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Newton County Jail Log - March 18
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Staff Report
Updated: Mar 18, 2011, 10:00 AM
Published: Mar 17, 2011, 11:47 PM

Joseph Lee Tyndall, 10445 Ga. Highway 36, Covington, March 5. Disorderly conduct.

Kelsey Christopher Underwood, 3199 Phedora St., Covington, March 8. Driving while license suspended.

Buford Emerson Vandergriff, 90 Pratt Drive, Covington, March 2. Theft by deception.

Tammy Yvette Wade, 100 Long Creek Drive, Covington, March 8. Third degree cruelty to children, Family Violence Act simple assault, FVA aggravated assault.

Andre Lamont Wayne, Lawrenceville, March 2. First degree arson, criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit a crime, false statements in matters of the state.

Bianca Michelle Wayne, Lawrenceville, March 8. First degree arson, conspiracy to commit a crime, false statements in matters of the state.

Jamitre Ronald Weaver, Lithonia, March 3. Aggravated assault.

Casey Scott White, 374 Doe Lane, Mansfield, March 5. Theft by taking, criminal trespass, criminal attempt.

Melvin Rayon Williams, 65 Lake Front Drive, Covington, March 5. Driving while license suspended, failure to stop at.

Daphen Renee Willis, Mableton, March 4. DUI less safe, passing on solid yellow line.

Jerrold Jamill Wilson, 15 Copeland Circle, Covington, March 2. No seat belts, restricted licenses.

Charles Wayne Wise, Macon, March 3. Driving while license suspended.
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.