PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – Sheriff Gary Gulledge, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, and the Paulding County community mourn the loss of one of their Deputies. On Saturday, August 17, 2024, at approximately 6:13 PM, Deputy Brandon Cunningham was gunned down as he responded to a domestic dispute. A male suspect ambushed Deputy Cunningham and his […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga.– The GBI has arrested and charged former Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Jailer Ronnie Banks, age 52, of Bowersville, GA, with Aggravated Assault and Battery. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an assault following a domestic incident that occurred at a home in Pendergrass, GA on April 29, 2024. […]

UPDATE: On Friday July 12, 2024, the GBI arrested and charged William Austin, age 31, of Jefferson, GA, with Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Tampering with Evidence in connection to the homicide of Antowne Lay. Austin was booked into the Jackson County Jail. ORIGINAL RELEASE: Jackson County, Nicholson, GA (July 12, 2024)– At […]

PRESS RELEASE – At the Georgia Republican Party State Committee meeting preceding the state convention held on May 18th, a resolution introduced by Sam Carnline, co-founder of GeorgiansForTruth.org and Georgia GOP State Committeeman, was passed unanimously by the committee members. The resolution expresses grave concerns over irregularities in the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County that […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Region 11, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ARDEO, Banks County Sheriff’s Office and their K-9, the Department of Community Supervision, the Braselton Police Department and their K9, conducted a warrant sweep in Jackson County. The […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested Roshuanda Merritt, age 43, of Commerce, GA following a drug investigation in Jackson County. Merritt was charged with criminal attempt to commit sale of marijuana and use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a felony. Prior to the drug investigation, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office conducted an unrelated […]

PRESS RELEASE – Thanks to an initiative involving 73 Georgia Sheriffs, 44 sex offenders were arrested and 234 warrants were issued across the state from October 30 – November 6, 2023 for violations of state registration laws. In 2015, the first coordinated effort across the state was launched to conduct residence verifications and compliance checks […]

PRESS RELEASE -A former Captain with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was terminated from employment with the agency on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, following an independent administrative investigation into policy violations. Dale Dillow, the former commander of the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, was dismissed for violations including unbecoming and immoral conduct. On October 16, […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. – A Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy has been arrested and charged with criminal trespass and violation of oath of office by the GBI. The GBI was asked to investigate after a citizen filed a formal complaint alleging that the deputy entered the complainant’s property without permission while on duty. The deputy, Zachary […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. – Edwin Garcia Alonzo, 36, of Jefferson, Georgia, has been charged with murder in reference to a shooting on August 18. Jefferson Police requested the help of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into the shooting that left one man dead. On August 18, Mateo Gomez Lucas was found shot near […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Farmers Insurance has rescinded tens of thousands of nonrenewal notices to Georgia consumers initially scheduled to go into effect in August. “It was brought to our attention this week that Farmers Insurance had alerted their customers that they would be non-renewing […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. The City of Commerce Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Monday, July 10, 2023. One man was shot and injured.  His current condition is unknown. No officers were injured in this incident. The preliminary information […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is asking Jefferson residents for help identifying the culprit behind a structure fire that occurred near US HWY 129 North on June 12th. “At the time of the fire, the residence had been abandoned for several years and was not connected to any utilities,” […]

GEORGIA – A severe thunderstorm, that traveled across north Georgia counties Sunday night, left extensive damage and thousands without power going into this week. Georgia Power stated that they are continuously working to restore power to their customers. “Our crews remain in the field working to address widespread damage from Sunday night’s storms, have already […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Jackson County Sheriff’s office issued the following press release to warn the community of suspicious activity and break-ins that have occurred recently. On Thursday night after midnight and Saturday night a little before midnight, we have had two very disturbing incidents occur within the City Limits of Hoschton. On Thursday night, […]