Jan. 28, 2013 - Lt. Cindy Mustachio has been promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Assistant Jail Commander by Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch. Mustachio becomes only the second female to serve in a command staff position in the Sheriff’s Office. According to the Gainesville Times: "Mustachio has been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2001, initially serving in the Court Services Division before transferring to the Jail Division, where she recently served…

Jan. 22, 2013 - State and local authorities are investigating a shooting at a Habersham County home that resulted in one man dead and his older brother charged with murder. Friday 28 year old Christopher Nicholas Cameron is being held without bond in the Habersham County jail in the death of Michael Preston Cameron, his 22 year old brother. Sheriff Joey Terrell said their mother, Regina Cameron, who was in the kitchen at the time of the shooting,…

Jan. 18, 2013 - Forsyth County’s long-awaited $100 million jail/courthouse construction project will begin next week, beginning with the demolition of the 246 space pardking deck. Commissioners awarded the work to Industrial Facilities Solutions of Gainesville and approved the $385,000 contract at yesterday's meeting. Work scheduled to take place from 7 AM until 5 PM Monday - Saturday until completed. County officials say no road closures are expected…

Jan. 4, 2013 - Hall County Multi Agency Narcotics Squad got the ball rolling this year with the arrest of three people who were apparently selling drugs from their shared apartment. According to Lt. Scott Ware, On January 02, MANS Agents, assisted by the Gainesville Police Department Uniformed Patrol Division, arrested three individuals during the course of a drug investigation. Lt. Ware said they received a tip about the individuals and set…

Jan. 1, 2013 - The Gainesville police was called about 8 AM Friday to Carriage Mitsubishi on Browns Bridge Road. An employee found the body of 42 year old Charles Weaver, of Gainesville, in the rear of the complex. 21-year-old Mark Antonio Taylor II of Gainesville, who is accused of murder after Friday's shooting,  made his first appearance in Hall County Court yesterday morning. He is being held without bail at the Hall County Jail. The case is…

Dec. 31, 2012 - A Gainesville man has been charged for Friday's shooting death at the Hall County auto dealership. Mark Antonio Taylor II has been charged with murder and is being held without bail at the Hall County Jail. He also faces charges of armed robbery, theft by taking of a motor vehicle and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Cpl. Kevin Holbrook, Gainesville police spokesman, said, “This is believed to have been…

Dec. 28, 2012 - Submitted By: Lt. Scott Ware. On December 27, 2012, MANS Agents as well as Uniformed Deputies with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and Uniformed Officers with the Gainesville Police Department arrested two individuals during the course of an undercover drug investigation. Agents arrested Mr. Winn after he sold a quantity of oxycodone tablets to another individual. Upon his arrest, an additional quantity of Oxycodone was…

Dec. 28, 2012 - In September (8th)  of this year, Jailer Dustin Charlton of the Hall County Jail, was involved in a physical altercation with a combative inmate. According to the original press release from Hall County Sheriff's Office in September, after the inmate was brought under control and placed in handcuffs, Charlton struck the inmate’s head with his hand. Charlton was also the subject of a 2010 investigation into a similar incident in…