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JONTHOMAS OLIVER CLOUD CONVICTED OF MALICE MURDER AND OTHER CHARGES IN TROUP COUNTY, SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE PLUS FIVE YEARS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 29, 2026 On January 29, 2026, a Troup County Jury convicted JonThomas Oliver Cloud, now 32, of Columbus, Ga, for the offenses of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession Firearm During Commission of a Felony, and Tampering with Evidence. Senior Superior Court Judge Matthew Simmons presided over the trial which began Tuesday,
BRETT TYLER BROWN CONVICTED BY COWETA JURY OF RAPE AND OTHER AGGRAVATED SEX CRIMES AND SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
October 28, 2025 On October 24, 2025, in the Superior Court of Coweta County, Brett Tyler Brown, now 40, of Sharpsburg, GA, was found guilty in Coweta County Superior Court Case No. 2023-R-428 of Rape, Aggravated Sexual Battery, Sodomy, Sexual Battery, and other charges. Senior Superior Court Judge Ben Studdard presided over the weeklong trial and
CHERYL COE FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
On August 18, 2025, after a weeklong trial in Coweta County Superior Court Case Number 2022-R-094, Cheryl Howell Coe, 55, of Newnan, was found guilty of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, and Aggravated Assault for killing her husband, Luther “Luke” Lee Coe, III. Superior Court Judge Travis Sakrison sentenced Coe to Life without the possibility of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2025
AFTER DEMANDING A SPEEDY TRIAL, DEQUINDRE LANGSTON PLEADS GUILTY TO DECEMBER 2024 SHOOTING IN LAGRANGE AND IS SENTENCED TO SERVE 20 YEARS IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE Immediately prior to commencing with a jury trial, on August 25, 2025, in the Superior Court of Troup County, Case Number 25-R-064, Dequindre Jerome Langston, a/k/a: “Double K,” 40 years
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Coweta County Rape, Kidnapping, and Child Porn Possession, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Immediately prior to commencing with a jury trial, on June 23, 2025, in the Superior Court of Coweta County, Dalton Allen Ramsey, now 31, of Buckhannon, WV, pleaded guilty to one count of Rape, one count of Kidnapping, four counts of Aggravated Assault, one count of Possession of a Knife during Commission of a Felony,
Lagrange Man Pleads Guilty to Street Gang Act Violations for Illegal Weapons Possession and Participation in Neo-Nazi “Atomwaffen Division” Hate Group, Sentenced to Serve 15 Years in Prison
On September 11, 2024, in the Superior Court of Troup County, Hunter Blake Harrington, now 24, pleaded guilty to six violations of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, one count of Possession of a Sawed-off Shotgun, one count of Possession of a Sawed-off Rifle, and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Silencer.