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U.S. C-SOG dynamic cell extraction training to be held in Newton
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Staff Report
Updated: Jun 13, 2010, 4:01 AM
Published: Jun 12, 2010, 5:58 PM

   Sheriff Ezell Brown is inviting local law enforcement agencies to participate in Dynamic Cell Extraction training at the Newton County Sheriff’s Office on July 27. The training will be conducted by United States Corrections-Special Operations Group. Presently, 12 agencies will be participating in the eight-hour instructional course.

 The NCSO is expecting approximately 80-90 participants. The U.S. C-SOG is highly recognized and well known for its special tactical training. The free day of training is courtesy of the Woolrich Elite Tactical. U.S. C-SOG has been serving the global corrections prison special operations community for a decade and a half. U.S. C-SOG is the nation’s largest private government contractor specializing in corrections in the United States.

 For further information on this training, law enforcement agencies are to contact Lt. Paul Gunter at the Newton County Sheriff’s Office at (678) 625-1444.
April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
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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.