Greene County Sheriff's Office

Rev. Joyce Crawford with Sheriff Donnie Harrison at Lakeside Church. CONTRIBUTED

Rev. Joyce Crawford with Sheriff Donnie Harrison at Lakeside Church. CONTRIBUTED

Sheriff Harrison discusses drug abuse in Greene County

Special To The Lake Oconee News
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Greene County is exceptionally fortunate in having Donnie Harrison as our sheriff.In a recent meeting held at Lakeside Church, Harrison discussed the drug and alcohol abuse challenges we face here in Greene County and how our law enforcement addresses them.Harrison explained that the focus is on...
Curtis Atkinson

Curtis Atkinson

Driver stopped by spike strips; charged for DUI, drugs

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 28, 2025
A Snellville man was arrested on multiple charges after fleeing from a Greene County deputy, only to drive over spike strips deployed ahead of him near the Siloam exit.Curtis Atkinson, 29, faces charges of following too closely, failure to maintain lane, fleeing or attempting to elude a police...
Heron Casper Coffee

Heron Casper Coffee

Two more arrests connected to prison contraband

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Greene County deputies may have interrupted yet another contraband operation delivering material into the Georgia prison system last week.As a result, Heron Casper Coffee, Jr., 33, of Lawrenceville, and Kelsey Devon Foulk, 33, of Griffin, were arrested Aug. 12 and charged with possession of tools...
A Marietta man’s body was found a quarter of mile from the Redlands boat ramp not far from shore. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

A Marietta man’s body was found a quarter of mile from the Redlands boat ramp not far from shore. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Body of Marietta man found near boat ramp

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 31, 2025
A 70-year-old Marietta man, who was a native of Greensboro, was found deceased in Lake Oconee near the Redlands boat ramp on the evening of July 24, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.Jerome Scott had been in the water for almost a week based on the condition of his remains,...
A Morgan County investigator secures suspect Daquan Unique Davis. CONTRIBUTED

A Morgan County investigator secures suspect Daquan Unique Davis. CONTRIBUTED

Wild police chase leads to three arrests

Michael Stone
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Law enforcement personnel from Greene County, Morgan County, and the city of Greensboro arrested two men and a woman on July 10 after a lengthy chase and foot pursuit.Chrishawn Tyrone Johnson, 31, of Raeford, N.C., faces a laundry list of charges, including: obstruction, felony fleeing and...
Robert A. Kline

Robert A. Kline

Greene County deputy arrested and fired

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 17, 2025
A Greene County deputy has been arrested and fired after he allegedly tased a person in handcuffs, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).Former Deputy Robert Allen Kline, age 51, of Lexington, has been charged with aggravated assault and violation of the oath of office.According to...
Daniel Newsome

Daniel Newsome

Driver caught with 18 pounds of marijuana

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, June 5, 2025
A North Carolina man who fled from a traffic stop in Greene County and later crashed was arrested May 28 when deputies found approximately 18 pounds of marijuana in his trunk.Daniel Newsome, 25, of Hope Mills, N.C., faces multiple charges, including speeding, failure to maintain lane, fleeing or...
Elizabeth Wood Hall

Elizabeth Wood Hall

Woman arrested for allegedly stabbing husband

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 29, 2025
A Greene County woman was arrested May 23 after allegedly stabbing her husband four times, according to Greene County Sheriff Donnie Harrison.Elizabeth Wood Hall, 46, faces charges of aggravated assault in the wake of the incident.Reports say Deputy Ryan Hall was dispatched to a Brick House Road...
Sgt. Will Smith’s Chevy Tahoe was hit so hard the vehicle flew over the median barrier before landing in the median. CONTRIBUTED

Sgt. Will Smith’s Chevy Tahoe was hit so hard the vehicle flew over the median barrier before landing in the median. CONTRIBUTED

Driver slams into Greene County patrol units

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Two Greene County deputies and a motorist narrowly avoided serious injuries on I-20 on May 11 when a distracted driver collided with patrol units and caused a chain-reaction accident.
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