Friday, March 22, 2013
He is accused of having sexual encounters with four female inmates at the Cobb County jail and other places for more than three years.
A Cobb County grand jury has indicted a former sheriff's deputy from Douglasville on charges of rape, sexual assault against persons in custody, violation of oath by public officer, and other charges. In a warrant, Cobb authorities alleged that 51-year-old Alvin Blake Sutherland made physical contact with an unamed female inmate at the Cobb jail on Jan. 11. He was fired from his job and arrested Jan. 18. But Kim Isaza, the spokeswoman for Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds, said this afternoon that the indictment alleges that Sutherland had sexual encounters with not just one, but four female inmates. The incidents allegedly occurred at the Cobb County jail and other places between June 2009 and Jan. 11, 2013. Sutherland is charged with …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Nearly 29 years ago, authorities discovered the body of a 30-year-old Smyrna woman floating in Bear Creek in South Fulton County.
Nearly two years after the state's highest court overturned the conviction of a 65-year-old man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and strangling a Smyrna woman, Curtis Tyner is scheduled this week to stand trial for murder. On April 15, 1984, authorities discovered the body of 30-year-old Martha Anne Mickel floating in Bear Creek in south Fulton County. She'd been sexually assaulted, strangled and thrown in the creek after the attack, according to investigators. Days after the murder, authorities arrested Tyner, who is charged with murder, felony murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, robbery by force and sexual battery. Tyner said he pleaded guilty to Mickel's murder because prosecutors …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Douglasville resident remains in the Bartow County Jail without bond.
The second deputy accused of sexually assaulting a female inmate has been fired. Sgt. Kristopher Travitz's 14-year-old career with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office came to an end on Saturday, the same day that authorities arrested him on charges of violation of public oath, aggravated sexual battery, sexual assault by a law enforcement officer and false statements, Col. Milton Beck said in a news release. An internal investigation initiated after last month's arrest of Sgt. Alvin Blake Sutherland on similar charges led authorities to Travitz, who was brought in for questioning. Initially, according to a criminal warrant, he allegedly told officials that the inmate never came to his Douglasville home. But a GPS tracker that the inmate was …
An internal investigation initiated after the Jan. 18 arrest of Alvin Blake Sutherland uncovered more alleged misconduct involving another deputy.
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Tuesday, February 5
A little more than two weeks after a Cobb County deputy was arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a female inmate, a second deputy has been accused of the same thing. An internal investigation initiated after the Jan. 18 arrest of Alvin Blake Sutherland uncovered more alleged misconduct involving another deputy, according to WSB-TV. The investigation found that Sgt. Kristopher Travitz allegedly sexually assaulted a female inmate two years ago. He was recently arrested and booked in an area jail, where he remains without bond, according to WSB-TV. Sutherland, 51, of Douglasville, is still in the Douglas County Jail without bond on charges of aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, sexual assault by a member of law …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Cobb County Sheriff's Deputy Alvin Blake Sutherland, 51, of Douglasville, is charged with sexually assaulting a female inmate in his custody.
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Tuesday, January 22
A Cobb County deputy from Douglasville has been accused of sexually assaulting a female inmate, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A warrant alleges Deputy Alvin Blake Sutherland, 51, made physical contact with an unamed female inmate at the Cobb jail on Jan. 11. Sutherland is charged with aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, sexual assault by a member of law enforcement, and violation of oath of public office, according to the report. Arrest records indicate that Sutherland remains in the Douglas County jail. Bond is expected to be set at $100,000, according to the AJC.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Terence Tarpley, 33, was released on bond after turning himself into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. He currently coaches at McEachern High School and previously coached at Campbell High School.
UPDATE: The McEachern coach police say had an off-campus sexual relationship with an adult female student has been released on $5,000 bond, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Terence Tarpley, 33, of Marietta turned himself in at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center Thursday. He was bonded out shortly after midnight Friday. June 28: Cobb police believe that Terence Tarpley, a teacher and coach at McEachern High, had an off-campus sexual relationship with an adult female student earlier this year. Tarpley, 33, of Powder Springs, is charged with sexual assault and is expected to turn himself into authorities today, according to a news release from Cobb police. Jail records indicated that he was not in custody as of 5:30 p.m. …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
In the past week, Smyrna and Cobb police have charged three men with sex crimes against minors and one man with sexual assault.
Smyrna and Cobb police have charged several men with sex crimes against minors in the past week, but officials say they don’t think it indicates a historical increase in sex crimes for the area. The Marietta Daily Journal reported Tuesday that Cobb police allege that Joshua Thomas Hill, 24 of Marietta, took a 14-year-old girl to a Smyrna hotel where she was forced to have sex with several adults. He is charged with felony trafficking a person for sexual servitude, rape and child molestation among other charges. Smyrna police also report that 25-year-old Juan Aleman allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old neighbor. Officer Michael Smith, Smyrna’s public information officer, told Smyrna-Vinings Patch that Aleman, who lives at an …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The teacher involved in the incident also was arrested late last week.
The Campbell High School student involved in an alleged sexual encounter with a former teacher has reportedly turned herself into police. Patch has learned that the 17-year-old student is now in the custody of the Smyrna Police Department. Former Campbell High teacher Jonas Magdangal, 55 of Smyrna, was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting the student. Detectives also obtained a warrant for extortion for the student after they alleged that she received money and an “A” in the class in exchange for keeping the encounter secret. Smyrna police say that on Dec. 31, Magdangal drove the victim to a Comfort Inn and Suites on Highland Parkway where they had sexual intercourse. The student later received money and an “A” in the …
Detroits Finest
6:06 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I was just there for 6mts,and have seen these officers. No one is perfect but I would not have expected these officers to deal with inmates while in jail. Soooooo how does it feel to be an inmate? more ›