TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – At the request of the Towns County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI is conducting a death investigation regarding human skeletal remains found in the 8000 block of Gumlog Road in Towns County, Georgia, on January 1, 2024. The skeletal remains have not been identified. An autopsy will be performed on the remains […]

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit arrested and charged Sean Ferguson, age 41, of Walker County, Georgia, with three counts of sexual exploitation of children. The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into Ferguson’s online activity after receiving a Cyber Tipline Report from the National […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – The White County Sheriff’s Office, Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, and Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office conducted a multi-day operation in December 2023 that led to the arrest of three people: Cody Lee Fendley, age 38, of Cleveland, GA, was arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine and possession of fentanyl with the intent […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Christopher Vaughn, age 39, of Toccoa, GA with one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault. The Stephen’s County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to assist them with a stabbing investigation that occurred in Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia on December 28, 2023, resulting in […]

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. – A known gang member was tracked down and arrested in Calhoun, Georgia on Christmas Eve. The suspect pictured was wanted in Whitfield County for child molestation and he allegedly fled before he was arrested. Calhoun Police department stated that trying to hide out in Calhoun for Christmas Eve was a big […]

PRESS RELEASE – INFORMATION NEEDED…Please assist the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office in locating the pictured juvenile female. Aireanna Williams (16 yrs) was last seen in the early morning hours of 12/26/2023 on Carriage Drive in Catoosa County. Williams is believed to be with Logan Evans (pictured). Evans, who is 18 yrs, also left his residence […]

PRESS RELEASE – On December 23rd, Towns County Sheriff’s Office drug investigators received a tip of a suspicious vehicle containing drugs in the Marathon gas station parking lot on Highway 75 North. The vehicle was located along with a suspect. Probable cause was developed, and a search of the vehicle resulted in the confiscation of […]

PRESS RELEASE – On December 20th Sandy Springs PD alerted FCSO that a vehicle with a stolen tag from their jurisdiction was entering ours. One of our Crime Reduction Unit deputies located the car in a South Forsyth Apartment Complex and attempted to pull it over. In true un-law-abiding citizen fashion from a county south […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Fernando Martinez, age 51, of Gainesville GA, with three counts of trafficking methamphetamine and six counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The arrest resulted from a search warrant at Pine Circle Drive, Gainesville, GA, on December 21, 2023. The Hall […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Chattooga County after a request from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday, December 24, 2023, police were attempting to apprehend a suspect in a murder investigation. John Wayne Siffles, age 44, of Summerville, GA, was wanted in the death of a woman whose body was found in […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested Michael Thompson, age 56, of Cleveland, GA on drug and gun charges. On December 19, 2023, the White County Sheriff’s Office and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office executed a search warrant at Thompson’s home in Cleveland, GA. Thompson was arrested on scene and charged with the following: […]

PRESS RELEASE – December 19, 2023 marks fifteen years since father and business owner Michael Mullens was shot and killed outside his machine shop in Flintstone, GA. On the morning of December 19, 2008 Walker County Investigators along with the GBI were called to Premier Pattern and Machine on Woodburn Rd, Flintstone, GA to investigate […]

On Friday, December 15, 2023, former Haralson County Sheriff’s Office employee Jada Lee Pike was booked into the Haralson County Detention Center for Violation of Oath of Office and Theft by Taking. Last week, the Haralson County Grand Jury Indicted Pike on these charges and she was allowed to turn herself in this morning. These […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Saturday, December 16, 2023, at around 2:00 AM, the Haralson County Crime Suppression Unit along with Floyd County Sheriff’s Office arrested Angela Nicole Patton, a 42-year-old W/F out of Buchanan, Georgia and David Glyn Smith, a 50-year-old W/M out of Lindale, Georgia in Floyd County Georgia on a Grand Jury […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office are seeking information about a 2022 homicide. Joshua Mitchell, age 37, of Douglasville GA, was found dead in his driveway on Saturday, December 17, 2022. He had been shot multiple times. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to assist with the […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced, on Dec. 15, that a residential fire on Heritage Drive in Dallas claimed the life of one victim. On December 12th, Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office were requested to assist in the investigation of a residential fire with one possible victim. […]