Nicholas Antonio Cheaton, a 42-year-old Chattanooga man and longtime Chattanooga criminal, was sentenced to serve the remainder of his life in the Georgia Department of Corrections without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 45 years…
DADE COUNTY — A Trenton man was convicted of sexual offenses perpetrated on a minor victim by a Dade County jury following a three-day trial before Judge Chris Arnt which concluded on April 22, 2026. Randall…
SUMMERVILLE — On February 19, 2026, a Chattooga County jury convicted Ricky Lamar Blackmon of raping and sexually assaulting a minor family member, after a three-day trial before Chief Superior Court Judge Brian House. Blackmon, 46,…
CATOOSA COUNTY — On February 10, 2026 Joseph Mays, a 34 year old man from Griffin, Georgia, pled guilty to Malice Murder for the murder of his girlfriend Jamie Wiley, a 36 year old Michigan woman.…
A LaFayette man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to 58 years in prison. Michael Forker, a 74-year-old man from LaFayette, was convicted by a Walker County jury of Child…
East Ridge PD also involved, no one injured An officer involved in chasing suspects – who have yet to be located – took aim and shot at the fleeing vehicle on Sunday evening. Fortunately, no one…
LAFAYETTE — On December 3, 2025, a Walker County jury convicted Christian Austin Raines, for sexually assaulting his two minor family members, after a three- day trial before Chief Superior Court Judge Brian House. Raines, 24,…
RINGGOLD — A Catoosa County jury has convicted Shane Murray Bowling, 53, of Aggravated Assault, Family Violence Battery, and Discharge of a Firearm Near a Public Street following a brutal attack on his girlfriend earlier this…
On September 24th, a Catoosa County jury convicted John Christian Collier for bringing his child to his house so that he could film the child nude, after a three-day trial before Superior Court Judge Don Thompson.…
Note: The following press release was provided by the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. – KtE TRENTON — On October 22nd 2025, a Dade County jury convicted Tyler Blake Gamble, 32, of Trafficking Fentanyl…
