?
To all you other people all I can say is God Bless the gossipers that don't have a clue about Ms. Smith. Sounds like she was a very caring lady who made the mistake of trusting the wrong people. I hope her family will be able to go on and remember that
God is in control and he will be with them during their time of sorrow.

#11.1.1 Cristy on 10/26/11 at 07:42 AM

Amen, Karen. May everything that happens in this case and any other be only for His glory. What ppl fail to realize is that everything happens for a reason and justice will prevail. This man in custody may have really done it. He might not have. Maybe God is allowing him to sit in jail fearing for his life to sober him up and give him a reality check. No one really knows. Yet in Jeremiah 29:11-12, the Bible says, 'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.' The family of Betty Jo needs to ask God for answers. Johnny Rigsby Jr needs to seek God for answers as well, or justice. Just know that when He answers, it will be in his timing, not yours. And you may or may not like His answers, but don't forget, you are the one who asked and wanted Him to listen to you first.

#12 stgfox on 09/09/10 at 05:11 PM

Please have respect for Ms. Smith's Family and quit talking about the race Crap!!!!!.What happen at the motel in Barnesville this week has nothing to do with what happen to Ms. Smith.They two different cases.

#13 B on 09/09/10 at 06:44 PM

The issue of race is not what is being discussed. A woman being murdered is a terrible thing, regardless of her race. However, when a newspaper fails to mention one woman's race, while he/she clearly mentions another... this is a topic of some slight interest. It promotes feelings to the general public that perhaps her race played a key role in her death, or, though this is indeed an awful thing-- perhaps her death was less significant. Words are a powerful thing, and one must be careful how they are presented to the mass media. This is the issue I tend to have with a small town newspaper such as this.

#13.1 Anonymous on 09/10/10 at 09:08 AM

So you want to kill the messenger? Facts are facts and when a law enforcement officer gives the race - whether he calls the human being red, yellow, black or white, male or female - it is part of the story. Go back to the hole you're hiding in.

#14 scaredy cat home alone on 09/09/10 at 08:31 PM

im scared. been readin about the johnson girl and morgan girl and shaunta olson murders. now it is an older lady named betty smith. could john rigsby be a serial killer of these 4 women? am i safe.what about it police?

#14.1 Anonymous on 09/09/10 at 10:08 PM

get a gun.

#14.2 Anonymous on 09/10/10 at 05:51 AM

Um, donna died 26 years ago. This guy is 22. Wow, what an amazing serial killer to have done so much 4 years before he was even born.

#14.3 NOT Shelia Tolley on 09/10/10 at 09:30 AM

Who is shaunta olson?

#14.3.1 Marky on 09/29/10 at 09:12 AM

Shaunta Olson is the woman this newspaper slandered a few weeks ago when she came to town and stayed overnight in a motel so that she could save the morning commute. She died of a brain anurysm, according to the autopsy, but this newspaper sells more copies if they leave some investigator's sad joke about "autoerotic asphyxiation" on the record instead of being responsible and printing the truth.

#15 Just interested on 09/10/10 at 07:14 PM

I hate it he when people make excuses for behavior and blame everything on their upbringing. But..this Rigsby is from a family of drugs and alcohol. His dad died in an accident when he was just a baby and his mom started coping by drugging. The whole family used drugs and alcohol as a way of life..no doubt he turned out the way he did. No excuse though in my book!!

#15.1 GA/FL on 09/18/10 at 03:46 AM

What kind of accident did the father die from? The John Rigsby I knew was a beer drinking, pot smoking, easy going guy and worked for Bobby Dunn's Tree Service in Griffin. I did not know him well but I never knew him to be a drug user. I had heard he died from cancer.

#15.1.1 knew him too on 09/18/10 at 06:04 AM

it was a car accident. the other car ran a stop sign.

#15.1.2 family of Rigsby!!! on 09/20/10 at 07:56 AM

4 all the inquiries let me give u facts! John Rigsby the father of 2 boys & 4 girls was a great man & yes he worked 4 Bobby Dunn but his son which is Johnny Daniel Rigsby SR. Who wz killed n a car accident n 1993 & wz also a great man & the father of Johnny Daniel Rigsby Jr. Who is involved in the case of a white lady(that's irrelevant )Betty Smith (never wishing 4 something like this 2 happen 2 her & r sympathy is with her loved ones but the Betty Smith i seen wz a drug abuser who supplied it 2 a 22yr old whom she wz also having sex with 4 not a few months but a couple years & threatened our Grandmother (who raised him from the time his father died & never did she use drugs or alcohol, kept him n a private school all his school yrs) on numerous occasions BC she didn't want this 22 yr old 2 leave her eye sight cz he wz her playtoy even while her husband lived n the home! so 2 set the record straight yea thr r a couple druggies & alcoholics n the family but u tell me wht family dnt hv those but the rest of his family r educated & clean & have thr priorities straight & we love & stand by one another regardless of thr actions! love covers a multitude! blood is thicker thn water! even if we dnt agree with a persons actions it doesnt change r love 4 them!

#15.1.2.1 Smith family member on 10/02/10 at 11:30 AM

well i am the family of betty smith, and i don't think you should come onto this page and make excuses for him. even if he was a good person, it doesnt change the fact that he murdered her.

#15.2 christopher weems on 09/25/10 at 11:02 AM

I would suggest you cease making ignorant, clearly defamatory statements about the "whole family" and alleged drig use. That is a broad brush and defamatory. Just know when you post things which are based on limited information and falsity, may subject you to ramifications. And know that identity can be determined for such purposes..just think about what you post.

#15.2.1 not scared !! on 09/25/10 at 08:26 PM

Let see Mr. Chris,
For an attorney, you sure do like making alot of legal threats! You should know that everyone has a right to free speech. And "drig" use...(learn to spell first) you, the family, and half of spaulding co. and lamar,including law inforcment, knows both daniel and his mamma as seriously deluded DRUG addicts. He abused and mistreated his own grandmother. After they finally drove her to the grave, you bailed them out, letting them take over her house! He took a live chicken into her hospital room, for christ sakes! How demented can someone be for you to recognise they have serious issues! As an attorney, if you feel so strong to defend the behavior of a known animal killer and drug addict finally caught and charged for murder, then where is uncle chris when he asked for representation for his trial? You wont put your name behind that one, now that he's been caught and cant find a way to threaten or buy his way out now!!

#16 Anonymous on 09/10/10 at 07:17 PM

I just want to know why they took his pic right after he had been sucking on a lemon. Oooo weee that was sour.

#17 Anonymous on 09/10/10 at 07:43 PM

I hope he likes needles. There's one in Jackson waiting for him.

#17.1 Sheila Tolley on 09/25/10 at 05:35 PM

You must be kidding. Not unless he injects himself.

#18 Anonymous on 09/12/10 at 08:27 PM

By the looks of his picture..he needs something. Sort of looks as he is trying to hide his face. May be a good thing there.

#19 Emily Sanders on 09/14/10 at 03:33 PM

I do not understand!! There is nothing in the article mentioning a Black Male, the picture of the man that is accused of committing the crime is WHITE, so WHY??? Do you people continue to want a black person to be guilty?? I forgot its the Lamar County Education kicking in, It takes lamar citizens time to catch on.

#19.1 Colonel Sanders on 09/15/10 at 05:45 AM

My 'Lamar County Education' can outspell, outpunctuate, and outcapitalize your education any day of the week. Congratulations though, for continuing to stir the 'race pot.'

#20 the informant on 09/25/10 at 04:39 PM

comment on 15.2 I also know daniel and his family you do not have the righ to tell people what they can and cannot say R you going to sue everybody sounds like a lawyer to me. can't spell either can U

#21 the informant on 09/25/10 at 05:46 PM

My comment is to 15.2 You really need some help,You can not threaten everybody that expresses free speech. Yo also blocked your comments so nobody could place a comment. Why don't you tell everybody the you are Daniels uncle. You think you can sue people .You thinkYou are so smart. Look what daniel did to your mother. If you want to sue me You know who I am.

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