Greene County Sheriff's Office

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Law enforcement responds to mental health crisis

A man experiencing an apparent mental health crisis was taken into custody by Greene County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Greensboro Police Department officers late Sept. 1.According to Greene County Sheriff Donnie Harrison, deputies and officers responded to the Holiday Lodge at 2470 Old Eatonton...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Driver nabbed for lights-out pursuit

A Union City man faces multiple charges after he was arrested following a police pursuit in Greene County on the evening of Aug. 13.Dyemeir Mahori Kelley, 19, of 6140 Hickory Lane Drive, Union City, was charged with reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, possession of a...
Abias Smith

Abias Smith

LOA student arrested after gun found in car

A Lake Oconee Academy senior was arrested Aug. 5 after an investigation that began when a cigarette lighter fell from his backpack and ultimately led to the discovery of a firearm in his car.Abias Smith, 18, of 1690 Northeast St., Greensboro, is being charged with possession of a weapon in a school...
Malik J. Worthen

Malik J. Worthen

Milledgeville man arrested for assault

A Milledgeville man was arrested July 27 on multiple charges after allegedly kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach.Malik Ja’ron Worthen, 2215 Leo Court, has been charged with aggravated assault, cruelty to children and theft by taking.According to reports, Greene County Deputy Carter Cadwallader...
Quinsha Goss

Quinsha Goss

Deputy arrested and fired for misuse of Flock system

A Greene County deputy was arrested and fired July 7 after an internal investigation found she allegedly accessed and used the county's Flock camera system outside the scope of his official law enforcement duties.Deputy Quinsha Goss, who was assigned to patrol operations, accessed the Flock system...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Teenager shot, suspect sought in Union Point

The GBI and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting that occurred in Union Point on Memorial Day.According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, deputies were dispatched to the area of Park Avenue in Union Point in response to reports of shots being fired.While...
Chavez-Plata

Chavez-Plata

South Carolina man caught with 9 oz. of cocaine

A Greene County deputy arrested a South Carolina man on May 13 after discovering 9 ounces of cocaine powder inside a grocery bag hidden in a Nissan’s center console.Mario Chavez-Plata, of Myrtle Beach, has been charged with a window tint violation, driving without a license, and trafficking...
Jose A. Burgos

Jose A. Burgos

New Yorkers nabbed with 70 credit cards

Two men from New York City were charged with multiple crimes on March 4 following a traffic stop in Greene County, during which more than 70 credit cards, an HP laptop computer with a charger, a Canon portable printer, and two bundles of blank printable check paper were discovered.Jose Angel...
Xavier R. Boyd

Xavier R. Boyd

Deputy intercepts another contraband delivery

Greene County deputies continue to be on the front lines of the battle to keep illegal contraband out of Georgia prisons.Deputy Josh Corwin arrested an Atlanta man who admitted he was involved in delivering materials to a Georgia prison after he was pulled over on Feb. 28.
Cook

Cook

Three arrested after wild chase in Greene and Morgan counties

A total of 16 law enforcement officers from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and the Greensboro Police Department teamed up to corral a criminal wanted in three Virginia jurisdictions as well as Morgan County on Feb. 26.Personnel from the sheriff’s offices in Walton and Morgan counties and the...