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Police arrest 13-year-old for bringing gun to school
This brings the number of arrested students in the last two weeks to at least five.
Crime - LOCAL
Evan Newton
Published: Sep 17, 2024, 7:22 PM

NEWTON COUNTY – A 13-year-old student has been charged for bringing a gun to school.

Deputies with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) arrested a male student, 13, from Cousins Middle School on Sept. 17 for bringing a gun to school the previous day. According to the news release from the NCSO, the teenager showed the gun to several students on the bus after school.

The student was arrested before he could return to school the next day.

He is being charged with carrying a weapon in a school safety zone, a felony charge. He is now in custody and taken to the Juvenile Court System.

This now marks at least five confirmed students who have been arrested within the last two weeks. The previous arrests include:

  • Sept. 5: Deputies arrest a 13-year-old Eastside High School student on terroristic threats and acts charges for making verbal threats.

  • Sept. 6: Deputies arrest a 12-year-old at Clements Middle School on terroristic threats and acts charges for making verbal threats.

  • Sept. 10: Deputies arrest a 11-year-old Newton County STEAM Academy student for making terroristic threats.

  • Sept. 13: Deputies arrest “multiple students” for making threats. A specific number has not been released.

  • Sept. 16: Deputies arrest a 12-year-old Indian Creek Middle School student for making electronic threats to a school in Florida

“The Newton County Sheriff’s Office’s highest priority is the safety of the students and staff in the Newton County School System,” read an NCSO news release. “It is crucial for parents to educate their children about the serious consequences of bringing weapons to school, making threats towards students and staff, and any other acts of violence. By doing so, Sheriff Ezell Brown and the NCSO hope to prevent future incidents and avoid the need for further arrests. The NCSO recognizes the significant impact an arrest can have on a child’s future development.”
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.