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One dead, two others injured in shooting in south Newton subdivision
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Staff Report
Updated: Apr 4, 2023, 8:06 PM
Published: Apr 4, 2023, 12:33 AM

COVINGTON, Ga. — One person has died and two others were injured following a shooting Monday in a subdivision off Hwy. 162 in Newton County.

Newton County Sheriff's Office officials were investigating the shooting in the Wildcat Creek Estates subdivision south of Covington around 3 p.m. Monday,  WSB-TV reported.

Officials said when officers arrived, they were told two people had been shot. 

Investigators told WSB they found a man shot inside a parked car on Woodcreek Court. They believe two other shooting victims managed to get to the hospital by private vehicles, the station reported.

Investigators are still working to determine what led to the shooting, WSB reported. The identities of the victims have not been released and no one has been taken into custody.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Newton County Sheriff’s Office.

This is a developing story.
Newton County native charged with threatening school in Warren County
Mason Garrett taught at Warren County High School
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Mason Garrett, a Newton County man, was arrested for making terroristic threats at Warren County High School. Photo via McDuffie County Sheriff's Office.
Kate Verity
Updated: May 9, 2025, 9:23 PM
Published: May 9, 2025, 9:14 PM

WARREN COUNTY — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested a Newton County native who taught at a school 75 miles east of Covington.

Mason Garrett, 22, was arrested on April 29 for making verbal threats at Warren County High School (WCHS), where he is a teacher. 

According to a press release from the GBI, Garrett – a 2020 Alcovy High School graduate –  allegedly made verbal threats to shoot staff and students at WCHS. The incident reportedly occurred on school premises on April 24.

“On Monday, April 28, 2025, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer requested the GBI to investigate a potential incident involving terroristic threats and acts made by a teacher at the school,” the press release states.

The following day, the GBI arrested Garrett and charged him with one felony count of terroristic threats and acts. He was booked into the McDuffie County Jail.

The GBI is continuing to investigate the situation. Following the investigation, Garrett will be prosecuted in the Toombs Judicial Circuit.

The GBI requests that anyone with information call 706-595-2575. Additionally, anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or on the See Something, Send Something mobile app.