Crime

Fayette County law enforcement arrest reports — Oct. 16 – 22

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than the age of those arrested, only the year of birth will be indicated below due to law enforcement procedural changes.

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Tuesday, Oct. 16 - Monday, Oct. 22 Read More»

Fayette County law enforcement arrest reports — Oct. 9 – 15

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than the age of those arrested, only the year of birth will be indicated below due to law enforcement procedural changes.

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Tuesday, Oct. 9 - Monday, Oct. 15

Amy L. Black, born in 1971, of Hollow Oaks Court, Newnan, for tele. haras/disorderly/fig. words

Sean W. Cochran, born in 1993, of Creekmoor Lane, Riverdale, for less than an ounce of marijuana. Read More»

Coweta pot bust yields money, weapons

An Oct. 12 bust in Newnan yielded approximately eight pounds of marijuana, nearly $20,000 in cash and a number of weapons.

Newnan residents Christopher Smith, 22, and Brittney-Lee Orourke, 19, were charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, according to Coweta County Jail records. Read More»

Fugitive squad cuffs man who shot at Fayette deputy

Suspect who touched off Oct. 11 manhunt arrested Tuesday in Cobb County

A Hampton man was arrested late Tuesday afternoon in Cobb County on charges stemming from the attempted shooting of a Fayette County sheriff's deputy who had pulled him over in north Fayette County Oct. 11, officials said.

Keith Sinclair Lake, 22, was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, and because that part of the incident happened just across the county line he will be prosecuted in Clayton County. Read More»

Fayette County law enforcement arrest reports — Oct. 2 – 8

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than the age of those arrested, only the year of birth will be indicated below due to law enforcement procedural changes.

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Tuesday, Oct. 2 - Monday, Oct. 8

Warren Devale Balam, Jr., born in 1984, of Harbourtown Parkway, Fayetteville, for probation/parole violation.

Sean Terrell Ijames, born in 1985, of Panhandle Lane, Hampton, for wanted person. Read More»

Suspect who shot at deputy remains at large

UPDATED Friday at 2:55 p.m. — Suspect bolted on foot from traffic stop on northern edge of Fayette Co.; his mom urges him to surrender Read More»

Fayette County law enforcement reports — Sept. 25 – Oct. 1

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The day and month of the arrested persons’ births have been removed from the agency reports to The Citizen because of a recent law enforcement interpretation of the Georgia Open Records Law. Thus no exact ages are given in the reports, only the year of birth. This change departs from more than a century of precedent in arresting agencies providing to the news media and the general public the ages of those arrested.] Read More»

PTC cops seek missing juvenile

Peachtree City Police are seeking the public's help in locating a juvenile who has been missing for more than 24 hours.

Kyle Kerswill, who is 5'11" and approximately 160 pounds, was last seen in his bedroom at Azalea Drive, police said.

Kerswill was first reported missing Thursday morning at 5:56 a.m. Police have not released any further details about the incident.

Anyone with information on Kerswill's location is asked to cal police at 770-631-2510 or 770-487-6010. Callers may remain anonymous.

Aftermath of a murder: Sights a child should never see

On Jan. 20, three young boys watched as their father used a knife taken from their kitchen to stab their mother, Liliana Ruiz, nine times just outside their home in the Landmark Mobile Home Park in north Fayette County.

Jesus Ojeda Jimenez, 34, a Mexican national illegally in this country, was convicted of Ruiz’s murder Thursday and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read More»

Fayette County law enforcement arrest reports — Sept. 18 – Sept. 24

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Tuesday, Sept. 18 - Monday, Sept. 24

Nicholas J. Bush, 26, of Bristol Court, Fayetteville, for seatbelt violation and revoked or suspended license.

Jason J. Gaudette, 24, of Chadwick Drive, Peachtree City, for probation/parole violation.

Alman S. Cato, 34, of Green Valley Drive, Riverdale, for less than an ounce of marijuana. Read More»