Teen remains in critical condition after Valdosta weekend shooting
Teen remains in critical condition after Valdosta weekend shooting By Jennifer Morejon | May 3, 2021 at 6:48 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 10:43 PM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A Valdosta teen remains in critical condition Monday after a shooting involving a family member, according to Valdosta Police Department (VPD).
Police said the
Itâs unclear the exact house it was.
Police said the gun didnât come from the parents and there is no motive at this time. The shooting happened on the 2100 block of Melrose Drive. (Source: WALB)
VPD officials said theyâre working with the district attorneyâs office on the case.
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VALDOSTA, Ga. â District Attorney Brad Shealy and the Office of the District Attorney of the Southern Judicial Circuit reminded the community and circuit that the week of April 18-24, 2021, is National Crime Victimsâ Right Week (NCVRW).Â
Due to COVID, no public events to raise awareness about crime victimsâ issues and rights will be held, according to a press release from Shealyâs office.Â
âThe community still needs to be aware that despite COVID and the closing of our judicial system, crime still occurs and more of our fellow citizens become victims,â the press release said.
âThe faces of crime victims are those of our family, friends, neighbors, and community members,â it said. âAccording to the most recent National Crime Victimization Survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1.2 million people were victims of violent crime excluding simple assault in 2019, a significant decrease from the year befo
Former Brooks Co. investigator, pastor facing sex charges out on bond, resigns By Jennifer Morejon | April 15, 2021 at 6:38 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 8:05 PM
QUITMAN, Ga. (WALB) - A Brooks County Sheriff’s Office investigator that is facing several sex offenses was also found out to be a pastor, according to officials.
He has since resigned from his position with the sheriff’s office. Wilbur Cope has been released on bond as of Wednesday, according to the Brooks County Jail. This after he was indicted by a grand jury for rape and two other sex offenses. (Source: WALB) Cope worked for the Brooks County Sheriff s Office for five years.
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Valdosta man indicted for child porn in Lowndes Co. Shearer was also being investigated by California authorities. (Source: Lowndes Co. Sheriff) By Dave Miller | February 9, 2021 at 11:33 AM EST - Updated February 9 at 11:33 AM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A Lowndes County grand jury has returned a true bill, indicting John Lewis Shearer, 38, for sexual exploitation of children, for having hundreds of images and videos of underaged children in sexually explicit conduct.
He was arrested in September 2019, and the indictment was returned on Jan. 29 of this year, according to District Attorney Brad Shealy of the Southern Judicial Circuit.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office in Martinez, California was also involved in this investigation, according to the indictment.