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Entering autos reported in Covington
Covington-Police-Car - WEB
Darryl Welch
Updated: Feb 15, 2017, 4:03 PM
Published: Feb 15, 2017, 4:04 PM

The Covington Police Department (CPD) took reports on three entering auto complaints Feb. 13. In one incident, a pistol was stolen.

According to a police report, a Macon County man went to CPD Headquarters to report that his SCCY CPX-2 9MM pistol was taken from his truck sometime between Feb. 9 and Feb. 12 while the truck was parked at a residence on Sterling Lane. The victim reportedly told police that there was no damage to his vehicle.

In another theft, a South Sterling Lakes Drive woman reported to police that someone had entered her car during the night and taken her daughter’s book bag. The book bag contained a Dell 3160 Laptop computer. According to the police report, the computer belongs to the Rockdale County School System.

A DeKalb County law enforcement vehicle and a personal vehicle were reportedly entered at a residence on Brandywood Way sometime during the night of Feb. 12 and the morning of Feb. 13. According to the police report, nothing was taken from either vehicle, though the resident told police that he found his black earphones in the road outside his residence. There was no damage reported on either vehicle.
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.