Crime

Maybe somebody left a jail door unlocked?

Arnold Alexander Floyd Jr. in a mug shot provided by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Already serving a 30-year prison sentence for a home invasion in northwest Fayette County last year, Arnold Alexander Floyd Jr. just keeps adding to his criminal record.

Floyd, 21, and a resident of the Hancock State Prison, was back at the Fayette County Jail last week, scheduled to face trial for damaging a jail sprinkler head and defacing a jail jumpsuit back in January.

On Sunday, Floyd tried unsuccessfully to escape from the jail, bolting down a hallway while he was being moved from one secure area of the jail to another, said Jail Administrator Capt. Charlie Cowart. Read More»

Decatur woman arrested in N. Fayette hit and run

Decatur woman arrested in N. Fayette hit and run

A Decatur woman was arrested Monday morning in south Fayette County on charges of hit and run after colliding with another vehicle on Sandy Creek Road.

Tamika C. Marcus, 23, of Decatur was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, reckless driving and failure to obey a stop sign.

Maj. Bryan Woodie said the crash occurred at approximately 7:47 a.m. on Sandy Creek Road at the intersection with Ellison Road in north Fayette County. Read More»

2 arrests tied to north Fayette burglary

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office investigators made an arrest on Sept. 8 in connection with a burglary that occurred earlier that day on Monticello Way in north Fayette County.

Investigators have arrested Chauncey Aquinas Burdette, 24, of Stone Mountain and Demond Bernard Porter, 23, of Lithonia charging them Read More»

5 teens charged with gang activity after thefts at Fayette Co. High

It began in recent weeks with four Fayette County students arrested on theft charges after incidents at Fayette County High School in Fayetteville.

The situation now has changed, with a total of five arrested on charges related to their participation in what Fayetteville Police said is called the “Finesse” gang.

Two of the students attend Fayette County High School on Tiger Trail while two others attend the school system’s Open Campus alternative school at the nearby Lafayette Education Center. Read More»

Illegal car scrapper gets prison time

An Atlanta man wil serve three years in prison for selling four stolen automobiles to auto salvage yards in Fayette County.

Brandon Ramon Cooper, 29, of Langston Avenue entered a guilty plea in court Monday to four counts of theft by receiving stolen property and was sentenced by Fayette County Superior Court Judge Fletcher W. Sams.

Cooper was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and $6,300 in restitution to the four victims in the case. Read More»

PTC, Tyrone burglar pleads guilty to 3 counts

One of the burglars whose getaway car was disabled by a quick-shooting Peachtree City homeowner in March has pled guilty to three counts of burglary.

Tywan Elaine Alexander, 33, of Memorial Drive, Decatur, was sentenced to six years in prison followed by 17 years probation by Fayette County Superior Court Judge Tommy Hankinson

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PTC man arrested on multiple charges of sexual crimes involving young girl

PTC man arrested on multiple charges of sexual crimes involving young girl

Update - Thursday 4 p.m.: It has been confirmed by Pennsylvania authorities that a Peachtree City man arrested Sept. 12 on warrants from that state listing a multitude of charges of deviant sexual acts with children dealt with the repeated rape of a young girl over a four-year period.

Peachtree City Police spokesperson Rosanna Dove said 57 year-old Christopher Jackson Carter, of Wisdom Circle, was arrested Sept. 12 on outstanding warrants stemming from an ongoing investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police.

Pennsylvania State Trooper Craig Vanlouvender on Thursday said the repeated sexual offenses took place between 1990-1994 and involved a young girl who was 4 years of age when the crimes first occurred.

The charges include 10 counts each for rape by Read More»

Burglar admits breaking into house, but says it was to escape shooters

The attorney for a 62-year-old Fayetteville man admitted Monday that his client broke into a neighbor’s basement, damaging a window and two doors.

But the resulting damage did not cross the $500 threshold and so William Michael Meyer is asking for a misdemeanor verdict of criminal trespassing instead, attorney Paul Liston told a jury in Fayette County Superior Court.

The jury was expected to begin deliberating the case late Tuesday afternoon. Read More»

Teen, 17, charged with vehicular homicide in Aug. 10 wreck

Seventeen-year-old Fayetteville resident Joshua M. Staley has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide resulting from an Aug. 10 traffic collision on Ga. Highway 54 in Fayetteville where 17-year-old Fayetteville resident Malcom Williams was killed.

Staley was charged Sept. 6 with second-degree homicide by vehicle and failure to obey a traffic control device, according to law enforcement reports.

The two-car collision occurred on Hwy. 54 at Sandy Creek Road. Read More»

Fayette County law enforcement arrest reports — Aug. 28 – Sept. 3

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, Aug. 28 - Monday, Sept. 3

William S. Duarte, 35, of Kingswood Lane, Fayetteville, for wanted person.

Winston C. Windom, 32, of North Church Street, Hahira, for bench warrant.

Toccara N. Young, 26, of Vernier Drive, Atlanta, for revoked or suspended license.

Amanda R. Benefield, 39, of Busbin Road, Fayetteville, for probation/parole violation. Read More»

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