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Fracas leaves jailer hurt, inmate tasered

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Thursday, November 4. 2010

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A jailer was reportedly injured and an inmate tasered during an inmate uprising at the Lamar jail Saturday night.

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Fireman terminated for filming body of accident victim

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Friday, October 29. 2010

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Spalding County has terminated the employment of a firefighter who allegedly videotaped the body of a traffic accident victim and then shared the video with his drinking buddies at a bar. [Full Story »]

Clark strikes out on motions to suppress

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Thursday, October 21. 2010

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All of the statements made by accused killer Jennifer Clark to law enforcement before and after her arrest have been ruled admissible in her trial which is set for January.

Judge Tommy Wilson ruled against the defense motions in an order signed October 19 and filed in Lamar superior court today. [Full Story »]

Sex offenders to be locked down on Halloween

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Monday, October 18. 2010

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Once again, local authorities are removing sex offenders who are on probation from the streets of the Towaliga Judicial Circuit during peak trick-or-treating time on Halloween. [Full Story »]

Pippins get probation in police dog shooting

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Tuesday, October 12. 2010

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Former tax commissioner Geraldine Pippin and her son were sentenced to probation last week in connection with the shooting death of a Griffin police K9 in November 2009. [Full Story »]

Johnson vigil is Oct. 17

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Monday, October 4. 2010

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A prayer vigil for murder victim Donna Ogletree Johnson will be held Sunday, Oct. 17 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lamar County courthouse. [Full Story »]

Public's help needed to solve burglaries, ATM thefts

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Wednesday, September 29. 2010

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The Spalding County sheriff's office is seeking the public's help in solving a strong of burglaries and ATM thefts. [Full Story »]

Another meth lab found; Sealock busted again

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Thursday, September 23. 2010

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Another suspected meth lab has been busted in Lamar County. Four local men, including Larry Bradford Sealock who was nailed in a similar lab just weeks ago, have been arrested. [Full Story »]

Murder victim's sister issues pleas for help

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Monday, September 20. 2010

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Claiming the justice system has failed her family, the sister of murder victim Donna Ogletree Johnson, is pleading with state and federal officials for help in solving the 26-year-old slaying. “We have anxiously stood by and awaited justice from our legal system which has seemingly failed my family and my sister,” Becky Peterman wrote in a letter mailed last week.
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Spalding man clings to life after shooting

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Thursday, September 16. 2010

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Forty-three year old Scott Payne continues to cling to life after being shot at his Spalding County home. [Full Story »]

Where was Donna Johnson killed?

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, September 13. 2010

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Investigators know where Donna Ogletree Johnson’s body was found.

They know where her car was found – though many, if not all, believe that scene at the dumpster site was staged.

What they don’t know is where she was tortured and killed. [Full Story »]

Grand jury convenes Monday

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Thursday, September 9. 2010

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A man charged with phoning in bomb threats to convenience stores throughout middle Georgia heads up the list of cases to be taken up by the Lamar County grand jury when it convenes September 13 at 9 a.m.
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Four jailed in AC/copper thefts

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Sunday, August 29. 2010

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Four Barnesville residents are in area jails on multiple counts after being arrested in connection with a string of air conditioner/copper thefts. [Full Story »]

Johnson case tips continue to accumulate

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Sunday, August 29. 2010

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Investigators from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Lamar sheriff’s office continue to investigate the now 26-year-old mystery of the murder of Donna Ogletree Johnson. [Full Story »]