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Student arrested after being found with suspected marijuana at school
Indian Creek Middle School
Indian Creek Middle School
Darryl Welch
Published: Dec 14, 2017, 8:58 PM

COVINGTON, Ga. – An Indian Creek Middle School student was arrested Wednesday after being found with suspected marijuana and other banned items at the school, authorities said.

According to a Newton County Sheriff’s Office report, the 15-year old male was in possession of a black and gray bottle that contained the suspected marijuana, seeds, shake and a smoked marijuana cigar, a yellow lighter, an empty can of Copenhagen, an empty Swisher Sweet Cigarillo package, a cigarette butt and a Green Dot Visa card.

"The student involved will be charged with violation of the student code of conduct,” Newton County School’s spokesperson Sherri Davis said.
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.