A Cedartown man will be heading to Federal prison for the next several years after he took a guilty plea in May for drug trafficking charges, per a release from the United States’ Attorney’s Office today.…
Judge Tim Taylor takes over bench in latest to take over court overseeing families, underage defendants A former member of the Public Defender’s Office has a new role in the justice system, and he’ll be responsible…
Life sentences upheld in murder, armed robbery convictions Local prosecutors scored wins in the state’s highest court after two additional cases this month were denied hearings by Georgia’s Supreme Court. Meaning that sentences handed down in…
A man who was convicted in a Tallapoosa Circuit Superior Court for murder and sentenced will not get a hearing from the Georgia Supreme Court after seeking an appeal. Roe Dale Bowman, who was convicted in…
A woman who was arrested in 2021 after she told people she was dying of cancer and took thousands of dollars in donations will have to pay back people who she took advantage of at the…
A jury has decided: Jimmy Brian Blackmon is guilty of murder. Nearly four full years since the shooting death of his wife, Blackmon has now been convicted after a three-day murder trial on all charges against…
Jury selection, opening statements and 911 calls played Opening arguments were heard by the jury today as the trial of the State of Georgia versus Jimmy Brian Blackmon opened today in a Polk County Courthouse in…
A Tallapoosa man will spend at least the next 10 years behind bars after he was sentenced on several charges stemming from a 2023 hit and run incident on Highway 27. James Ray Watkins, 38, took…
A man charged for murder for the disappearance of a woman in early 2022 will now face a judge’s sentence after he was found guilty by a jury following this week’s murder trial in a Polk…
A Rockmart man who remains behind bars lost a big chunk of change and a handgun he owned at the time, according to a press release from the District Attorney’s office this evening. Per the details…
