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Newton County Jail Log - Oct. 8
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o Latonya Meshawn Avery, 18, 9128 Jefferson Village, Covington, Oct. 2. Probation violation.

o Travaris Lamonte Baker, 24, 10434 Dinah Pace Road, Covington, Sept. 23. Child support default.

o Brandon Alexander Ballington, 26, 46A Bates Road, Covington, Sept. 29. Failure to appear.

o Joy Etienne Baptiste, 25, Madison, Oct. 4. To serve 43 hours.

o Billy Ray Barnes, 19, 225 Avery Drive, Covington, Oct. 5. Court sentenced.

o Rodricus Antrown Baynes, 24, 2214 S Emory St., Covington, Sept. 29. Probation violation

o Ralph Scott Bell, 39, 250 Helen Road, Covington, Sept. 30. Probation violation

o Travis Dean Bennett, 42, 213 Helen Road, Covington, Oct. 1. Probation violation.

o Bryant Leon Blackstock, 19, 119 Pickett Bridge Road, Covington, Oct. 2. Criminal trespass, burglary.

o Dwight Blalock Jr., 28, Baxley, Oct. 5. Failure to appear.

o Christopher Carl Blankenship, 43, 170 Pickens Road, Covington, Oct. 5. Escape.

o Martavius Lavonta Boatwright, 17, 3225 N. W. St., Covington, Oct. 4. Simple battery, Georgia street gang act.

o Amatrain Fernando Brown, 34, 10148 Broken Branch Court, Covington, Sept. 29. Child support.

o James Cardale Brown, 23, 6175 Washington St., Covington, Sept. 30. Probation violation.

o Kerri Dawn Carter, 33, 106D College Walk, Oxford, Sept. 29. Contempt of court.

o Victor Jackson Casper, 19, homeless, Sept. 30. Aggravated battery.

o Willie Frank Clemonts, 46, 2238 Emory St., Covington, Oct. 5. Family Violence Act battery.

o Jamal Demarcus Cody, 17, 5181 Turner St., Covington, Oct. 1. Georgia street gang act, simple battery.

o James Arthur Cook, 52, 6348 Turner Lake Circle, Covington, Oct. 2. Failure to appear, failure to register as sex offender.

o Melvin O’Neal Curry, 39, 11680 Ga. Highway 142, Covington, Probation violation.

o Willie Cornelious Davis, 37, 10719 Magnolia Heights, Covington, Oct. 4. Theft by shoplifting, escape, probation violation, Superior Court bench warrant.

o Larry James Deale, 27, 10920 Covington Bypass Road, Covington, Oct. 5. Court sentenced, probation violation.

o Ricky Nelson Devoe Jr., 28, homeless, Covington, Oct. 5. False statements in matters within jurisdiction of state.

o Tobias Jammal Dickerson, 22, 95 Beaverdam Lane, Covington, Sept. 29. Child support default, failure to appear, probation violation.

o James Dewayne Donald, 45, Conyers, Oct. 1. Vehicle to drive on right side of roadway, DUI, serious injury by vehicle.

o Terry Jerome Dyer II, 30, 10493 Dinah Pace Road, Covington, Oct. 2. Child support default.

o Michael Joseph Fleeman, 49, Madison, Oct. 4. Probation violation.

o Jeremy Swayde Freeman, 31, 2152 Anderson Ave., Covington, Sept. 29. Child support default.

o Shawn Michael Gay, 26, 4977 Salem Road, Covington, Oct. 1. Probation violation.

o Shaquille Geter, 17, 8197 Sterling Lane, Covington, Oct. 4. Battery.

o Ronald Bruce Gresham Jr., 34, 45 Rocky Point Road, Covington, Oct. 4. Court sentenced 60 days.

o Christopher Cody Hodges, 19, 5241 Hightower Trail, Oxford, Oct. 5. Probation violation

o Taneka Nesha Houston, 28, Conyers, Oct. 5. Probation violation

o Chelsea Patrice Howard, 18, 40 Hunters Ridge Court, Covington, Oct. 3. Court sentenced 90 days, 10 years probation.

o Derrick Maurice Howard, 36, 10135 Carlton Trail, Covington, Sept. 30. Probation violation.

o Tony Lee Johnson Sr., 51, 520 Piper Road, Covington, Sept. 29. Child support default, failure to appear.

o Adrian Lamaque Jones, 29, Atlanta, Sept. 30. Failure to register as sex offender.

o Wanda Gail Kelser, 51, 25 Russell Drive, Covington, Oct. 5. Probation violation

o Kevin Alfonzo Moody, 25, Atlanta, Oct. 4. Possession of arms by convicted felons and first offender probationers, theft by receiving stolen property, obstruction or hindering law enforcement officers.

o Adrian Frank Morgan, 34, Macon, Sept. 29. Probation violation.

o Nortavis Quintrell Nolley, 30, Conyers, Sept. 30. Three counts probation violation.

o Marissa Shay Ntiamoah, 19, 300 Queen Lane, Covington, Oct. 2. Theft by shoplifting first offense, theft by shoplifting second offense.

o Jessica Renee Palmer, 27, 246 Deer Run Circle, Newborn, Oct. 4. Probation violation

o Tonya Melissa Payne, 30, 10102 Magnolia Heights Circle, Covington, Oct. 5. Probation violation.

o Salvador Perez, 37, Canton, Sept. 29. License required (surrender of).

o Veronica Arlene Puckett, 27, Griffin, Oct. 1. Probation violation.

o Christian Alonso Quesada, 29, Augusta, Sept. 30. Probation violation.

o Richard Matthew Sexton, 27, 350 Butler Bridge Road, Covington, Oct. 4. Family Violence Act simple battery.

o Cynetria Kwashe Shy, 19, 9182 Jefferson Village, Oct. 2. Court sentenced.

o Charles Leslie Skrobot, 56, 2164 Raphael St., Covington, Oct. 5. Child molestation.

o Grady Taylor, 28, Sandersville, Oct. 2. Court sentenced.

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.