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Newton County Jail Log, Sept. 23, 2020
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Staff Reports
Updated: Sep 23, 2020, 6:10 PM
Published: Sep 23, 2020, 6:11 PM

Covington Police Department

Jessika Ann Howell, 30, 7120 Washington St., Covington, was arrested September 18 and charged with aggravated assault.

Curtis Perry Jordan, 33, 1636 Pineridge Circle, Conyers, was arrested September 16 and charged with loitering or prowling and burglary.

Aliyah Marie Terrell, 18, 12641 Brown Bridge Road, Covington, was arrested September 21 and charged with battery-family violence.

Dylan Dakota Whittemore, 26, 6130 Petty St., Covington, was arrested September 21 and charged with battery-family violence and cruelty to children.

Newton County Sheriff’s Office

Malik Kristopher Andrews, 18, 115 Glen Echo Drive, Covington, was arrested September 16 and charged with simple battery.

Chance Alan Griffen, 29, Homeless, was arrested September 22 and charged with possession of methamphetamine.

Cortney Renee Hardigree, 31, 2595 Elks Club Road, Covington, was arrested September 18 and charged with disorderly conduct and improper stopping on highway.

Tarvaris O’neal Heard, 36, 35 Pebble Drive, Covington, was arrested September 17 and charged with obstructing or hindering persons making emergency telephone call and simple battery.

Destiny Lee Hewell, 18, 208 East Richardson St., Oxford, was arrested September 16 and charged with kidnapping and robbery.

Michael Thomas Kary, 45, 668 Roscoe Davis Road, Monroe, was arrested September 19 and charged with probation violation for fingerprintable charge.

Sarah Renee Kraft, 26, 1798 Kirkland Road, Covington, was arrested September 22 and charged with giving false name, address or birthdate to law enforcement officer and possession of a schedule I controlled substance-Heroin.

Korey Nicholas Mauldin, 27, 15174 Highway 87, Forsyth was arrested September 16 on arrest order.

Melice Desiree Mikinka, 38, 240 S. Greenfield Circle, Covington, was arrested September 18 and charged with false report of a crime and obtaining, attempting to obtain dangerous drugs by fraud, forgery or concealment.

Tamia D. Miller, 23, 10945 City Pond Road, Oxford, was arrested September 18 and charged with harassing phone calls.

Christi Nicole Morgan, 27, 10661 Flat Shoals Road, Covington, was arrested September 22 and charged with possession of methamphetamine and probation violation for fingerprintable charge.

Mary Walker Parks, 65, 2524 Country Club, Conyers, was arrested September 18 and charged with battery.

Kevin Grant Rice, 51, 160-4 Norris Lake, Snellville, was arrested September 18 and charged with harassing phone calls (2), stalking (2) and terroristic threats and acts.

Brittney Roxane Richards, 25, 1958B Karen Circle, Milledgeville, was arrested September 20 and charged with giving false name, address or birthdate to law enforcement officer, possession and use of drug related objects, possession of a schedule I controlled substance-Heroin, possession of a schedule IV controlled substance and possession of methamphetamine.

Michelle Renee Santos, 54, 45 Chandler Fields Drive, Covington, was arrested September 22 and charged with battery-family violence and cruelty to children.

Hunter Cole Smith, 19, 185 Pickett Bridge Road, Covington, was arrested September 19 and charged with marijuana possession, less than 1 oz., no tag lights and possession of methamphetamine.

Gerardo Tant, 56, 160 Lazy Hollow ln, Covington, was arrested September 19 and charged with criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, simple assault, terroristic threats and acts and willful obstruction of law enforcement officers.

Amorieyan Tyqwon Weaver, 17, 101011 Wellington Drive, Covington, was arrested September 18 and charged with aggravated assault (2), criminal damage to property, possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit a crime and terroristic threats and acts.

Lakristy Jdeon White, 22, 84 Edgefield ln, Covington, was arrested September 20 and charged with cruelty to children and murder.

Douglas Walker Whitten, 31, 11 Pickens Road, Covington, was arrested September 15 and charged with giving false name or address to law enforcement officer, no driver’s license on person, no tail lights and possession of methamphetamine.

Skyler Simone Williams, 27, 3239 Linda’s Circle, Conyers, was arrested September 20 and charged with battery-family violence.
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.