McRae-Helena, Georgia (September 17, 2025) – The GBI and the Telfair County Sheriff’s Office have arrested and charged James Richard Joines Jr., age 56, of McRae-Helena, with one count of Misdemeanor Theft by Taking and one count of Felony Interference …
Search Warrant Operation in Gwinnett County Leads to 24 Arrests and Seizure of Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Firearms Gwinnett County, GA (September 17, 2025) - The GBI has arrested and charged 24 people following a search warrant operation in Gwinnett County, GA …
Adel, GA (September 14, 2025) – At the request of the Adel Police Department, GBI agents are investigating a shooting that occurred in Adel, Cook County, Georgia. The preliminary investigation indicates that a witness called 911 at about 10:31 p.m. on …
Mitchell County, GA (September 8, 2025) - The GBI and the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a fourteen-year-old minor with Terroristic Threats and Disruption of a Public School as a result of an investigation into threats made …
Eastman, Dodge County, GA (September 8, 2025) – At the request of the Eastman Police Department, GBI agents are investigating the death of Terrance Travis Gordon, age 45, of Eastman, GA. On September 7, 2025, just after 12:00 a.m., Eastman Police officers …
UPDATE - September 8, 2025: The GBI has arrested Pearson City Clerk Patricia Ballard, age 67, of Pearson, Atkinson County, Georgia, with the following felony charges: · Conspiracy to Commit a Crime · Conspiracy to Defraud State or Political Subdivision · …
Gwinnett County, GA (September 5, 2025) – The GBI, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI have arrested and charged Arturo Perez-Huizache, age 40, and Carla Michelle Abarca-Jiminez, age 22, both of Guerrero, Mexico, with Trafficking …
Albany, GA (September 5, 2025) – UPDATE - September 5, 2025: On August 27, 2025, a Dougherty County jury found Evelyn Odom, A.K.A. Zmecca Luciana, guilty of Felony Murder, Cruelty to Children in the First Degree, Conspiracy to Conceal the Death of Another, …
Locust Grove, GA (September 4, 2025) - At the request of the Locust Grove Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Locust Grove, GA. One man was shot and killed in the incident. No officers were injured during the …
Trinity, FL (September 3, 2025) – Following a 5-month investigation conducted by the GBI Georgia Cyber Crime Center, the GBI has arrested and charged Charles Henry Williams, age 63, of Trinity, Florida, with one count of Theft by Deception and one count of …
Bibb County, GA (September 3, 2025) - At the request of the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Bibb County, GA. One person was shot and killed in the incident. No officers were injured. Preliminary …
UPDATE - September 2, 2025 The man who was shot and injured in the officer involved shooting has died. ORIGINAL RELEASE: Houston County, GA (September 3, 2025) - At the request of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer …
Henry County, GA (August 30, 2025) - At the request of the Henry County Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Henry County, GA. A minor was shot and injured during the incident. No officers were injured. …
Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, GA (August 28, 2025) – The GBI has arrested and charged Alex Michael Miller, age 36, of Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia with Sexual Exploitation of Children. In June 2024, the GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into …
Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, GA (August 25, 2025) – The GBI is actively assisting the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office with an aggravated assault investigation in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. The GBI has arrested and charged Nickelas Adams, …
Newnan, GA (August 22, 2025) – The GBI has arrested and charged Lakina Gay, age 49, of Newnan, Georgia, with five counts of Theft by Taking. On Friday, November 3, 2023, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office requested GBI to conduct an investigation into …
Dublin, Laurens County, GA (August 21, 2025) – At the request of the Dublin Police Department, GBI agents are assisting with an aggravated assault investigation in Dublin, Georgia. The preliminary information indicates that on August 20, 2025, at about 9: …
Marietta, GA (August 21, 2025) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit has arrested and charged Matthew Clements Abbott, age 36, of Marietta, GA, with Distribution of Obscene Material, 2 counts of Public …
Dunwoody, GA (August 21, 2025) - At the request of the Dunwoody Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Dunwoody, GA. Fredrick Hammonds, age 35, was shot and injured in this incident. No officers were injured. …
Lumber City, Telfair County, GA (August 19, 2025) – At the request of the Lumber City Police Department, GBI agents are investigating the homicide of Dwayne Clark, age 42, of Lumber City, Georgia. The preliminary information indicates that on August 18, …
