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Flint Hill teacher arrested after allegedly shoplifting meat from Walmart
Teague
Shannon Lynne Teague
Jackie Gutknecht
Updated: Aug 22, 2019, 6:49 PM
Published: Aug 22, 2019, 6:00 PM

COVINGTON, Ga. - A Flint Hill Elementary School teacher spent less than six hours in the Newton County Jail after reportedly shoplifting meat from the Walmart in Covington. 

Shannon Lynne Teague was arrested by the Covington Police Department Aug. 19 and charged with theft by shoplifting. 

"Ms. Teague under-rang several items of meats from the self-checkout register and passed all points of sales," according to the CPD incident report. 

The total amount of the theft was $95.35, according to the report. 

"We are aware of the situation involving Ms. Teague as she self-reported the incident to her supervisor," NCSS Public Relations Director Sherri Davis told The Covington News. "We will continue to monitor the case as it works its way through legal proceedings."

PDF: CPD Incident Report
Newton County jury finds Covington man guilty of felony murder
Shane Robinson
Shane Robinson - photo by Courtesy of the Newton County Sheriff's Office
Kate Verity
Published: Mar 31, 2025, 9:15 PM

NEWTON COUNTY – On Monday afternoon, 30-year-old Shane Alexander Robinson of Covington was found guilty of killing Charles Edward Stanley III over three years ago.

The Newton County District Attorney’s Office released that a jury deemed that Robinson was guilty on three charges: Felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

On March 5, 2022, sometime between 11 p.m. and midnight, Robinson shot an AR-style firearm at a vehicle that Stanley was driving along Harvey Wood Drive. According to the District Attorney’s release, Robinson fired the weapon 13 times into the vehicle, killing Stanley.

According to a previous report by The Covington News, an arrest warrant stated that Robinson “grabbed his AR-15 (rifle) and drove” from his home to Harvey Wood Drive to “scare” Stanley.

“When Charles was backing up, Shane admitted to firing several rounds at the vehicle,” the 2022 warrant stated. “Furthermore, Shane also initially stated that he fired rounds at the vehicle as it was driving away.”

Robinson initially faced charges of murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, unauthorized discharge of firearms within 50 yards of the public highway, and reckless conduct. It is not clear if some of these charges were dismissed.

Sentencing is set for a later date, which has not been announced. A co-defendant’s case is still pending.