Ditch Witch 5110 Trencher for Sale – $15,500 (Maysville, GA) Ready to work! This well-maintained Ditch Witch 5110 (approx 2003) has less than 800 hours and is in excellent running condition! . ✅ No leaks ✅ Several cylinders repacked + new hoses ✅ New brake master cylinder & battery ✅ Fresh paint job ✅ Recently serviced by a certified mechanic […]
Read More »Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Domestic-Related Homicide
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County deputies are investigating a deadly domestic incident that claimed the life of an off-duty law enforcement officer and left a teenager injured Saturday night in the Villages at Shakerag subdivision. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began around 7:49 p.m. on September 27, when a juvenile appeared […]
Read More »Catoosa County Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Injured Following Backyard Party Altercation
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – A late-night altercation at a Catoosa County residence turned deadly on Saturday, September 27, leaving one woman dead and another recovering from gunshot injuries, authorities report. Shortly before 11:00 PM, deputies from the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a noise complaint at 541 Indian Springs Road. Upon arrival, officers encountered […]
Read More »Officials Warn Homeowners to Stay Alert for Scams During Peak Disaster Season
GEORGIA – August to October marks the height of natural disaster season in the United States, and with it comes a warning from consumer protection groups: be on the lookout for scammers posing as contractors offering too-good-to-be-true repair services. According to recent advisories, fraudulent contractors often descend on communities impacted by hurricanes, floods, and other […]
Read More »Georgia Department of Agriculture Law Enforcement Seize 32 Dogs from Catoosa County Home in Animal Abuse Investigation
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper announced that Georgia Department of Agriculture Law Enforcement Investigators, in coordination with Catoosa County Officials, responded to allegations of animal abuse at a home in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, and took custody of 32 dogs. GDA Law Enforcement is committed to ensuring that violations of Georgia’s […]
Read More »Three Strikes and You’re Out: Catoosa County Case Marks Launch of New Probation Policy
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller announced today that Brandon Edward Jackson will serve the remainder of his original sentence in prison following repeated violations of probation, marking a good example of the application of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit’s new Three Strikes and You’re Out policy for probationers. Jackson was originally […]
Read More »TENNESSEE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED SEXUAL CONTACT WITH 14-YEAR-OLD IN GEORGIA
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – May 29 2025 – Catoosa County, Georgia – On May 28, 2025, Brandon James McGarvey-Rogers of Chattanooga, Tennessee admitted to attempting to make sexual contact with a 14-year-old Georgia child and pled guilty without a recommendation from the State of Georgia in Catoosa County Superior Court. The Honorable Judge Brian House […]
Read More »Hamilton County Man sentenced to 50 years for Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – On March 18, 2025, Stefon Smith, a 43-year old man from Hamilton County, was convicted by a Catoosa County jury after a two-day trial on two counts of Cruelty to Children in the First Degree, one count of Cruelty to Children in the Second Degree, two counts of Cruelty to Children […]
Read More »Convicted Felon and Gang Member Found Guilty in Road Rage Shooting on Battlefield Parkway
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – A Catoosa County jury convicted a known gang member and convicted felon for the shooting of a man during a road rage incident that occurred on October 10, 2021. After a four-day trial from March 24, 2025 to March 27, 2025, the jury rejected Joshua Aaron Basham’s self-defense claim, finding him […]
Read More »Catoosa County Man Convicted of Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography and Soliciting a Minor On-line
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – On March 18, 2025, a Catoosa County jury convicted James Myers for soliciting, what he believed to be an 11 year old girl, for sex and for possessing and distributing child pornography after a two-day trial before Superior Court Judge Brian House. Myers, 52, was convicted on all counts of the […]
Read More »Travis Downie Sentenced to Prison After Pleading Guilty to Shooting at a Police Officer and Methamphetamine Possession
PRESS RELEASE – Travis Downie pled guilty in Catoosa County Superior Court on February 25, 2025 to Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, Possession of Methamphetamine between 4 and 28 Grams, Stalking, Harassing Communications and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. On May 26, 2024, Downie shot several times at a responding Catoosa […]
Read More »Catoosa County Couple Convicted of Child Cruelty; Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – A Catoosa County couple were tried by jury the week of March 24, 2025 for the offenses of Cruelty to Children in the 1st Degree (2 counts) and Cruelty to Children in the 2nd Degree (2 counts). The couple were convicted of all counts on March 27, 2025 and each received […]
Read More »Tennessee Woman Sentenced to Prison for Home Invasion by Wielding a Pair of Hedge Clippers
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga – On February 25, 2025, Samantha Hyatte, a 37 year-old woman from Dayton, Tennessee entered a plea of guilty to two counts of Home Invasion in the First Degree, two counts of Aggravated Assault, and Attempted Armed Robbery in the Superior Court of Catoosa County, Georgia. On February 24, 2024, Hyatte entered […]
Read More »GBI Arrests Former Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant for Theft and Violation of Oath by Public Officer
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged former Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Keith Cantrell, age 42, of Ringgold, GA, with Theft by Deception, Criminal Attempt to Commit Theft by Deception, and Violation of Oath by Public Officer. The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate on Thursday, February 6, […]
Read More »District Attorney’s Office Secures Conviction in Important Fentanyl Case
PRESS RELEASE – Ringgold, GA – On January 15, 2025 the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District’s Attorney’s Office secured a conviction of Samantha Shea Leamon of Rossville, Catoosa County, Georgia for Possession of Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid responsible for a significant number of overdose deaths in the […]
Read More »GBI Investigates Death in Ringgold, GA
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – On Monday, January 20, 2025, the body found on the embankment of Emberson Drive in Ringgold was identified as Jamie Lauren Wiley, age 37, of Ringgold, GA. The preliminary results indicate that Jamie Wiley was a victim of a homicide. Fingerprints taken from the autopsy were run through the FBI AFIS […]
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