Cobb man pleads guilty to child molestation, sentenced to eight years prison
After entering a guilty plea to two counts of child molestation, Guy Richard Houze, 72, was sentenced by Cobb Superior Court Judge Sonja N. Brown to eight years in prison…
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Man pleads guilty in Cobb Superior Court to aggravated stalking
According to a public information release from Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr., Anthony Merriwether, 66, of Dunwoody, pled guilty to nine charges including aggravated stalking, discharge of…
Former Osborne High teacher sentenced for sex with 17-year-old student
Zachary Warren White, entered a guilty plea to one count of “inappropriate sexual contact by an employee or agent in the first degree” after being arrested for engaging in sexual…
Caregiver sentenced to 20 years without parole for elder abuse in Acworth that resulted in shattered hip on 86-year-old woman
On November 7, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Angela Z. Brown sentenced Shelia Knight to twenty years to be served in custody for aggravated battery and elder exploitation. Knight was…
Man sentenced to 60 years for assault on two-year-old that resulted in permanent traumatic brain injury
Pedro Tamayo, 31, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for an assault that left the two-year-old child of his girlfriend with permanent brain injury. The child’s mother, Alejandro Lopez…
Man convicted in Smyrna murder sentenced to life without possibility of parole
According to a public information release from the office of Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr., Elias Bustamente, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility…
Cobb BOC approves continued funding for Cobb’s Child Support Services program in 4-1 vote
In a 4-1 vote at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, the BOC approved funding that would allow the continuation of the long-standing Child Support Services…
Man convicted of shooting another man in argument over an Uno game
In a public information release, Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced that Taylor Grant, 34 was found guilty of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during…
Man sentenced to life without parole for two armed robberies, aggravated assault, on Windy Hill Rd and South Cobb Drive
Sergio Hernandez, also known as Garzeta Adal and Maya Sergio, was convicted by a Cobb County jury of of a list of charges including armed robbery and aggravated assault, and…
Man sentenced to fifteen years for serious injury crash on South Cobb Drive at Cooper Lake Road
Howard Wright, 46, was sentenced to fifteen years, two years to be served, the remainder on probation, for a high-speed crash on South Cobb Drive that occurred in 2019. The…