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House shot at in Newton County
Newton County Sheriff Car---WEB
Darryl Welch
Updated: Jul 6, 2017, 6:59 PM
Published: Jul 6, 2017, 7:02 PM

COVINGTON, Ga. – Investigators with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) are looking for whoever shot up a Covington house late Sunday night.

According to a NCSO incident report, Deputy Luke Hanes was dispatched to a home on Creek Way just before 11:30 p.m. July 2 on a report of a discharged gun. When he arrived at the scene, he met with the victim who told him that the home had been shot at and that no one was injured.

According to the report, Hanes observed multiple bullet holes throughout the home. The scene was secured and turned over to investigators.

NCSO spokesman Investigator Jeff Alexander told The Covington News at this time there are no suspects in the shooting.
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.