By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A deputy U.S. marshal was shot and killed Friday evening while while trying to serve an arrest warrant in south Georgia. Patrick Carothers, 53, entered a house near Ludowici to arrest Dontrell Montese Carter when the suspect opened fire and hit the officer twice, according to the U.S. Marshal Service. Carothers,…
The FBI arrested four dozen alleged members of the Gangster Disciples, including a Georgia police officer, nationwide.
The correctional officers were indicted on charges of accepting payments to smuggle tobacco, cellphones and drugs into prisons. Some also are accused of protecting drug dealers outside of prisons.
Dr. Narendra Nagareddy is accused of violating the state’s Controlled Substances Act by overprescribing potentially dangerous medications.
DeKalb County government is “rotten to the core,” investigators said, outlining allegations of bribery, theft of government property and corruption.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three FBI agents were injured after one of them shot a suspect at a CVS drug store in Forsyth, Ga. The agents are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries following the incident Saturday. Details are still murky, but the Forsyth News reports that the agents were part of a task force. At some…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ATF agent and a prosecutor had a secret affair while working together on controversial storefront operations in Georgia and are under investigation following allegations they illegally helped in informant, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The storefront investigations were the subject of intense scrutiny following alarming reports by the Journal Sentinel…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sally Quillian Yates, a U.S. attorney from Georgia, is expected to be the Obama administration’s choice for deputy attorney general, the Washington Post reports, citing U.S. officials. The deputy attorney general position is the second-highest-ranking post in the Justice Department and is in charge of day-to-day operations. When Yates became the…
