Georgia Bureau of Investigation Press Releases

• Published on September 29, 2022 - 00:49 GMT

  

  Read more about “Operation Endless Consequences” Yields 200 Arrest Warrants for Gang, Drug, and Firearms Charges in Multi-Agency ...

  Butts County, GA (September 28, 2022) – Butts County Sheriff’s Office deputies and GBI agents obtained 200 arrest warrants during the execution of “Operation Endless Consequences.”  This operation is a multi-agency investigation involving gangs, drugs, and …

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• Published on September 24, 2022 - 17:12 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Irwin County

    Ocilla, GA (September 24, 2022) - The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Irwin County, GA. The Irwin County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on September 23, 2022, at 2:25 p.m. One man was shot and …

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• Published on September 22, 2022 - 15:50 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Macon Georgia

  Macon, GA (September 22, 2022) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Macon, Georgia.  The Macon Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on September 21, 2022.  No one was injured in the incident. …

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• Published on September 22, 2022 - 11:45 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Bibb County

  The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Bibb County, Georgia.  The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on September 21, 2022.  No one was injured in the incident.  Preliminary information …

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• Published on September 21, 2022 - 06:39 GMT

  

  Read more about Putnam County Man Charged with the Sexual Exploitation of Children

  Eatonton, GA (September 21, 2022) – On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, James Collins, Jr., age 45, of Putnam County, GA, was arrested for six counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer …

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• Published on September 15, 2022 - 20:06 GMT

  

  Read more about Thomson Man, EMS Personnel Hospitalized after Fentanyl Exposure

  Three EMS personnel in Thomson, GA are recovering after responding to the scene of what investigators believe was a fentanyl overdose that left one man dead and another man in medical distress.  On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 10:12 a.m., McDuffie Co. …

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• Published on September 13, 2022 - 15:50 GMT

  

  Read more about Four Arrested for Trafficking Fentanyl & Methamphetamine after Two-Month Drug Trafficking Investigation

  Tift County, GA (September 12, 2022) – On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SWRDEO) and the Tift County Sheriff’s Office concluded a two-month drug trafficking investigation that resulted in the arrests of …

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• Published on September 13, 2022 - 15:50 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Habersham County

  Mt. Airy, GA (September 13, 2022) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting in Habersham County, GA. The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on September 12, 2022 …

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• Published on September 12, 2022 - 22:28 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Walton County

  Monroe, GA (September 12, 2022) –  The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Walton County, GA. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on September 12, 2022. One man was shot and died. No …

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• Published on September 12, 2022 - 01:18 GMT

  

  Read more about Three Homerville Women Arrested for Unlicensed Gaming Operation

  Homerville, GA (September 10, 2022) – On Thursday, September 8, 2022, Gloria Marshall, age 61, Patricia Thomas, age 65, and Lisa Trimble, age 55, all of Homerville, were arrested and charged with Operating Unlicensed COAMS (Felony), Commercial Gambling ( …

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• Published on September 8, 2022 - 15:42 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Columbus

  Columbus, GA (September 8, 2022) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Columbus, GA. The Columbus Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. One man, Reginald Lamont Grant …

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• Published on September 6, 2022 - 19:24 GMT

  

  Read more about Michigan Woman Missing for 33 Years Identified with Genealogy Technology

  UPDATE: Dekalb County, GA (September 6, 2022) – Henry Fredrick Wise, AKA Hoss Wise, has been identified through genealogy DNA as Stacey Chahorski’s killer. Wise would have been 34 at the time of Chahorski’s murder in 1988.  Wise was a truck driver, …

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• Published on September 3, 2022 - 18:34 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Baldwin County

  Milledgeville, GA (September 3, 2022) - The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Baldwin County, GA. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on September 3, 2022, at 12:13 a.m. One man was …

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• Published on September 2, 2022 - 23:16 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Clayton County

  Clayton County, GA (September 2, 2022) - The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Clayton County, GA. The Clayton County Police Department (CCPD) asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on September 2, 2022. One man was shot …

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• Published on September 2, 2022 - 12:33 GMT

  

  Read more about Hall County Man Arrested for Murder After Overdose Death

  On August 31, 2022, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) and the Cleveland Police Department arrested Olaffia Hester, age 27, of Gillsville, GA. Hester is arrested for felony murder in connection to the overdose death of Katelyn Baker, …

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• Published on September 1, 2022 - 19:56 GMT

  

  Read more about Dade County Man Charged with the Sexual Exploitation of Children

  Trenton, GA (September 1, 2022) – On Monday, August 29, 2022, Elisha Shields, age 38, of Dade County, GA, was arrested for two counts of sexual exploitation of children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) …

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• Published on August 31, 2022 - 14:21 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Hancock County

  Sparta, GA (August 31, 2022) - The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting on Shoals Road in Hancock County, Georgia.  The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at about …

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• Published on August 30, 2022 - 20:56 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Makes Arrest in Theft Case in Monroe, GA 

  Monroe, GA (August 30, 2022) – The GBI has arrested Simoan Baker, age 33, of Monroe, Georgia. Baker is charged with one felony count of theft by conversion. Baker turned herself in to the Walton County Jail on August 20, 2022, without incident. On June 27, …

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• Published on August 29, 2022 - 16:02 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Moultrie

  Moultrie, GA (August 29, 2022) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Moultrie, GA. The Moultrie Police Department requested the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Sunday, August 28, 2022. An officer was shot once. He was …

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• Published on August 28, 2022 - 19:10 GMT

  

  Read more about GBI Makes Arrest in Coffee County Death Investigation

  Douglas, GA (August 28, 2022) – The GBI Douglas Office has arrested James Schmit, age 52, of Douglas in connection with the death of John Lark Conley, age 80. Schmit is charged with one count each of felony murder, aggravated assault, and arson. Schmit is …

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