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SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: D’Marquivius “D.J.” King, a former Griffin Police Officer, has plead guilty to violating his oath ...
06/19/2024

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: D’Marquivius “D.J.” King, a former Griffin Police Officer, has plead guilty to violating his oath of office — a felony — in a case related to the May 9, 2021 murder of Javarires Reid. King on Monday entered the guilty plea in Spalding County Superior Court before Judge Scott Ballard. King stood accused of deliberately withholding information that his brother, Damon Beck, was allegedly involved in Reid’s murder, and also failed to report his conflict of interest to superior officers....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::D’Marquivius “D.J.” King, a former Griffin Police Officer, has plead guilty to violating his oath of office — a felony — in a case related to the May 9, 2021 murder of Javarire…

STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County deputy has been arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a jail inmate. A...
05/29/2024

STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County deputy has been arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a jail inmate. According to Sheriff Darrell Dix, 22-year-old Quentin M. Morgan, an SCSO detention officer, was arrested May 24 and faces charges of sexual assault, so**my and violation of his oath of office. Morgan’s arrest resulted from a complaint filed by a Spalding County Jail inmate who reported that Morgan had entered his room and assaulted him....

STAFF REPORT :::A Spalding County deputy has been arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a jail inmate. According to Sheriff Darrell Dix, 22-year-old Quentin M. Morgan, an SCSO detent…

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Former Griffin Police Department Officer D’Marquivius ”D.J." King has been indicted by a Spalding ...
03/22/2024

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Former Griffin Police Department Officer D’Marquivius ”D.J." King has been indicted by a Spalding County grand jury.King faces one count of violating his oath of office, a felony. The indictment stems from a Georgia Bureau of Investigation case requested by Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Marie Broder. Broder requested the GBI investigation after The GRIP published a series of investigative articles related to King's purported concealment of his brother, Damon Beck's, alleged involvement in the May 9, 2021, murder of Javarreis Reid....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Former Griffin Police Department Officer D’Marquivius ”D.J.” King has been indicted by a Spalding County grand jury.King faces one count of violating his oath of office, …

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot and killed Friday morning was Sgt. Marc McIntyre, a 12-year vetera...
12/30/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot and killed Friday morning was Sgt. Marc McIntyre, a 12-year veteran of the Spalding County Sheriff's Office. The GBI is conducting the investigation of McIntyre's death. “They are at the scene processing it, and they are here interviewing deputies that were on scene. They are conducting the investigation. It was turned over to them at the scene,” Dix said. ...

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Spalding County deputy shot and killed Friday morning was Sgt. Marc McIntyre, a 12-year veteran of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. The GBI is conducting the inv…

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot in the line of duty Friday morning has succumbed to his wounds. Sh...
12/29/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot in the line of duty Friday morning has succumbed to his wounds. Sheriff Darrell Dix, who confirmed the tragic outcome, has not yet officially identified the deputy. The GRIP will withhold the deputy’s name until it is formally released. The suspect, who barricaded himself in a residence after shooting the deputy, ultimately surrendered. Additional information will be reported as it becomes available.

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot in the line of duty Friday morning has succumbed to his wounds.Sheriff Darrell Dix, who confirmed the tragic outcome, has not yet officially id…

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County deputy has been critically wounded in a shooting, and is being flown by air ambu...
12/29/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County deputy has been critically wounded in a shooting, and is being flown by air ambulance to an Atlanta trauma unit. Sheriff Darrell Dix said SCSO personnel remain involved in a standoff with the alleged gunman. “We are in a barricaded situation with the gunman. Shots have been exchanged, and we have more personnel on the way up there,” Dix said....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County deputy has been critically wounded in a shooting, and is being flown by air ambulance to an Atlanta trauma unit. Sheriff Darrell Dix said SCSO personnel rema…

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A forecast of rain will not spoil the fun of tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in historic downtow...
12/01/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A forecast of rain will not spoil the fun of tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in historic downtown Griffin. With no rain anticipated from 6 to 8 p.m., officials announced this afternoon that a sing-along with the Spalding High School Chorus will begin at 5:45 p.m. The evening’s guest of honor, Santa Claus himself, will arrive at 6 p.m....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A forecast of rain will not spoil the fun of tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in historic downtown Griffin. With no rain anticipated from 6 to 8 p.m., officials announced this…

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The 15-year-old Griffin boy shot and killed Saturday night has been identified as Luis Fernando Pe...
10/30/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The 15-year-old Griffin boy shot and killed Saturday night has been identified as Luis Fernando Perez. Perez lived in the Hallmark Hills neighborhood and was a Griffin High student. Griffin Police Department officers were dispatched to 1100 W. College St. Extension at approximately 11 p.m. in reference to a person shot. Spalding County Coroner Michael Pryor pronounced Perez dead at the scene at 11:15 p.m....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The 15-year-old Griffin boy shot and killed Saturday night has been identified as Luis Fernando Perez. Perez lived in the Hallmark Hills neighborhood and was a Griffin High stu…

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Officers w...
10/29/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Officers were dispatched to 1100 W. College St. Extension late Saturday night in response to a call reporting a person had been shot. According to Spalding County Coroner Michael Pryor, the call prompted a response from multiple first responders and his office. “It was around 11 p.m....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Griffin Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Officers were dispatched to 1100 W. College St. Extension late Saturday night in respons…

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: During the month when many think pink, J.D. Eller, his daughter, Turtle, along with a myriad of fr...
10/21/2023

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: During the month when many think pink, J.D. Eller, his daughter, Turtle, along with a myriad of frightful volunteers have embraced the macabre at the Trail of Tormented Souls, a haunted house with a purpose — to fund research and support those diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. Now in its second year, the Trail of Tormented Souls grew from love and loss....

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: During the month when many think pink, J.D. Eller, his daughter, Turtle, along with a myriad of frightful volunteers have embraced the macabre at the Trail of Tormented Souls,…

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