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NCSO makes arrest in 2016 video
Myron-Hall
Myron Hall

COVINGTON, Ga. - According to a news release from the Newton County Sheriff's Office (NCSO), an arrest was made stemming from a video that was received via Facebook on June 26, 2016. 

The video shows a man driving recklessly on Interstate 20. The man can be seen driving in a black Dodge Challenger with his body hanging out of the driver's side window. He can also be seen changing lanes at a high rate of speed, according to the release. 

 

The man was identified as Myron Hall, 29, of Dallas, Texas. NCSO investigators secured warrants for the arrest of Hall and on Aug. 23 he was arrested and charged with reckless driving. 

Newton County jury finds Covington man guilty of felony murder
Shane Robinson
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.