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NCSO investigator still searching for answers in the death of Sanequa Sullivan
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Jackie Gutknecht
Updated: May 24, 2018, 5:35 PM
Published: May 24, 2018, 5:33 PM

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COVINGTON, Ga. – Newton County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Jeff Alexander told The Covington News he is still actively searching for leads in the death of 23-year-old Shanequa Quanee Sullivan.

“I work on that case every day,” he said.

Sullivan’s body was found March 3 around 5:30 p.m. floating in the Yellow River near approximately .25 miles south of Rocky Plains Road in Newton County by a fisherman in the area. The airport worker was last seen alive attempting to get on a MARTA train after work Feb. 4.

The sheriff’s office is asking for anybody with any information about the case to contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit crimestoppersatlanta.org. Tipsters can remain anonymous and can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.
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.