Chatham County, GA (October 11, 2025) - At the request of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating the death of inmate Anthony Garza, age 67, of Savannah, GA. On Friday, October 10, 2025, at about 8:30 p.m., Chatham County Jail …
Epworth, Georgia (October 10, 2025)- The GBI has arrested and charged William Joseph Woods, age 58, of Epworth, GA, with Felony Murder, Malice Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony in connection to the …
McIntosh County, GA (October 10, 2025) - On October 8, 1985, the body of 20-year-old Melissa Ann Ford, of Darien, GA, was found off of Church Road near I-95 in McIntosh County. Ford had been missing for about two months prior to her body’s discovery. Ford …
Lamar County/Barnesville, GA (October 8, 2025) - The GBI has arrested and charged Laquinda Shandrell Moreland, age 36, of Knoxville, TN, with Murder, Concealing the Death of Another Person, and False Statements in connection to the death of Charles Raymond …
Dalton, Georgia (October 7, 2025) – A four-day proactive online undercover investigation, coordinated by the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office resulted …
Tifton, GA (October 6, 2025) – At the request of the Tifton Police Department, GBI agents are investigating the death of Jamahri Sims, age 16, of Tifton, GA. The investigation shows on October 6, 2025 at about 1:00 p.m., officers with the Tifton Police …
Henry County, GA (October 2, 2025) – On September 25, 2025, the GBI’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit and the Henry County Police Department collaborated in a targeted operation focused on demand reduction in the commercial sex trade. The …
Whitfield County, GA (October 3, 2025) - At the request of the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating the death of Michael Cronin, age 59, of Dalton, GA. On October 1, 2025 at about 11:00 p.m., the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office …
Stephens County, GA (October 1, 2025) – Twenty people have been arrested and charged following a search warrant operation in Stephens County, GA. The GBI Metro Gang Task Force, GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO), FBI North Georgia …
Dublin, GA (September 30, 2025) - On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Heather Browning, age 35 of Dublin, GA was arrested and charged with one count of O.C.G.A. 16-8-3 Theft by Deception. Browning was the treasurer for Cedar Grove Methodist Church and the …
Claxton, GA (September 28, 2025) – At the request of the Evans County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating a shooting incident in Claxton, Evans County, Georgia. The investigation indicates that on Saturday, September 28, 2025, at about 4:00 a.m …
Screven County, GA (September 27, 2025) - At the request of the Screven County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an incident that left Leon Tolbert Jr., age 30, of Sylvania, GA, and Brandon Counts, age 30, of Sylvania, GA, dead from gunshot …
Bainbridge, Decatur County, GA (September 26, 2025) – The GBI has arrested and charged Cody Ryan Lambert, age 28, of Donalsonville, Seminole County, Georgia, with Sexual Exploitation of Children. In August 2025, the GBI Child Exploitation and Computer …
Valdosta, GA (September 26, 2025) - At the request of the Valdosta Police Department, GBI Agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Valdosta, GA. One man was shot and killed in the incident. No officers were injured. The preliminary …
Gwinnett County, GA (September 22, 2025) – The GBI and the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Marvin Stanley Cottrell, age 59, of Buford, GA, for Trafficking Cocaine and Firearm Possession by a Felon, following a search warrant in Buford …
Forsyth, GA (September 21, 2025) - At the request of the Forsyth Police Department, GBI agents are investigating a shooting in Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia, in which a three year old was shot. The GBI and the Forsyth Police Department are investigating …
Barnesville, GA (September 21, 2025) - At the request of the Barnesville Police Department, GBI agents are investigating a homicide in Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia. Deondrey Florence, age 41, of Barnesville, Georgia, was shot and killed around the …
Savannah, GA (September 20, 2025) - At the request of the Savannah Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. Lezar Christie, age 29, of Savannah, GA, was injured during the incident. …
September 17, 2025 (McCaysville, GA) - At the request of the McCaysville Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in McCaysville, Georgia. One officer was injured in the incident. The preliminary investigation indicates …
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 …
