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WNEG News spoke this morning with Stephens County Clerk of Superior Court Tim Quick to find out the status of Christopher Vaughn, 39, of Toccoa, who was arrested last Thursday on one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Vaughn remains in custody at the Stephens County Detention Center, and Quick explained that the normal bond hearing process, […]
Read moreThis morning, Demetrius Sanchez Smith, 34, of Toccoa, entered a last-minute guilty plea on two charges of violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, as well as methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking counts. Smith’s jury trial was scheduled to begin this morning in Stephens County Superior Court, but Smith entered his guilty plea to the charges before a jury […]
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On Friday, June 16, Brodrique Dixon was sentenced to serve 20 years for the death of Christopher Deshun Tukes. The sentence, passed down by Superior Court Judge Rusty Smith, was the maximum sentence allowable for the charge of voluntary manslaughter. Although Dixon was charged with Malice Murder and Felony Murder in his Dec. 2021 indictment, the jury, on Thursday, June […]
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Stephens County Jurors in Brodrique Simone Dixon’s murder trial have returned a guilty verdict. Stephens County Clerk of Courts Tim Quick advised WNEG News of the verdict at about 7:30 p.m. today, June 15. He said the jury found Dixon guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of Christopher Deshun Tukes. Tukes was shot on August 29, 2021 near […]
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