Stories by Tom Jones
Magistrate: Drunken driver wrecked going over 100 mph, killing passenger
A Clayton County Magistrate Judge says a man accused of driving more than 100 mph and causing a crash that killed his friend shouldn't have been behind the wheel. Tommie Robinson Jr., 21, faces vehicular homicide, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license charges. Clayton County police said he ...
Family suing city after former officer struck, killed woman
The family of a woman killed when she was hit by an officer said it had no choice but to file a lawsuit in the case. Jackie Culp, 59, died when Fulton County police said Atlanta Police Officer Joshua Sieck drove through the intersection of Cascade and Fairburn roads and ...
Man accused of stealing credit cards to romance women
A man being called the Romeo Bandit is accused of stealing credit cards to wine and dine women. Rene Figueredo, 45, went before a judge Thursday. He faces two counts of entering auto, two counts of burglary, two counts of financial transaction card theft and financial transaction card fraud in ...
Charges dropped against man claiming officers planted drugs on him
A man who claims a police officer planted drugs on him will have the charges dismissed one day before his case was set to go to trial. But the DeKalb County Solicitor General's Office said the dismissal has nothing to do with a surveillance video Alphonzo Eleby said proves the ...
Mom defends son accused of killing taxi driver
The mother of a man accused of killing a taxi driver is defending her son. Julius Thomas, 20, was booked into the Clayton County Jail on murder charges after he was arrested in Rhode Island. He and Desmond Nixon are accused of murdering taxi driver Rosendo Casarrubias, 44, as he ...
Video shows fight between ref and fan
Channel 2 Action News obtained video of a game where a referee punched a fan after he said the fan pushed him and called him a name. That fan, a parent of one of the players on the Chamblee girls' basketball team, is a pastor and was later arrested. It ...
Girl who shot herself in leg at Grady High out of jail
The Grady High School senior accused of accidentally shooting herself on campus faces more serious charges from a separate case. Channel 2's Tom Jones was there as Morgan Tukes, 17, was released from the Fulton County Jail. Tukes had her face covered with a hoodie and refused to comment. Channel ...
Friends say teen murder suspect made previous threats
Friends of a teen accused of killing his 16-year-old girlfriend said they heard him say he was going to kill her. That was testimony on Tuesday, the first day of the murder trial for Kevin Kosturi. Police said he was 15 years old when he shot and killed Angel Freeman ...
Man sentenced to 60 years after trooper beating
A judge has sentenced a man to 60 years in prison for brutally beating a Georgia State trooper to the point she had to retire from the force. Garcia Venson must serve 50 of those years behind bars for the May 2010 attack on Kimberly Davis. Before Venson was sentenced, ...
Pastor arrested after referee scuffle
A pastor who once ministered at a well-known megachurch was arrested on charges of attacking a referee at Chamblee High School during a girls' basketball game. The referee is concerned he's been suspended from officiating because he defended himself. Rev. Eddie Velez calls himself "the Preaching Puerto Rican." But referee ...
7 arrests at Clayton County schools within a week
There have been seven arrests at Clayton County schools in the last seven days, and the suspects are accused of causing chaos. Channel 2's Tom Jones was in court when most of them went before a judge Thursday. "You're charged with disrupting a public school," Clayton County Magistrate Court Judge ...
Clayton County PD joining Facebook after struggle to contact family
The Clayton County Police Department is creating a new Facebook page after struggling to contact a woman whose son had been dead for weeks. The mother said officers sent her a message from a Facebook page with a strange name and rap star’s photo, so she was reluctant to address ...
Mother upset after police use Facebook to notify her of son's death
A mother is furious after she says a bizarre Facebook message from police contributed to it taking almost a month to find out her son had died. The mother says Clayton County police used a feature on Facebook she didn't know about to contact her. Anna Lamb-Creasey told Channel 2's ...
Parents: Bus driver should have intervened during daughter's fight
The parents of one of the teens involved in a videotaped fight on a school bus are also questioning why the driver didn't step in and help their daughter. The video shows two Woodland Middle School students throwing punches on a Henry County school bus as other students urge them ...
Video shows bus driver never intervened in student brawl
A local school district has disciplined a bus driver who never intervened when a fight broke out between two students on her bus. The altercation was recorded by another student on her cellphone and placed on Facebook. Channel 2's Tom Jones spoke to Woodland Middle School parents about the incident ...
Police: Mothers used car seats, kids to steal from Walmart
Two mothers are in jail after police said they stole hundreds of dollars' worth of merchandise and hid it in their children's car seat. Morrow police arrested Krista Green, 23, and Latari Thomas, 24, on Sunday. Officers said the women went on a major shoplifting spree at the Walmart on ...
Mom follows kids after complaints of stalker
Two mothers said their amateur detective work helped get a man who they said was stalking their daughters as they walked to the school bus stop off the streets. Atlanta police arrested Anthony Linson, 55. Kelley Bass Jackson's 13-year-old daughter and Angela Lawhorn's 12-year-old daughter complained about a man jumping ...
Police: Children scared as father drives drunk
Police said a father's children told them how frightened they were after he drove drunk with them in the car. Clayton County Police arrested Garrick Hall, 39, on 18 counts Sunday. Officers said when they arrived in the 500 block of Flint River Road near Riverdale they said Hall's children ...
Police: NFL player caught with gun at airport
An NFL football player is facing charges after police said he tried to board a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a gun. Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Andre Smith sat shackled in a Clayton County courtroom Friday as his family members looked on. He stayed silent as his ...
Armored truck patrolling community after break-ins
Police in one community are using heavy machinery normally used for SWAT situations to deal with a spate of burglaries and home invasions. Fulton County police are patrolling the streets near Estonian Drive in an armored vehicle that looks like something you'd see during war, said south Fulton County resident ...
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