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Newton County woman charged in early Sunday morning shooting
Katelynn Sabrina Copeland
Katelynn Sabrina Copeland
Darryl Welch
Published: Jul 12, 2018, 7:16 PM

COVINGTON, Ga. – A Newton County woman is out on bond after her arrest early Sunday in connection with the shooting of a Covington woman.

Deputies arrested Katelynn Sabrina Copeland just past midnight July 8 after responding to the report of a person shot.

According to a Newton County Sheriff’s Office incident report, a person driving the victim pulled into the Newton County fire station on the Covington Bypass where she was found in the back seat of a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound in the upper left chest. 

The victim was reportedly transported to Grady Hospital in Atlanta. The Covington News has been unable to obtain an update on her condition.

Copeland was charged with aggravated assault, violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime.
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.