Homeless man robbed, shot


Authorities from the Newton County Sheriff’s Office are searching for the two men who allegedly robbed and shot a homeless man on Usher Lane, off Bethany Road, early Friday morning. Reports from the Newton County Sheriff’s Office show that when officers arrived at a home on Usher Lane they found the victim laying just inside the front door of the residence wearing only his underwear. When they questioned the man, he allegedly told deputies that he was homeless and had been walking on Usher Road looking for somewhere to sleep when two men exited a maroon vehicle and attempted to rob him.