Woman gets 20 years for manslaughter

A Morgan County woman accepted a plea deal to serve 20 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter on Dec. 17, according to Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale.Karen Lindsey, 58, was arrested May 31 on charges related to the death of her husband, Jack Lindsey, who was 76 years...

Ocmulgee DA investigator Wiggins earns statewide honor

The only circuit-wide investigator for the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, which includes Putnam County, was honored last week with statewide recognition for his outstanding investigative work leading to convictions in homicide and death penalty cases.Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney T. Wright...

Father sentenced to 30 years in child’s death

The tragic story of Trigger Carson was finally brought to a conclusion on Jan. 29 Trigger's father, Andrew Carson, was sentenced by Ocmulgee Circuit Judge Amanda Petty to 30 years with 12 years to serve in confinement for his role in Trigger’s death.Carson pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty to...