Morgan County Sheriff's Department

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Morgan County woman hospitalized by dog attack

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 24, 2023
An 81-year-old Morgan County woman was flown to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta Aug. 17 after a dog attack at a home on Apalachee Way in Buckhead. Janet Morrison suffered cuts, bruises and a broken hip during the attack.
Maserati found ablaze

Maserati found ablaze

Maserati found ablaze in Madison

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 24, 2023
An expensive Italian luxury car was found ablaze in the early morning hours of Aug. 21, near Davis Academy Road and Newborn Road. Morgan County deputy Christopher Lash was first on the scene. According to Lash’s report, a white Maserati was fully engulfed in flames when he arrived.
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Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Juvenile vandals confess, sent to confinement

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Two juveniles who went on a vandalism spree Aug. 3-4 are headed to the Wilkes County Regional Youth Detention Center as a result of their actions. According to police reports, the first vandalism was reported at the Madison-Morgan Food Pantry.
Lt. Patrick Paquette found two vacuum sealed packages containing a substance that was field tested and found to be cocaine. CONTRIBUTED

Lt. Patrick Paquette found two vacuum sealed packages containing a substance that was field tested and found to be cocaine. CONTRIBUTED

Atlanta men arrested for cocaine trafficking

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Two Atlanta men were arrested on drug charges on July 20 following a traffic stop on I-20 near milepost 138. LaWalter Tommy Henderson, 40, and Eric Demarcus Standifer, 31, face cocaine trafficking charges.
Bryon Jerrod Keitt

Bryon Jerrod Keitt

Dangerous pursuit ends in Morgan County

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 20, 2023
A South Carolina man avoided several sets of stop sticks as he fled through Morgan and Greene counties July 16, but Morgan deputies were able to end the chase before he reached neighboring Walton and Newtown counties. Bryon Jerrod Keitt, 36, of Orangeburg, SC.
Terrance Moore

Terrance Moore

Man reaches for gun during traffic stop

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, April 27, 2023
A man pulled over for reckless driving reached for a gun during a traffic stop, but a Morgan County deputy and a Madison police officer were able to subdue and arrest him on multiple charges on April 25, following a traffic stop that soon became dangerous.
A black male driving this van allegedly broke into a truck parked at the westbound rest area and later pointed a gun at the truck driver. CONTRIBUTED

A black male driving this van allegedly broke into a truck parked at the westbound rest area and later pointed a gun at the truck driver. CONTRIBUTED

Trucker assaulted during robbery attempt

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, April 20, 2023
A truck driver trying to get some sleep at the westbound rest area near milepost 108 on I-20 in Morgan County found himself staring down the barrel of the gun on the afternoon of April 14. According to Lt.
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Crime Reports (3/23)

News Staff
Thursday, March 23, 2023
GREENSBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT On Sunday, March 12, officers responded to the area of Rachel Street in reference to a citizen’s complaint. The complainant stated that another resident was asked to leave her apartment after trying to start an argument with another resident.
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