Cairo, GA, May 26, 2023: On Thursday, May 25, 2023, the GBI arrested and charged Cairo Fire Department Chief William “Bill” Thomas Schafer, 45, in Grady County, GA, with felony theft by taking, and felony violation of oath of office. On May 11, 2023, the …
Atlanta, GA (May 31, 2023) – The GBI, along with the Atlanta Police Department, have arrested three people on charges stemming from the ongoing investigation of individuals responsible for numerous criminal acts at the future site of the Atlanta Public …
Update - May 30, 2023 Walker County, GA (May 30, 2023) – Today, District Attorney Clay Fuller, along with the GBI, announced a major development in a Walker County murder investigation. Twelve jurors returned guilty verdicts for two Alabama men who have …
Jackson, GA (May 30, 2023) – A child exploitation investigation that began from a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children resulted in the arrest of four individuals in Butts County. Agents with the GBI’s Child Exploitation …
Sumter County, GA (May 29, 2023) – The GBI and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance after a shooting incident at the American Legion Club on Highway 20 in Sumter County, GA that ended with two people shot. One of the …
Lithonia, GA (May 27, 2023) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia. The DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Saturday, May 27, 2023. One man …
Jackson County & Stephens County, GA (May 26, 2023) - On May 18, 2023, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrested and charged a Toccoa man and woman with the following: Leonardo Gabriel Steeple, age 45, was charged with two counts of …
Rockmart, GA (May 24, 2023) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Rockmart, Georgia. The Polk County Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on May 24, 2023. One man was shot and is being treated. No …
Dublin, Georgia (May 23, 2023) – The GBI is investigating a shooting in Dublin, GA. On Monday, May 22, 2023, at about 9:20 p.m., the Dublin Police Department requested the GBI for assistance. A 17-year-old Dublin teenager contacted Laurens County 911 after …
Covington, GA (May 24, 2023) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Covington, Georgia. The Covington Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on May 23, 2023. One man was shot and killed. One officer …
St. Marys, Camden County, GA, GA (05/19/2023) – The GBI has arrested and charged Artie Jones, Jr., 71, of St. Marys, GA, with one count of Battery. On Thursday, May 4, 2023, the St. Marys Police Department asked the GBI to investigate a fight between …
Albany, GA (May 19, 2023) – On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, the GBI and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) arrested Larry Sparks, A.K.A. Detroit, age 45, of Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and charged him with Possession with Intent to Distribute …
Woodbine, Camden County, GA, GA (05/18/2023) – The GBI has arrested and charged Jacoby Anderson, 25, of St. Marys, GA, with one count of Simple Battery and one count of Violation of Oath of Office. On Thursday, May 11, 2023, Brunswick Judicial Circuit …
Ringgold, Catoosa County, GA (May 18, 2023) - The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Ringgold, Catoosa County, GA. The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on May 17, 2023. One woman, …
Effingham County, Springfield, GA (May 17, 2023) – The GBI has arrested and charged Effingham County Commissioner Reginald “Reggie” Loper, age 84, of Springfield, Georgia, with child molestation and sexual battery. On January 9, 2023, the Effingham County …
Eastman, Georgia (May 15, 2023) – The GBI has arrested a Cochran, GA man in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in Eastman, GA. Napoleon Flowers, age 21, has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm …
Gilmer County, GA (May 11, 2023) – In April of 2021, associates of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) conspired to abduct Rossano Delgado of Barrow County, Georgia. The members of this DTO associated together for the common purposes of illegally …
Forsyth, GA (May 11, 2023) – The GBI is investigating the death of Stephen Tingen, age 49, of Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia. On May 5, 2023, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI assist them with a death investigation. Preliminary …
Chattahoochee Hills, GA (May 11, 2023) - The remains of two men found in Chattahoochee Hills, GA, have been positively identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as Jason Salter, age 39, and Kenny Guerra, age 35. Salter was identified on …
Lithia Springs, GA (May 10, 2023) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Lithia Springs, Douglas County, GA. The Cobb County Police Department (CCPD) asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. …
