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Deputy responding to burglary arrests three, finds gun, locates missing teen
Demonta Head
Demonta Head
Darryl Welch
Published: Jul 17, 2018, 6:51 PM

COVINGTON, Ga. – A deputy responding to a report of a burglary in progress Wednesday morning arrested three people, including two juveniles, found a firearm and located a missing teen.

According to a Newton County Sheriff’s Office incident report, the deputy was dispatched to the home at 120 Oak meadows Place just before 7 a.m. July 11 when a realtor contacted 911 after being advised by a neighbor that people had entered the residence.

All three suspects were reportedly found hiding in an upstairs bedroom closet. A .40-caliber pistol was also found in the closet. One of the suspects was later found to be a juvenile who had been reported missing in Newton County.

Demonta Head, 19. was arrested and transported to the Newton County Jail charged with felony criminal damage to property, possession of a firearm or knife during the commission or attempt to commit a crime and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

According to the report, one of the juveniles was detained and the other was released to parents.
Newton County jury finds Covington man guilty of felony murder
Shane Robinson
Shane Robinson - photo by Courtesy of the Newton County Sheriff's Office
Kate Verity
Published: Mar 31, 2025, 9:15 PM

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.