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Newton County Jail Log: April 15, 2020
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Published: May 7, 2020, 2:03 PM

Covington Police Department

David Devante Barber, 28, 916 Vicky Court, Conyers, was arrested April 12 and charged with theft by taking.

Natasha Renee Catlett, 21, 7156 Petty Street, Covington, was arrested April 13 and charged with aggravated assault.

Floyd Winston Charles, 46, 9105 Comstock Court, Covington, was arrested April 12 and charged with simple battery-family violence.

Loren Nakia Fredrick, 18, Columbus, was arrested April 13 and charged with willful obstruction of law enforcement officers by use of threats or violence.

Isaac Tyrone Jackson, 65, 5116 Lackey Street, Covington, was arrested April 10 and charged with aggravated assault.

Shaquille Rashad Jenkins, 26, 7156 Petty Street, Covington, was arrested April 13 and charged with aggravated assault with firearm.

Khriston Tyler Young, 21, 1291 Scenic Brook Trail, Conyers, was arrested April 10 and charged with battery-family violence.

Newton County Sheriff’s Office

Joshua Bryan Epperson, 33, 3341 Highway 20, Conyers, was arrested April 7 and charged with driving without a valid license, kidnapping and theft by taking.

Travis Lee Freeman, 35, 85 Salem Meadow Drive, Covington, was arrested April 9 and charged with cruelty to children, kidnapping, simple battery-family violence (2).

Key Lamar Wade, 68, 500 Forest Road, Covington, was arrested April 13 and charged with aggravated assault and reckless conduct.
Newton County jury finds Covington man guilty of felony murder
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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.