Multiple injuries in gunfire on Ridenour Parkway
Gunfire on Ridenour Parkway Friday afternoon resulted in injuries to multiple victims. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening at this time, but four people, all in their…
criminal justice
Two consecutive life sentences for man convicted of rape of child in Austell
Cobb County District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes announced in a public information release that an Atlanta man convicted of raping a child in Austell has been given a sentence of…
Convicted Marietta meth trafficker will get at least 25 years
Florentino Hernandez Jr., of Marietta, who was convicted on November 21 by a Cobb jury in Superior Court of trafficking meth, operating a vehicle with a secret compartment and possession…
Acworth man sentenced to 100 years for child molestation
Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced that an Acworth man was sentenced on November 20 to 100 years for child molestation, with 40 of those years to be served…
Two teens charged in connection with Austell homicide
Two teens, 17 and 14, were arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a pistol by a…
Austell man victim of homicide
According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred in Precinct 2…
Teen faces multiple felony charges in fatal July Mableton Parkway collision
A teen faces multiple felony charges for a Mableton Parkway collision that resulted in one death. He was arrested without incident on October 28, and taken to the Marietta Regional…
Smyrna man convicted of 1998 rape
According to a press release from the office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes, a Smyrna man was convicted Thursday of aggravated sexual battery, and false imprisonment for the attack…
Advocates petition Cobb District Attorney Holmes to eliminate cash bond & to implement other reforms
Advocates for criminal justice system reform presented Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes with a petition to “implement reforms that will end mass incarceration and fight racial injustice.” According to a…
Life sentence for murder in Mableton
Francisco Javier Madera, 33, of Atlanta, was sentenced to life in prison for a 2017 murder in a mobile home park in Mableton. A press release from the office of…