On August 8, 2024, a Carroll County jury returned verdicts of guilty against John Earl Mack, 43, for two counts of Aggravated Child Molestation, Rape, and Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes. Superior Court Judge Dustin Hightower presided over the trial and sentenced the Defendant to life without the possibility of parole plus 30 years to serve.
On May 17, 2024, after a weeklong trial, a Troup County jury found Lateef Jamil Moreland, aka: “L.J.,” aka: “Monsta Black 74,” aka: “David Black,” aka: “Hatebaby G,” 24, of Valdosta, guilty of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Possession of Firearm during Commission of a Felony, and four violations of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.
On May 10, 2024, a Coweta County Jury found Derrious Bernard Daniel, 22, of Grantville, Georgia, guilty of Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, three counts of Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony concerning the shooting death of Dustin Scott Parrott on February 17, 2023, in Newnan, Georgia.
On March 27, 2024, Curteze Avery, 30, of Lafeyette, Alabama, pleaded guilty to the 2022 murder of LaGrange resident Breanna Burgess who was 20 weeks pregnant.
