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drive-by investigation
Warrants were issued for an alleged Columbus
gang member in connection with a drive-by shoot
ing July 21 at Sammie’s in downtown Barnesville. A
bystander was hit in the shoulder by a bullet but
recovered from the injury. Several vehicles were hit
in two fusillades of shots fired at the scene. War
rants were obtained for Ceddrick Deon Turpin, 24,
for armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault,
two counts theft by receiving stolen property and
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Turpin
also had outstanding warrants for armed robbery in
Camilla, Ga.
Dep. Justyn Weaver (at lectern) was overcome by emotion
Aug. 19 as he gave a victim impact statement at a sentenc
ing hearing for Donald Chandler Gordy who shot him in the
face with a shotgun last summer. Looking on are (l-r) defense
attorney Nicholas White, Gordy, Capt. Ron Buchanan, Sgt.
Kathryn Knapp and lead prosecutor Wayne Jernigan.
Man who shot
deputy pleads guilty
A 39-year-old Milner man who allegedly ambushed
a Lamar deputy Aug. 8, 2020 entered guilty pleas
to all charges he faced. Deputy Justin Weaver an
swered a suspicious person call in the 100 block of
Moore Street in Milner around 10:45 p.m. and had
traversed the street several times when Gordy alleg
edly popped out of the woods and opened fire with
a shotgun, discharging five rounds of #4 turkey shot
at Weaver’s patrol car at close range. He fled but was
arrested around 3 a.m. near Birmingham. The com
munity rallied around deputy Weaver as he recovered
from his injuries, including a shot to the face. Gordy
was sentenced to 35 years in prison by Judge Bill
Fears Aug. 19.
County buys the
former Fred's building
Lamar County commissioners voted unanimously
Aug. 17 to proceed with the purchase of the old
Fred’s building on Veterans Parkway. The 22,222
square foot building sits on 6.72 acres and was
owned by Barnesville Perlmix. The building has three
tenants, including American Pie, 1st Franklin Finan
cial and Georgia Roots Boutique which pay around
$50,000 all total in rent each year. The county dis
cussed using the building to house administrative of
fices, a meeting room, the elections board (as well as
election equipment storage), the tax assessors office,
the tax commissioner’s office, the planning develop
ment office and the county extension office.
Inca dove draws bird
watchers to
Redbone
A dove rarely seen in Georgia
showed up in Redbone early in
August and brought birdwatchers
flocking to the area to observe and
photograph the Inca dove. It was
the first Inca dove documented
outside the southwestern corner of
the state. According to local birder,
firefighter and EMT Charlie Muise, the bird has been
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SEPTEMBER
Drive-by shootings
plague Barnesville
Barnesville Police Department investigators were
looking into the third drive-by shooting in just over a
month in the city. Zion Pate allegedly opened fire on
a car parked in a First Street driveway Sept. 2. Ac
cording to a witness, there were three adult children
in the car shot at but there were no injuries. War
rants were issued for Pate Sept. 3. He turned himself
in to Spalding authorities Sept. 14 and spent two
days in jail before being released on a $42,500 bond.
A 40-year-old Barnesville man was arrested Aug. 27
after shooting at three females, including a 9-year-old
girl, with a shotgun from his vehicle around 6:30 p.m.
He was arrested shortly after during a traffic stop.
All three of the females shot were taken to a Macon
trauma center and released.
Heavily armed law enforcement officers prepare to clear a
home on Jackson Street September 2 during the search for
Zion Pate who allegedly fired multiple rounds into a car on
First Street. An adult female at the scene said three children
were in the car at the time. Pictured are (l-r) Lt. Ernie Mc
Whorter, Capt. Al Moltrum and Sgt. Kathryn Knapp.
COVID surge
continues in Lamar
A surge of COVID cases in Lamar was spurred by
the highly contagious Delta variant and resulted in
the scaling back of the Buggy Days Festival set for
Sept. 18-19. From Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, Lamar recorded
108 new confirmed cases and three deaths. Since
Aug. 1, Lamar added 567 new cases and nine deaths.
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Buggy Days held
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