HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On July 11, 2024, the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations about the download of CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material). In this case, Sgt. Brent Duggins, the Crimes Against Children Specialist, received over 40 cybertips on a subject that lived in Haralson County that was […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Friday afternoon, August 9, 2024, the Banks County Sheriff’s Office discovered suspected human remains in a wooded area near Harden Bridge Road. The remains were found during a search for Charles “Eddie” Ramsey, a man reported missing by his family. Ramsey was last seen walking towards his home on Harden Bridge […]

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. – At the request of the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating a shooting in Gordon County, GA. One man was injured. On July 7, 2024, at about 3:30 a.m., the GBI was requested by the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office to assist with an investigation into a shooting that occurred […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 25th, Towns County Drug Investigators received a report of drug activity and opened an investigation. During the investigation at a residence on Dyer Road, probable cause developed, and a search of the residence resulted in the confiscation of an amount of Methamphetamine, which field-tested positive, as well as drug related […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 31st, Towns County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding drug information at a residence on Dills Road in Hiawassee. When deputies arrived, a family member of the residence produced an amount of Methamphetamine in a plastic bag. Drug Investigators were called to the scene. During the investigation it was determined […]

PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Pickens County Fire was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday afternoon around the 12:19 p.m. It was reported that a loaded dump truck had left the roadway and was overturned with the driver entrapped just below the Tate Mountain Estates entrance. Battalion 11 and Engine 10 was the first […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga.– The GBI has arrested and charged former Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Jailer Ronnie Banks, age 52, of Bowersville, GA, with Aggravated Assault and Battery. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an assault following a domestic incident that occurred at a home in Pendergrass, GA on April 29, 2024. […]

PRESS RELEASE – On November 17, 2023, FCSO deputies were dispatched to a business alarm at Simon D. Jewelers in Suwanee. Deputies found a back door pried open and several display cases were smashed and jewelry was stolen. The loss estimate was approximately $300,000 or more. During the investigation, the suspects were identified as Higuera […]

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged 3 former Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) officers, one GDC investigator, and one former Floyd County deputy for the aggravated assault on an inmate in the Floyd County Jail. On June 5, 2024, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office made the request after the assault of an […]

PRESS RELEASE – Please “be on the lookout” for this stolen boat! The boat was stolen from the New Home area on Sand Mountain, between July 12th and July 20th, 2024. The boat is a 2016 Cobia, with an outboard motor. The motor is a 2016 Yamaha F150. Also stolen with the boat was a […]

PRESS RELEASE – Pickens Fire was dispatched to a vehicle fire Tuesday afternoon, around the 7:20 p.m. hour at 4:30 Sassafras Mountain, Laurel Lane. The actual location was across the county line in Dawson County. Pickens fire responded with Station 10 and Station 5 along with Dawson County Fire also responding. Volunteer firefighters from Pickens […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Saturday, July 20, 2024, Cpl. Brady Henderson was dispatched to Love’s Truck Stop in reference to a theft already occurred. Cpl. Henderson met with an employee who advised that a former employee had come into the store, went behind the counter and opened the register stealing $480.00. On Sunday, July […]

On July 16, 2024, the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a member of Journey Fellowship Church that puppies that had been abandoned on July 8, 2024. The case was investigated by Criminal Investigative Division’s Sgt. Bobby Mullenix. Sgt. Mullenix was able to obtain video security footage of the puppies being abandoned and through […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – On May 28, 2024, a traffic stop was done for failure to maintain lane on Victor Correa Martinez. Due to recent history and prior knowledge that Victor was dealing narcotics within Forsyth County, Cpl. Escolano utilized his K9 partner to conduct a free air sniff of the vehicle. K9 Maverick indicated […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged Donathan Shelton, age 32, of Sylva, NC, with child molestation and sexual battery. On April 29, 2022, the Towns County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to assist in a child abuse investigation. Shelton was arrested in North Carolina for charges stemming from a Jackson County, NC […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 9th, 2024, in the Superior Court of Haralson County, Georgia, Donald Allen, a 61-year-old B/M out of Bremen, GA pleaded guilty to the charge of Aggravated Assault. As part of the negotiated plea agreement, Allen has been sentenced to 10 years with the first 2 years to be served in […]