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Three men arrested for loitering after smoking marijuana in car
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Miranda Sain
Published: Apr 13, 2012, 12:07 AM

Covington police arrested three men for loitering and prowling in front on an empty house for sale.

When the officer approached the car, he noticed that the inside of the Nissan Maxima was smoky and smelled of marijuana.

The officer opened the driver's side door and a "huge marijuana cloud of smoke rolled out from inside the vehicle," said the report. The officer placed the driver in handcuffs. The driver advised the officer that there was no marijuana left in the car because the three had smoked it all.

The other two males were identified and arrested. All three were charged with loitering and prowling since none of the men lived at the residence where they were parked in the driveway.
April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
Newton County Sheriff Car---WEB
Kate Verity
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:29 PM

NEWTON COUNTY — Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, a head-on collision on Highway 212 left two young adults dead and a third hospitalized.

Joe Navarro, 21, was driving the vehicle and Breanna Smith, 18, was in the passenger seat. Katie New, 20, sat between them.

According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle lost control while going around a curve and crossed the centerline, where it collided head-on with a box truck. The crash report shows that their vehicle traveled another hundred feet after impact before coming to a stop. It spun, ended up facing the opposite direction on the shoulder of the opposite lane.

Navarro and Smith were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. New was airlifted to Grady Hospital. Her current condition is not known. 

Navarro, Smith and New were not believed to be wearing seatbelts when the collision occurred.

The driver of the box truck was not reported to have suffered any injuries.

This is an ongoing story. The News will post updates as they are made available.