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October 26, 2026 Press Release re: October 3, 2026 Officer-Involved Shooting in Newnan
On Thursday, October 22, 2026, in the Coweta County Justice Center, the District Attorney convened and conducted two meetings regarding the current state of the evidence in the investigation of the October 3, 2026 death of Zadarious Dorsey in Newnan, Georgia. On Thursday morning, the District Attorney met with the civil attorneys hired by the
October 9, 2026 Press Release re: October 3, 2026 Officer-Involved Shooting in Newnan
MEETING WITH THE FAMILY OF ZADARIOUS DORSEYREGARDING THE OCTOBER 3, 2026 OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN NEWNAN On the morning of October 9, 2026 in the Coweta County Justice Center, the District Attorney met with members of the family of Zadarious Dorsey, who was shot and killed by a Newnan Police Department (NPD) officer at approximately 1 a.m.
October 6, 2026 Press Release re: October 3, 2026 Officer-Involved Shooting in Newnan
On the morning of Saturday, October 3, 2026, the District Attorney was contacted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and informed that a Newnan Police Department (NPD) officer shot and killed 18-year-old Zadarious Dorsey. On Monday, October 5, 2026, the District Attorney obtained contact information from the GBI for Dorsey’s family, specifically his grandmother,
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