The Monroe County reporter. (Forsyth, Ga.) 1972-current, March 30, 2022, Image 1

Previous Issue Next Issue

Clip Visible Area View Page Text View PDF

Newspaper Page TextTHIS WEEK’S INSIDE DEALS ►►► ingles • smartsource . save . sears INSIDE ►►► Is your child on the latest honor roll? SEE PAGES 5-6B Forsyth’s future doctor eyes trip SEE PAGE 1B WELCOME TO THE FAMILY Richard Smith Beverly Jackson Wild & Rooted Rodney Walker NEW SUBSCRIBERS OF THE WEEK DEATHS m6A Toriyahna Proctor Dennis Greer Patrick Gilbert Vincent Williams Vergil Merritt William Watson Bryant Oxley a oaaDS B34ib a b "0 4879 16264 3 Internal probe at Forsyth Police Dept, after complaints on Proctor response The sheriff s office says Tori Proctor, left, was killed by the father of her child, Jadarius Watts, right. At right, deputies close off the Holly Grove boat ramp. The Forsyth Police Department has done an internal investigation after complaints that it told the family of a missing 21 -year- old she would have to be missing 24 hours before they could begin an inves tigation. When she was still miss ing a few hours later, the family went to the Monroe County sheriff’s office instead, and within 3 hours deputies had found her body at Lake Juliette and arrested the father of her 4-week-old baby with her murder. The family of 21-year-old Tori Proctor of Forsyth had originally called city police to report her missing around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23. City officers went to her home at Union Hill apartments off MLK Drive in Forsyth. When they didn’t get an answer at the door, they told the family they couldn’t begin an investigation until she had been missing for 24 hours. But the next morning, Proctor was still missing and so the family called the sheriff’s office around 8:40 a.m. Deputies traced a cell phone of one of them to the Brownlee Road area of northern Monroe County, setting off a massive search for the phone. That led next to the Holly Grove boat ramp off Juliette Road on Lake Juliette. Deputies suspected that Proctor was with the father of her baby, 22-year-old Jadarius Watts of Forsyth in Watts’ black Malibu. At about 11:57 a.m„ depu ties found the Malibu at the Holly Grove Boat Ramp in Monroe County backed in a parking space. Watts was See MURDER Page 6A Dante Krieger, 18, looks at Judge Tommy Wilson as assistant district attorney leslie Tilson addresses the bench as Krieger is sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Krieger gets life sentence for raping, killing his aunt Teenager Dante Krieger was sentenced to life in pris on plus 20 years on Monday for raping and killing his 42-year-old aunt Tryeflue Rogers at her Tingle Road home in 2019 after family members told the judge how her death had devastated their family. “This horrific murder has changed so many lives foreverj’ Rogers’ sister Typa Zmuda told Judge Tommy Wilson. “I no longer believe everything happens for a reason. There’s no reason Tryflue’s life was stolen in the manner it was.” Krieger wore a black checkered shirt and had clearly gained weight since his last court appearance two years ago. His head was shaved and he showed little emotion, wearing handcuffs during the proceeding. Krieger was 15 on the night of Saturday, July 14, 2019 when he stole his foster dad’s white truck in Coving ton and drove to Forsyth. Assistant district attorney Leslie Tillson said Krieger met some classmates from Mary Persons and smoked some weed with them before going to his aunt’s home on Tingle Road. He had lived with her for a time but had See KRIEGER Page 6A Above: Justin Rog ers, left, and Kyle Rogers, right, sons of the late Treyflue Rogers, during Dante Kriegers sentencing on Monday. Below, Rogers father David Krieger wipes away tears during sentenc ing. (Photos/Will Davis) Disabled relish prom night By Steve Reece stevereece@gmail.com The red carpet was rolled out at the New Providence Baptist Church on Friday evening for the arrival of 100 kings and queens to the Hallelujah Prom, an annual event held for dis abled persons within a 50-mile radius of Monroe County. Every guest was welcomed with cheers and clapping as they came through the doors of the church’s worship center and made their way down a long corridor with an escort to be announced as royalty before entering the dance floor. They ranged in ages from 13 to 78 years old. The event began in 2015 and 100 volunteers helped put it on this week. The event is organized by Ashley Blann who was an ambassador during her college years for the Tim Tebow See PROM Page 7A Attendees at Friday nights Hallelujah Prom at New Providence Baptist Church make their way into the celebration. It was the First prom for disabled people after a 2-year COVID lay off. (Photo/ Steve Reece) MONSTER JAM® IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST AND MOST FAMOUS MONSTER TRUCK TOUR APRIL 15 -16,20221 MACON COLISEUM ?cms WWW.M0NSTERIAM.00M

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Monroe County reporter. (Forsyth, Ga.) 1972-current, March 30, 2022, Image 1