DA releases timeline, photos in fatal Newnan police shooting amid lawsuit

The family of Zadarious Dorsey plans to file a $75 million wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Newnan after a city police officer shot and killed the 18-year-old during a foot chase.

Newnan police shooting review hinges on self-defense, not chase, DA says

The criminal review into the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Zadarious Dorsey hinges on self-defense rather than whether the officer had legal grounds to chase him, prosecutors announced.

Newnan businessman sentenced to 15 years in $76M Ponzi scheme

A 69-year-old Newnan man will spend 15 years in federal prison after defrauding more than 300 investors out of $76 million in a massive Ponzi scheme, according to federal prosecutors.

Newnan teen was unarmed when officer shot him, family attorneys say

Attorneys representing the family of an 18-year-old man shot and killed by a Newnan police officer said Thursday that body camera video shows the teenager was unarmed when the officer opened fire.

Family hires Ben Crump after 18-year-old killed by Newnan police

The family of an 18-year-old killed in an officer-involved shooting in Newnan has hired national civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels, as conflicting accounts emerge over the fatal encounter.

Bodycam shows 4 women arrested on I-85 after Newnan Target theft

Four Alabama women face felony shoplifting charges after police said they stole $1,800 in merchandise from a Newnan Target.

Protesters gather in Newnan as family views bodycam of police shooting

Demonstrators gathered outside the Newnan Police Department as the family of an 18-year-old man shot and killed by an officer viewed body camera footage of the encounter.

DA asks to expedite autopsy in Newnan police shooting

The Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney is pushing for expedited forensic testing following the fatal officer-involved shooting of an 18-year-old man in Newnan.

What led to the deadly Newnan police shooting of 18-year-old

An 18-year-old man was shot and killed by Newnan police on Saturday after allegedly pulling a gun on an officer during a foot chase.

18-year-old shot by Newnan police officer, killed after foot chase

A Newnan police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old man early Saturday after a foot chase where the teen pulled a gun, state investigators said.

Newnan woman sentenced to 40 years in severe child abuse case, DA says

A 42-year-old Newnan woman will spend four decades behind bars after pleading guilty to abusing and starving her adopted son over a period of years, according to the district attorney's office.

3-year-old playing in yard hit by car on Newnan street

A 3-year-old girl has been released from an Atlanta-area hospital after a vehicle struck her on Pinson Street in Newnan on Tuesday, according to police.

UGA student charged in high school cross country race attack

Newnan police officers arrested a college student after witnesses reported he put on an opposing team's jersey and attacked a high school runner during a cross-country race.

Man arrested, accused of sexual assault in room at Piedmont Newnan Hospital

A 72-year-old man with a history of child molestation is behind bars after a hospital patient reported she was sexually assaulted in her room at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

3 arrested after shooting on Wilcoxen Street in Newnan, police say

Three Newnan men face aggravated assault charges after a shooting on Saturday left bullet holes in nearby homes and led police to firearms and drugs, according to the Newnan Police Department.

How Newnan police plan to stop license plate camera abuse

Newnan police officials explained to the city council that the department has restricted its Flock license plate reader system to supervisors to prevent officer misuse.

Mother, 2 teens arrested after Newnan golf club attack

Newnan police arrested several people after a physical altercation on Ball Street left a 14-year-old girl injured Monday evening.