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Henry County couple plead guilty to killing roommate, dumping body

MCDONOUGH, GA – A Henry County couple pled guilty Monday...

Henry County man pleads guilty to killing pregnant teen and her boyfriend

MCDONOUGH, GA – A McDonough man will serve life in...

Henry County man sentenced to life for killing friend

 MCDONOUGH, GA – A Henry County man was sentenced to...

Gang member sentenced for drug distribution

MCDONOUGH, GA – A Henry County man was sentenced to 25 years with the first 15 years in prison after he was found trying to flush a large amount of marijuana down a hotel toilet. Josef Lee Elgers, 28, of McDonough was convicted Tuesday of one count each of possession of marijuana with intent to...

Armed robber sentenced in Stockbridge hair salon robbery 

MCDONOUGH, GA – A Florida man was sentenced to 40 years with the first 25 years in prison after he held two women and a child at gunpoint outside a Stockbridge hair salon.  Yadley Girard, 31, pleaded guilty Monday in Henry County Superior Court to charges of armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated assault, possession...

Jury convicts 80-year-old man in moving day murder

MCDONOUGH, GA – An Ellenwood man will spend life in prison after opening fire on his family as they were packing to move, resulting in the death of a 19-year-old man. A Henry County jury returned the guilty verdict Friday night against 80-year-old Hailu Abebe on one count of malice murder, one count of felony...

Henry County couple plead guilty to killing roommate, dumping body

MCDONOUGH, GA – A Henry County couple pled guilty Monday in connection to the murder of their Stockbridge roommate. Frank Lawler, 49, and his 62-year-old live-in girlfriend, Evelyn York, were both sentenced to prison. Lawler was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after he entered a guilty plea to charges of...

Henry County man pleads guilty to killing pregnant teen and her boyfriend

MCDONOUGH, GA – A McDonough man will serve life in prison for killing a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend in a car just hours before Thanksgiving in 2019. Aljanon Antwan Joyner, 20, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in Henry County Superior Court to charges of malice murder, felony murder, feticide, aggravated assault, armed robbery, possession...

Henry County man sentenced to life for killing friend

 MCDONOUGH, GA – A Henry County man was sentenced to serve life in prison after a jury convicted him of shooting and killing his 24-year-old best friend. A Henry County jury returned a guilty verdict Tuesday evening against Princeton Mitchell-Johnson, 27, on two counts of felony murder and one count each of aggravated assault, possession...

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Megan L. Matteucci

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Henry County District Attorney’s Office
770-288-7519
mmatteucci@co.henry.ga.us