Wife charged with murder
A 58-year-old Kingston woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting.
According to Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap, just before 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies and investigators responded to 53 Norton Road near Kingston, for a reported shooting. When they arrived, it was discovered that James “Sam” McCoy, 83, had died from a single gunshot wound while inside his home. Investigators questioned his wife, Kim McCoy, 58, and later arrested her on the charge of murder.
McCoy is being held in the Bartow County Jail awaiting a Superior Court arraignment with no bond. The sheriff’s office stated it is possible that she could face more charges in the case, however at this point it is still under investigation. Special to Rome News-Tribune
Student charged with threats against school
CALHOUN — According to Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston, deputies received a tip late Tuesday night that someone had made a threat to commit an act of violence at a local county school. An investigation was immediately undertaken and leads were followed which uncovered social media messages and screenshots of photographs depicting explicit threats to “shoot up” the local school.
Deputies located witnesses and other evidence which led them to the home of a 16-year-old Gordon Central High School student near Calhoun. The juvenile was taken into custody without incident and initially taken to the sheriff’s office. His parents have cooperated with investigating officers. The student made admissions to detectives that he had in fact made the threats. He was immediately remanded into the custody of the Regional Youth Detention Center by the local Juvenile Court. He is scheduled to appear in Gordon County Juvenile Court at a later date where he will face charges of making terroristic threats (felony).
“I want everyone to know how very seriously my staff and I take any such threats against a school, students, staff or visitors,” said Sheriff Ralston. I will not tolerate violence or threats against a school, student body, individual students, staff or others. We will aggressively investigate, arrest and prosecute anyone who chooses to make such a terrible and uninformed decision, and see to it that any such person is held accountable in our local court system.”
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