Paulding County District Attorney Dick Donovan was booked into the Paulding County Jail on Monday afternoon before posting bond. Arrest warrants were taken out for Donovan on four…
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Attorney General Chris Carr announced Wednesday that the office’s Prosecution Division has indicted Paulding County District Attorney Donald Richard “Dick” Donovan on four felony charges: Bribery, False Swearing,…
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The decision not to bring charges against a Trooper who shot and killed a motorist in DeKalb County has highlighted the stark contrasts in how officer-involved shootings are…
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Defense attorneys for former GSP Trooper Jacob Thompson accused the state of positioning itself to ‘grand jury shop’ after the District Attorney’s Office abruptly canceled its plans to…
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A police chief from middle Georgia has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI says agents arrested Eatonton Police Chief Kent Lawrence for two counts…
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A bond order for the former state trooper facing a felony murder charge after an officer-involved shooting has prompted defense attorneys for Jacob Thompson and those representing the…
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After 108 days behind bars and three formal requests for bond, former state trooper Jacob Thompson has been issued a bond.…
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The former GSP Trooper facing felony murder and aggravated assault charges appeared in Superior Court in Screven county on Monday. Jacob Thompson, who is facing charges from the…
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OPINION: Amidst calls for reforms in policing, Jessica Szilagyi says not enough attention is given to the role the GBI has in what happens after an officer involved…
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In a fairly full courtroom catering to social distancing guidelines, Superior Court Judge Gates Peed opted not to immediately issue a decision on bond for now-former Trooper Jacob…
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