Arvil Hammonds III has been denied bond and remains behind bars, facing charges stemming from the death of Georgia Department of Natural Resources Captain Stan Elrod: Hammonds was driving the vehicle that struck the 49 year-old Elrod one week ago tonight, killing him while he was jogging in Madison County.
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office says a Royston man has been arrested on rape charges: 36 year-old Timothy Allen is the Hart County jail, being held on a $600,00 bond.
Charges for a Hall County man include theft and exploitation of an elderly person: Jessy Williams is 26 years old, from Gainesville. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says he stole a vehicle and a wallet from a 77 year-old man he’d been living with.
A Gwinnett County man is arrested with what drug agents say was $12,000 worth of heroin: Whitney Johnson is 31 years old, from Sugar Hill. He was arrested in Hall County, also caught with marijuana.
There is an ongoing search for a theft suspect in Gwinnett County: Gwinnett Police are looking for a man who stole nearly $5,000 worth of high-end sunglasses from a store at Sugar Loaf Mills in Lawrenceville.