Criminal Justice System

Group photo of three fathers and court staff celebrating graduation from Parental Accountability Court

Criminal Justice System November 8, 2021

Three fathers graduate from Cobb Parental Accountability Court

Three fathers graduated from the Cobb County Parental Accountability Court after getting back on track with their child support payments. The Parental Accountability Court is one of four accountability courts…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Criminal Justice System October 28, 2021

Grand jury recommends further action on shooting of Johnny Bolton by Cobb sheriff SWAT team member

A Cobb County grand jury recommended that further action be taken on the shooting death of Johnny Bolton, 49, of Austell by a Cobb Sheriff’s Office SWAT team member during…

Cobb Sheriff's Office vehicle at Cobb government office in article about evictions

Criminal Justice System October 21, 2021

Owens says Cobb detainees the first to receive 24-hour mental health service

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release stating that the Cobb County Adult Detention Center will have a full-time psychiatrist on staff: MARIETTA, GA — Under the…

Criminal Justice System October 21, 2021

Cobb Police seek public help in identifying victims in public indecency case involving child victim

The Cobb County Courier has a policy of redacting the names of suspects and defendants until a conviction or guilty plea happens, but an exception is made when the police…

Criminal Justice System October 17, 2021

Amanda Carter promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge for GBI Region 10

Amanda Carter has been promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) for the Region 10 Atlanta field office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Region 10 covers much of…

Criminal Justice System October 12, 2021

Kennesaw man charged in connection with body left in dumpster

Multiple charges were lodged against a 52-year-old Kennesaw man in connection with the decomposing body found in a dumpster behind a business on Chastain Meadows Parkway Saturday. [The Cobb County…

Criminal Justice System October 11, 2021

Cobb police investigating body found in dumpster on Chastain Meadows Court

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, homicide investigators are investigating a suspicious death discovered over the weekend on Chastain Meadows…

Criminal Justice System October 10, 2021

Automatic License Plate Readers in Cobb County

Automatic License Plate Readers have been instrumental in an increasing number of arrests in Cobb County and the City of Marietta, and the technology has gotten more portable and versatile….

Criminal Justice System October 7, 2021

Cobb County serial child molester sentenced to life without parole

District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced this afternoon that convicted serial child molester Michael Shane Kilgore has been sentenced to life without possibility of parole. Kilgore was convicted on…

Criminal Justice System October 5, 2021

First Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Law Enforcement Symposium held by Cobb DA

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. held the first Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Law Enforcement Symposium. at the Cobb Public Safety Training Center on September 23,…

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