HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On June 7, 2024, Jonathon David Swanger, a 37-year-old W/M out of Buchanan, pled guilty to two counts of Child Molestation in the Superior Court of Haralson County. Swanger, who has been in custody since August 18, 2022, entered his plea as part of an ongoing legal process. The court has […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 3pm deputies were dispatched to the Post Road Library for an assault that had occurred. Detectives met with the victim’s mother who told them another library patron had witnessed an adult man touch her pre-teen juvenile inappropriately while the child was looking at books in the […]

PRESS RELEASE – With the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s arrest of Sheriff Chad Nichols, and the coinciding conditions of his bond, which state “he not be involved in any law enforcement activity in his capacity as sheriff,” the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office will rely on Major Beth Darnell as its “Acting In-Charge.” Major Darnell has […]

PRESS RELEASE – Towns County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigator received multiple complaints regarding drug activity at Windy Hill gas station on Hwy 66, near the NC/GA state line. During the investigation, store videos revealed a drug transaction between the store clerk and another individual. The clerk, identified as Rodney Alan Powell, age 46, Marble NC […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Monday, May 27th, Towns County Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to marijuana that had been found under a tarp in a wooded area behind the Sand Bar on Dogwood Lane. The drugs were in a tote with a lid and appeared to be Marijuana. Inside the tote were multiple […]

PRESS RELEASE – According to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, a Stephens County High School teacher has been arrested following a lengthy investigation. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley reports that Dr. Connie Franklin, Superintendent of Stephens County Schools, contacted his office on May 6, 2024, to report an allegation heard by a school official of […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On May 28, 2024, Deputy Alexander Zeno observed a motorcycle traveling eastbound on U.S. Hwy 78 with no taillights and attempted a traffic stop at the intersection of US Highway 78 at Arbacoochee Road in Tallapoosa. The motorcycle failed to stop, and a pursuit began. Deputy Jarrett Chandler was close by […]

RABUN COUNTY, Ga – The GBI has arrested and charged Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols, age 45, of Clayton, Georgia, with Public Indecency, Sexual Battery and Violation of Oath by a Public Officer. On Friday, May 24, 2024, Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian asked the GBI to investigate an incident involving Nichols. Nichols […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – On May 25th at 6:00 AM The Oaks Restaurant reported a burglary. The manager stated that someone had entered the restaurant during the night and forced open the safe and stole an undisclosed amount of cash. During the investigation, it was discovered that Deputy Vonya Baldwin had been patrolling the area […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office announces the capture of Joel Eugene Keller, age 38 of Toccoa, Ga. During the 25 hours of non-stop search for Keller, the Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the public on Thursday, May 22, for information leading to the arrest of Joel Eugene Keller after he cut and […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Thursday, May 23, 2024, members of the Haralson County Crime Suppression Unit and the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force were in the area of Old Highway 100 in reference to an investigation. Sgt. Trenton Benson observed a wanted person out of another jurisdiction and attempted to conduct a traffic stop […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – On February 5, 2022, Paulding E-911 received a call from individuals located at 258 Old Locklear Road Dallas, GA 30132 in reference to a female who had just been shot. Once Deputies arrived, it was determined that the victim, later identified as Shana Nicole Dover W/F, 35 YOA, had succumbed to […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Sgt. Trenton Benson of the Haralson County Crime Suppression Unit was working interdiction on I-20 when he observed a black passenger car that was tailgating a tractor trailer. As Sgt. Benson moved to get closer to the car, it abruptly changed lanes, zigzagging in between vehicles and […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement in respond to one of their deputies confiscating a large amount of drugs. According to the Sheriff’s Office, on May 18, 2024, Deputy Ellenburg conducted a traffic stop in the Gore area of Chattooga County. The traffic stop resulted in the “seizure of approximately […]

CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, a Catoosa County jury convicted Ruben Santos, a 40-year-old man from Chattanooga, of Burglary in the First Degree. Evidence presented over the course of a two-day trial showed that Santos was a long-time family friend of the victim, a 25-year-old woman. Santos befriended the victim when […]

PRESS RELEASE – On the morning of May 13, 2024, at 07:47:57, the City of Jasper Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire with entrapment at 67 Oakmont Dr in Jasper, Georgia, 30143. Responding units reported witnessing heavy black smoke coming from the area of the incident location. Jasper Fire Department personnel arrived […]