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12/19/2025

12/19/2025

, Amber Nicole Ferguson, 34, of Commerce, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Dec. 2 and arraigned on Dec. 4. The charges include production and attempted production of child po*******hy, possession of child sexual abuse material involving a minor under the age of 12, and production of obscene material.

The investigation began after a family member of the two minors reported suspicions to the Commerce Police Department, leading to the discovery of child p**n on Ferguson’s phone, officials said.

Further investigation revealed images involving horse and dog be******ty allegedly possessed by Ferguson.

The indictment alleges that Ferguson produced both the be******ty images and child p**n.

If convicted of production or attempted production of child po*******hy, Ferguson faces at least 15 years in prison.

“Few crimes are as vile as those committed against children. When the offender is someone who swore an oath to protect the public and uphold the law, it is an even deeper violation,” Chris Hosey, Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said.

If convicted, she faces at least 15 years in prison.

12/18/2025

, A Fulton County grand jury indicted a man accused of making millions by performing cosmetic dental procedures without a license.

Channel 2 consumer investigator Justin Gray first reported on Brandon Dillard’s arrest on Oct. 3, 2024 as investigators raided the northeast Atlanta offices of “A List Smiles Atlanta”.

Dillard has called himself Atlanta’s top veneer specialist, but his criminal arrest warrants say he is not a licensed dentist and has been illegally performing veneer procedures.

According to Fulton County court records, a grand jury indicted Dillard on Nov. 21. The indictment lists 113 counts against Dillard.

The charges go back for procedures starting in 2021 and as recently as 2024. Channel 2 Action News previously reported that Dillard was sent a cease-and-desist letter by the State Dental Board at the beginning of 2024, but he continued performing the veneer procedures.

Gray spoke with a woman who paid Dillard $3,000 for partial veneers. Kristi Brown planned to go back and have more teeth done.

But she said her dentist immediately noticed something was wrong when she went in for a regular cleaning.

“He kept asking who did this. You need to be careful. Did he have a dentist certificate? I was like, I don’t remember seeing any of that. I should have known,” Brown said.

Prosecutors have alleged that Dillard has made more than $4 million by charging thousands of dollars not just for veneers, but also to train others to be veneer specialists or technicians.

“He’s never been a dentist. And as much as he may want to play one on Instagram, he is not one,” Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Will Wooten said.

Veneer specialists and technicians do not legally exist in Georgia. Only a licensed dentist can legally perform the veneer procedures Dillard has been offering in Georgia.

Dillard’s arraignment hearing has been scheduled for January.

Prosecutors say he has made more than $4 million.

12/18/2025

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore faces three criminal charges, as his arraignment Friday revealed details of his actions that led to him being arrested and jailed hours after he was fired Wednesday.

Prosecutors charged Moore with felony third-degree home invasion and two misdemeanors: Stalking in a domestic relationship and breaking and entering. Moore was released from jail after meeting the $25,000 bond.

The arraignment and charges offered a window into Moore's actions after he was fired for cause due to an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member."

Prosecutors said Friday that Moore forced entry into the woman staff member's apartment and said, "I'm going to kill myself. I'm going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You ruined my life."

Moore's actions in the wake of his former lover breaking up with him led her to go to officials at Michigan and detail their relationship. The school had previously investigated a tip about the situation, sources have told ESPN but could not prove it occurred.

The woman's admission and supporting evidence led the school to quickly dismiss Moore for cause, saying he violated both his contract and university policy. Michigan will not have to pay Moore the nearly $12.3 million remaining on his deal because he was fired for cause.

The woman called police after Moore barged into her apartment.

Sherrone Moore, abruptly fired this week as Michigan football coach, was charged Friday with three crimes including home invasion and stalking a person he had dated, prosecutors said.

12/18/2025

12/18/2025

Authorities are still searching for the last of three inmates who made a brazen escape down the outer wall of a Louisiana jail last week, after one inmate was cornered in a storage shed and taken into custody, and another fatally shot himself in a home surrounded by police, officials said.

The inmates – all three of whom were being held on charges of a violent nature – escaped from the St. Landry Parish jail Wednesday after gradually removing mortar and concrete blocks from a wall and using sheets to scale down the outside and drop onto the first-floor roof, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said in a social media post.

The inmate still at large, 24-year-old Keith Eli, was in the jail on an attempted second-degree murder charge, authorities said.

“We will continue our efforts, without end, to apprehend Keith Eli. We would prefer that he surrender himself peaceably, but we will not rest until he is captured,” Guidroz said in a news release on Friday.

Authorities are still searching for the last of three inmates who made a brazen escape down the outer wall of a Louisiana jail last week, after one inmate was cornered in a storage shed and taken into custody, and another fatally shot himself in a home surrounded by police, officials said.

12/17/2025

Starting next year, all legal mail sent to inmates in state prisons will be photocopied prior to delivery, with the original documents being shredded. The Michigan Department of Corrections announced the policy this week, with the intention of curbing smuggling. There's a similar policy already in place for standard mail in state prisons.

The department says some lawyers have been caught smuggling contraband in recent months, and some smugglers have impersonated lawyers. In October an attorney from Kent County was arrested and charged with four felony drug counts.

The new policy would have prison staff review all legal documents (without reading or skimming the materials) for contraband before photocopying the materials and handing the photocopies to the inmates.

In addition, the state will use a verification system to confirm the senders of all legal mail. The Department of Corrections uses TextBehind Docs, which it describes as a “technology used to confirm the origin of confidential and legal mail through a reliable and free sender identity verification process.”

The policy comes amid concerns over drug smuggling and is an expansion of an existing policy for standard mail in state prisons.

12/17/2025

A Marietta homeowner says a man moved into her house without her knowledge, leading to an arrest and renewed concerns about protections for vacant properties.

According to an arrest warrant, Timothy Pyron told police he moved into the home on Twin Brooks Court and was "nesting." Investigators say Pyron claimed he was protected under Georgia' squatter's laws and told officers he had taken possession of the property through what he described as a "peaceful hostile takeover."

Pyron is charged with criminal damage after investigators said changing the deadbolt caused structural damage to the front door.

The homeowner, Adriana Ward, had put the Marietta house on the market several months ago. Last weekend, when a realtor tried to show the property, the lockbox was missing. Ward rushed to the home and noticed the "For Sale" sign was gone, and the deadbolt had been changed. She called the police.

Court documents show the man inside made the takeover claim when officers confronted him at the property.

Since the incident, Ward has installed cameras inside and outside the home to keep a closer watch on the property.

A man was arrested after allegedly moving into a Marietta home without the owner’s knowledge while it was on the market.

12/17/2025

, A Georgia man is facing multiple charges after allegedly shooting two teenagers who tried to steal a package from his porch in southwest Atlanta.

According to an arrest warrant, a 15-year-old told police he and a 16-year-old were on Celeste Lane when someone began firing through the door before they could take the package. Officers found one teen shot in the torso and the other wounded in the foot.

Rakim Bradford allegedly told a friend he had been cleaning his gun when he received a notification about the package. He claimed the gun went off when he opened the door and saw three people trying to steal it.

Officers found one teen shot in the torso and the other wounded in the foot.

12/16/2025

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, Frederick Bernard Durham was convicted of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault and concealing the death of another for the killing of his girlfriend Margaret Dubinion in Thomaston.

Durham was sentenced to life in prison without parole, followed by an additional five years.

During the trial, Durham admitted to holding Dubinion down and beating her, resulting in fatal injuries, before concealing her body in a suitcase. Durham’s confession revealed that he attacked Dubinion after she allegedly called him vulgar names and refused to stop arguing.

The assault led to severe injuries, including bleeding on the brain, swollen eyes, broken ribs and broken cervical bones.

Court evidence revealed that, after the attack, Durham wrapped Dubinion in a comforter and placed her in a suitcase, which he left in a closet before continuing his day.

Durham’s actions following the incident included going to work, purchasing lottery tickets and traveling to Atlanta in Dubinion’s car, according to officials.

The uncertainty surrounding whether Dubinion was alive when placed in the suitcase remains unresolved, as Durham did not provide a definitive answer.

After leaving the suitcase in the closet, he went to work and then bought lottery tickets, police said.

12/16/2025

Today, Douglas E. Lewis, Jr., PsyD is presenting “Clinical Decision-Making within Distinct Operational Systems: A Comparative Workshop on Military Behavioral Health and Forensic Psychology" for the University of New Mexico's Law & Mental Health Lecture Series.