Morgan County Sheriff's Office

Billy D. Pearson

Billy D. Pearson

Man arrested on assault charges after Christmas Day incident

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Morgan County deputies arrested a Statham man in the area of Bethany Road and the Madison bypass on Christmas Day, following a series of attacks on passing motorists, according to reports obtained from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office.Billy Dewone Pearson, 21, now faces charges of five counts of...
Pamela Lewis

Pamela Lewis

Woman flees into front door of home, out the back

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
A Madison woman managed to elude Morgan County deputies briefly after fleeing from a traffic stop in the early morning hours of Dec. 10, but she was later picked up at a neighbor’s house.Pamela Lewis, 27, of Madison, is being charged with felony fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer,...
Jamie Lynn Davis

Jamie Lynn Davis

Woman with can of air arrested at car wreck

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
A Gainesville woman was arrested the afternoon of Nov. 9 for driving under the influence of air, according to Madison Police Department records.Jamie Lynn Davis, 32, faces charges of driving on the wrong side of the road, failure to report an accident, a window tint violation, and DUI as a result...
Louis T. Miles

Louis T. Miles

Conyers men arrested for alleged meth trafficking

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Two Conyers men face multiple charges after one of them crossed paths with Morgan County Investigator Chad Lanier at a local auto parts store.Louis Taylor Miles, 34, and Cordarly Murphy, 38, are both being charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of marijuana with intent to...
Morgan County Sheriff’s Investigators Sgt. Chase Young, Chad Lanier and Joseph Pritchett, and Putnam County Sheriff’s Investigator Lt. Harry Luke (in green shirt) show the drugs they worked to get off the streets. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan County Sheriff’s Investigators Sgt. Chase Young, Chad Lanier and Joseph Pritchett, and Putnam County Sheriff’s Investigator Lt. Harry Luke (in green shirt) show the drugs they worked to get off the streets. CONTRIBUTED

Agencies work together to arrest drug supplier

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Morgan County deputies helped wrap up a drug case that Lt. Harry Luke of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office had been working on for quite a while.For years, each time Putnam County Sheriff’s Investigator Lt. Harry Luke made a drug arrest and learned the drugs were supplied by the same person — a...
Joshua J. Robinson

Joshua J. Robinson

Fairgrounds flareup results in arrest

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, October 9, 2025
A Monroe County man, who got into an altercation with a Madison police officer during the “Tailgate 2025” event held at the Madison Fairgrounds Sept. 27, was arrested on multiple charges.Joshua J. Robinson, 45, of Forsyth, faces charges of disorderly conduct, obstruction, criminal damage to...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

ICE conducts operation in Morgan County

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aren’t just detaining and deporting individuals from border towns and big cities.Recently, the agency was involved in a case in Morgan County.According to Morgan County Sheriff Tyler Hooks, his office was recently made aware of a concerning...
Leonel Rocher

Leonel Rocher

155 pounds of weed seized during Morgan County arrest

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, September 18, 2025
A Morgan County deputy and an agent with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles conducted a traffic stop on a tractor-trailer on Sept. 12 that resulted in the seizure of 155 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of a father and son on marijuana...
A recent photo of MItch and Jan Lee is posted on the husband’s Facebook page. CONTRIBUTED

A recent photo of MItch and Jan Lee is posted on the husband’s Facebook page. CONTRIBUTED

Vehicle goes off bridge, killing Bostwick couple

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, September 11, 2025
A Bostwick couple died in a tragic accident on the evening of Sept. 7 when the vehicle they were traveling in nose-dived off a bridge on High Shoals Road near Paxson Dairy Road at 11 p.m.According to the Georgia State Patrol, Mitchell Gregory Lee, 60, and Jan Lee, 59, likely drowned in Jacks Creek...
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