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$86,000 Corvette rented for music video stolen
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A 2019 yellow Chevrolet Corvette has been reported stolen and the Newton County Sheriff's Office is looking for the vehicle and the person or persons responsible.

COVINGTON, Ga. – Investigators with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a rented yellow 2019 Chevrolet Corvette and whoever stole it.

According to a NCSO incident report, the car was stolen from 50 Greenleaf Road in Conyers early Tuesday morning. A NCSO spokesperson said the complainant and others were at the location shooting a music video and the car was being used as a prop in the video.

The spokesperson said that at one point the car was left running with the keys in it and a person or person(s) unknown got into it and drove off.

The car is reportedly worth $86,000. The case is under investigation.

Newton County jury finds Covington man guilty of felony murder
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Shane Robinson - photo by Courtesy of the Newton County Sheriff's Office

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.