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Newton County Jail Log - May 22
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o Igor Ivanovich Bazelyuk, 23, 245 Lamar Lane, Covington, May 7. Open container, possession of Schedule IV drug.


o Tyrone Bernard Brooks, 22, Athens, May 6. Deposit account fraud.

o Daryll Thomas Brown, 31, 10423 Magnolia Heights, Covington, May 6. Battery, criminal trespass.

o Lafyette Fitzgerald Brown, 25, 400 Alcovy Circle, Covington, May 9. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
o Deidre Lorra Bryant-Hundley, 48, McDonough, May 9. Permitting unlicensed person to drive.

o Steven Paul Burgess, 17, Social Circle, May 6. Probation violation.

oJoseph Slayton Burke, 47, Milledgeville, May 8. Speeding in construction zone, DUI.
n Connie Arlene Cagle, 50, Monroe, May 6. Deposit account fraud.

o Isaias Sanchez Castillo, 36, 66 Edgefield Lane, Covington, May 8. License required, surrender of.

o Elmer James Cheshire, 55, Sumerna, May 6. Criminal damage to property.

o Michael Shawn Corning, 25, 170 Oak Hill Dr., Covington, May 9. Possession of marijuana less than one ounce.

o Brukaious Markei Daniel, 20, 95 White Head Dr., Covington, May 6. Felling or attempting to elude, speeding, no tail lights, mandatory suspension of license, reckless driving, burglary, theft by receiving stolen property.

o Latoya Monique Dauphine, 33, Ellenwood, May 12. Deposit account fraud.

o Juancarlos Frias Dominguez, 24, Shady Dale, May 9. License required (surrender of), reckless driving. 

o Marquis Jelar Dukes, 18, 3122 S. West St., Covington, May 12. Carrying a concealed weapon, carrying pistol without permit, obstruction or hindering law enforcement officer.

o Marquis O'Neal Dyer, 22, 9116 Cecelia St., Covington, May 9. Family Violence Act battery.

o Amanda Kay Elder, 20, 12552 Ga. Highway 142, Lot 38, Oxford, May 8. Battery.
n James Henry Eubanks, 44, 703 Rocky Plains Road, Covington, May 11. Criminal trespass.

o Maximino Martinez Garcia, 22, Lawrenceville, May 8. License required (surrender of).

o Celedonio Gonzalez Gonzalez, 38, Oxford College Apt., Oxford, May 9. License required (surrender of).

o Roderick Dwayne Harpe, 32, 250 Timberlake Terrace, Covington, May 8. Criminal trespass.

o Brandon Nicholas Harris, 17, 115 Thrasher Road, Covington, May 8. Sexual battery, simple battery.

o Latoya Janice Hawk, 17, 160 Hidden Pines Dr., Covington, May 9. Theft by shoplifting.

o Daniel Lee Hicks, 43, 11842 Brown Bridge Road, Covington, May 11. Aggravated child molestation.

o Josh Hill, 17, 30 Spring Valley Court, Covington, May 7. Disorderly conduct.

o Dennis Earl Holcombe, 51, Jonesville, N.C., May 12. Defective equipment, loitering or prowling.

o Hal Ervin Hubbard, 20, 850 Navajo Trail, Covington, May 7. Giving false name or address to police officer.

o Monique Latoya Hundley, 17, McDonough, May 9. Driving without a license, stop signs and yield signs.

o Jo Anne Jeff, 50, 10126 Morris Dr., Covington, May 6. Disorderly conduct.

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.