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Former deputy convicted of murder in court for new trial hearing

Derrick Yancey, a former DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy, was in court April 24 to petition Judge Linda Hunter for a new trial. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Convicted murderer and former DeKalb County Sherriff’s deputy Derrick Yancey was in court April 24 as his attorney petitioned a judge to allow a new trial. Yancey, 52, filed a motion for a new trial, accusing his defense attorneys of failing him by...

Mother, son plead guilty to animal cruelty charges

A Decatur mother and son pleaded guilty April 27 in State Court to five counts of animal cruelty, according to DeKalb County solicitor general spokeswoman Emily Gest. The pleas came after their fox terrier, Blaze, was found severely emaciated wi...

News update, April 30 (UPDATED)

Woman killed, another injured by shooter One woman was killed and another injured in a shooting in south DeKalb County on April 29. Peter McLean, 19, was charged with murder and aggravated assault for a shooting that occurred at approximate...

News update, April 27

DeKalb County men indicted for pimping, exploiting youth A DeKalb County grand jury on April 26 indicted two DeKalb County men on 18 counts of pimping and exploiting children. John William Anderson and Darryl Bearnard Curry are accused of ...

News update, April 26

Off-duty police officer charged with DUI after hitting Greyhound bus An off-duty police officer was allegedly drunk and driving the wrong way down I-85 when he crashed into a Greyhound bus at approximately 5 a.m. April 26, according to police.&#...

Accused rapist pleads not guilty, awaits trial

A Decatur man charged with raping three women and assaulting two others late last year waived arraignment in court April 19. His attorney will file motions in the case before April 29. Gary Wendale Mincey, 35, of Decatur, was indicted by a grand jury...

News update, April 25

Doraville man indicted on sex crimes A Doraville man was indicted April 24 by a DeKalb County grand jury on nine counts of sexual exploitation of children, one county of bestiality and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, according to cou...

Domestic violence suspect shot by police

A suspect involved in a domestic dispute was shot by a DeKalb County Police officer on April 22, according to a police statement. According to police spokeswoman Mekka Parish, an officer responded to a domestic call at 1945 Brannon Road at 4:30 ...

News update, April 20

Assistant principal under investigation An assistant principal at the DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts is being investigated by the DeKalb County School District’s internal affairs department after allegedly showing an inappropriate photo...

News Update, April 19

DCSD celebrates music scholarship signing day The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will recognize 150 senior high school band and orchestra students for their musical and academic accomplishments at the second annual Senior Music Scholarship Sign...

Students face year in jail for protesting on Emory quad in 2011

Seven college students each could face up to a year in jail for what they say was nothing more than a peaceful protest on Emory University’s quad against the university’s treatment of employees. Emory graduate students Roger Sikes, Laura Emiko So...

News update, April 18

Arraignment set for accused rapist An arraignment for an accused serial rapist will be held Thursday, April 19, in DeKalb County Superior Court with judge Gail Flake presiding. Gary Mincey of Decatur is accused of following four women home ...

Grand jury considering Andrea Sneiderman’s role in husband’s killing

Nearly a month after a jury found Hemy Neuman guilty but mentally ill in the November 2010 killing of Russell “Rusty” Sneiderman, a grand jury has subpoenaed the video testimony of Sneiderman’s widow. Andrea Sneiderman allegedly had an affair w...

Occupy Atlanta activist arrested in south DeKalb

An activist with Occupy Atlanta was arrested outside a south DeKalb home the group is trying to save from foreclosure. According to a DeKalb County Police incident report, Michael Olszewski, 22, of Norcross, was charged with obstructing a street when...

Juveniles charged with Brook Run Park vandalism

An anonymous individual contacted the Dunwoody Police Department with information that led to arrests stemming from vandalism in Brook Run Park. Vandals broke into the park during the overnight hours of March 30-31and caused substantial damage to the...

News update, April 17

New documentary on pediatric AIDS to be shown at Emory The Carrier, a documentary film that tells the story of a young, pregnant Zambian woman who discovers she is HIV-positive, and then sets out to keep her baby and community virus-free, will be scr...

Lithonia boosts police department with reserve officers

The Lithonia Police Department has grown from five officers to 13 and it did not cost the city a penny. The city has signed on eight reserve officers to assist the police department’s five fulltime officers. “We will be more visible,” said acti...

News update, April 13

Dunwoody Police looking for forgery suspect The Dunwoody Police Department has secured a warrant for 46-year-old Carlos Sanchez Esquivel of Marietta, charging him with first-degree forgery. Police allege that the suspect scammed Yovany Balt...

Watershed employees arrested for stealing time

Four county watershed department employees are out of jobs and are under investigation for a fraudulent timekeeping scheme. According to Ted Rhinehart, the county’s deputy chief operating officer over infrastructure departments, a county timekeeper...

News update, April 11

Hearing for accused killer set for April 12  A teenager who is accused of killing two people at a Stone Mountain apartment complex will have a pretrial hearing on Thursday, April 12. DeAndre White, 18 at the time of the killings, will appe...

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