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Ronald Free Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1995 Murder

Ronald William Free, 45, entered a guilty plea today for the murder of Carol Johnson, 34, of Warner Robins. He entered his plea to the murder and the underlying felony offense of burglary before Judge George F. Nunn, Jr. of Houston Superior Court. Free was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

On December 23, 1995, Free broke into Mrs. Johnson's house located at 101 North Avenue in Warner Robins. Johnson later arrived home and surprised Free who was in the process of a burglary. In an attempt to subdue her, Free began t

Houston County DA Office mourns the loss of Jessica Wolfe

The Houston District Attorney's Office is mourning the tragic death of Legal Assistant Jessica Nicole Wolfe in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 18, 2012. Jessica was an important member of the DA's staff and a truly wonderful person. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this difficult time. Please pray for our staff also as we deal with this senseless loss of a friend, co-worker, and member of our Houston courthouse family. Jessica will forever be remembered and missed.

A viewing will be held at McCullough Fune

Trey Dinkins Sentenced to Life For Murder

Trey Lorenz Dinkins, 19, of Warner Robins was found guilty by a Houston County jury on an eight count indictment for the brutal slaying of 19 year old Dajohn Milton last March. Dinkins was convicted of the offenses of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was sentenced by Houston Superior Court Judge Katherine Lumsden to life in prison plus five years to serve consecutively for the firearms charges.

Dinkins, along with

Ryan Rumph's Rampage Results in 40 Year Sentence

RYAN RUMPH , 21, of 238 South Street, Marshallville, GA, was found guilty on March 5, 2012 and sentenced today in Houston Superior Court of two counts of Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, Escape, Simple Battery, and Theft by Shoplifting. Following a bench trial, Judge Edward D. Lukemire sentenced Rumph to Forty (40) years and ordered him to serve the first Thirty-Six (36) of those years in prison. Upon release from prison, Rumph will be subject to Special Conditions including no possession of alcohol, no violent crimes, and no contact with vic

DA Office Firearms Training

Last Friday afternoon, Prosecutors and Investigators with the Houston District Attorney's office participated in firearms training and target practice at the Warner Robins Police Department firing range/training center. Many thanks to Capt. John Clay for the excellent instruction and to Chief Brett Evans for letting us use your facility. A great time was had by all, and, rest assured, Houston County's prosecutors know how to shoot.

I would also like to thank the drug dealers and other criminals whose property was seized and forfeited over the pa

Marquis Lowe Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder

Marquis Torez Lowe, 27, of Warner Robins was found guilty by a Houston County jury on an eight count indictment for the brutal slaying last March of 19 year old Dejohn Milton. Lowe was convicted of the offenses of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was sentenced by Houston Superior Court Judge Katherine Lumsden to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus five years to serve consecutive for the firearm

Seeking Death Penalty for Richard Sybert

Houston County District Attorney George Hartwig filed a Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty and Notice of Statutory Aggravating Circumstances today in Houston Superior Court as to Richard Grant Sybert. Richard Sybert is one of three individuals charged in the 2011 murder-for-hire killing of Joni Clements.

Mrs. Clements was shot inside the couple's Westwood Drive home in Warner Robins during the late afternoon or early evening hours of February 8, 2011. In late March 2011, police charged Richard Sybert with committing her murder along wit

Kirk Solomon Sentenced on Burglary Charges

A Houston County man was sentenced today to two life sentences today plus an additional twenty years consecutive for two violent home invasion robberies that occurred in August, 2011. Superior Court Judge George F. Nunn sentenced Kirk Solomon to serve life imprisonment each for two counts of armed robbery. Solomon was also sentenced to serve an additional ten years each for two counts of kidnapping, and an additional ten years consecutive for the offenses of Theft by Taking of a Motor Vehicle and Aggravated Assault.

On August 16, 2011, Solom

Thomas Taylor Sentenced to 45 Years

THOMAS ALVIN TAYLOR, 28 , of 406 North Fifth Street, Warner Robins, GA, pleaded guilty today in Houston Superior Court on two separate cases. On the first case, Taylor pleaded guilty to Trafficking Cocaine . On the second case, he pleaded guilty to Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute and Possession of a Firearm during a Crime .

Taylor was sentenced to Forty-Five (45) years and ordered to serve Twenty (20)of those years in prison. In addition to the prison time, Taylor was fined two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00). Upon release from Read more...

Craig Rembert Sentenced to 20 Years for Armed Robbery

Craig R. Rembert, Jr., age 26, of Macon, GA, was found guilty yesterday afternoon of armed robbery. The Houston County jury took less than 15 minutes to reach the guilty verdict. Rembert was immediately sentenced by Superior Court Judge Katherine Lumsden to 20 years with the first 17 years to serve in the state penitentiary.