Tag: 2021
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Court requires money returned in case involving convenience store Delta 8 sales
Appeals court rules forfeiture didn’t have the supporting evidence Judges ruled in favor of a local convenience store owner who had cash seized along with Delta 8 THC products during a raid in 2021 that four years later was ruled to have not been backed by solid evidence, and now the money has to be…
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REPORT: Man jailed on 2021 aggravated assault warrant
A man who had a warrant for aggravated assault was booked into the Polk County Jail three years after the incident occurred, reports stated. Polk County Police initially took the report in late August 2021 after the victim claimed that Kevin Espinosa, 28, of a Decatur address, broke into his residence and assaulted him by…
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Shellhorse takes guilty plea to multiple counts, gets 10 years probation
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 time, and serve the next decade on probation. Katie Lynn Shellhorse was jailed and released on bond in May…
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AdventHealth Medical Group Family and Internal MedicineCelebrate One Year Anniversary
From Closure to Care: AdventHealth Renews its Commitment to Polk County On July 10, AdventHealth Medical Group Family and Internal Medicine at Cedartown celebrated its first year since reopening. The journey has taken years, but now serves patients both new and former, serving as a catalyst to community health for many. In 2021, Hospital Corporation…
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Jimmy Brian Blackmon Trial opens in Blackmon murder case
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 Cedartown. After more than four years of hearings and filings, twists and turns, a jury was selected to open…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. RELEASE: Georgia Brothers Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol BreachRELEASE:
Note: the following release was made available earlier today by the U.S. Department of Justice. – KtE WASHINGTON — Two men from Georgia have been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted…
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Cash and gun seized by DA’s office in 2021 chase
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 of the release, the 2021 chase involving Jeffery Edward Hodges, now 37, of a Rockmart address, also saw police…
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REPORT: Man in jail after driving head on into logging truck in 2021 on multiple charges
A man who attempted to kill himself in a wreck in November 2021 is now facing charges from Georgia State Patrol and Polk County Police for that incident. The Polk County Police and Georgia State Patrol both took charges out against Michael Bryan Reynolds, 57, of a Carrollton address, after a November 16, 2021 incident…
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Formerly listed as a missing person, Aragon Police reported on Monday, July 24 that Laci Smith was located safe and she wished to keep her whereabouts private. (Photo via Missing People in America) Aragon PD: Laci Smith found safe, no further info being shared
Editor’s note: This item was updated to correct the name of Aragon PD Capt. John Tortoso. -KtE At the end of February 2021, a 17-year-old was reported missing from home. She was last seen at her grandmother’s house, and no description was available of what she was wearing or what direction she was leaving home…
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Castillo acquitted on all charges in 2021 shooting
A man who was charged in a late February 2021 shooting was acquitted by a jury of his peers late this afternoon in a Polk County courtroom. Jesse Castillo was acquitted on all charges after his attorneys put forth a successful “Stand Your Ground” defense in the shooting death of Michael Griffith, 40, on the…