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August 2025
July 2025
- 7/11/25 - Rodney McWeay trial: Father sentenced to life for starving daughter to death
- 7/22/25 - Prosecutors detail strategy behind life sentence in Ca$h Out RICO sex trafficking case
- 7/24/25 - Jury finds man guilty of killing 17-year-old in 2022 Atlanta shooting
- 7/24/25 - Man behind ’12-day reign of terror’ in Atlanta neighborhood sentenced to life in prison
- 7/26/25 - Backpacks, haircuts and a head Start: Fulton County DA hosts back-to-school giveaway
- 7/29/25 - Pattern of domestic violence led up to woman shooting wife in the head inside their home
April 2025
March 2025
District Attorney Past News articles
2024
- 1/23/24 - Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci pleads guilty to violating Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
- 1/26/24 - Former attorney Tex McIver pleads guilty to lesser charges in his wife’s death
- 2/5/24 - 2 men sentenced to life without parole for 2018 Union City murder, officials say
- 3/7/24 - Alleged serial rapist arrested after new unit begins to test decades-old rape kits
- 3/19/24 - Babysitter, boyfriend plead guilty to 2020 murder of Sandy Springs toddler
- 4/17/24 - Fulton DA says prosecuting ‘evil’ murder suspect changed all child death investigations
- 06/05/2024 - Atlanta man sentenced for deadly shooting over water bottle sales territory
- 06/06/2024 - ‘Businessman’ allegedly married Steve Harvey’s radio co-host to scam over $750K from 25 victims, mostly other women
- 06/11/2024 - Former Hapeville coach, teacher sentenced to life for sexual abuse of students
- 6/26/2024 - Fulton DA Willis warns about negative impact of new cash bond law
- 7/3/2024 - Man ‘executed’ over parking space at Lenox Square. Shooter gets life in prison without parole
- 7/12/2024 - Man shot metro Atlanta girl in the face, killed her to cover up crime. He still got life in jail
- 7/15/2024 - New report shows repeat offenders are committing fewer crimes in Atlanta
- 7/18/2024 - Man convicted by Fulton County jury for 2022 rape, kidnapping gets life in prison
- 7/19/2024 - Jury convicts Fulton County man in 2021 New Year’s Eve deadly shooting
- 7/24/2024 - ‘I’m not your woman:’ Man strangles woman to death after she rejects him on dating app
- 8/20/2024 - Body camera video shows APD arrest fugitive on Most Wanted List for rapes from 1980s
- 8/22/2024 - Notorious ‘30 Deep’ gang member accepts plea deal, avoids new trial for 2007 murders
- 10/01/2024 - Atlanta Police Foundation renovates notorious drug house, sells it to police officer
- 10/3/2024 - Investigators raid office of ‘Atlanta’s top veneer specialist,’ accused of being fake dentist
- 11/14/2024 - Fulton DA Fani Willis indicates she’ll push ahead with election interference charges against Trump
- 12/5/24 - Man given 3 life sentences for raping multiple people, including a 15-year-old
2023
- 3/14/23 - Man sentenced in stabbing death of ex-girlfriend at child's birthday party in Roswell
- 3/16/2023 - Kate Mara Is Covering the Adoption Fees of 10 Hero Dogs in Need of Homes
- 3/28/2023 - Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors
- 3/28/2023 - Fulton man stabbed girlfriend’s friend to death, hid her body for over a year, prosecutors say
- 4/6/2023 - 'The Walking Dead' actress meets dog rescued from Fulton County animal abuse case
- 4/7/2023 - DA: Man found guilty of child sexual abuse in Fulton tried to blame ‘sexsomnia’
- 4/12/2023 - Fulton County DA says felony crime is down more than 15% this year
- 4/28/2023 - Here's how Fulton County officials are helping crime victims in metro Atlanta
- 5/2/2023 - 2 plead guilty to killing men near Fulton County Courthouse, DA says
- 5/2/2023 - Fulton County leaders tout success of Court Watch, aimed at repeat offenders
- 5/16/2023 - Man gets life in prison for deadly South Fulton nightclub shooting
- 5/18/2023 - Jury finds man guilty of 2020 rape case; sentencing scheduled for Monday
- 5/24/2023 - Man gets life for fatally shooting girlfriend in front of her kids in East Point
- 5/31/2023 - Atlanta man sentenced to life for strangling woman, dumping body on side of I-75
- 6/2/2023 - Summer mentorship program to reduce gun, gang violence pays teens $100 per week
- 6/12/2023 - Man sentenced to life for beating boyfriend to death with baseball bat
- 6/21/2023 - Fulton D.A. launches school program to keep students out of gangs
- 6/21/2023 - ‘We can save this community,’ Fulton County DA says
- 6/27/2023 - Fulton DA announces conviction for domestic violence-related murder
- 6/28/2023 - Fulton DA hosts special LGBTQ+ vigil
- 6/28/2023 - Fulton County DA hosts 3rd annual LGBTQ+ vigil
- 6/28/2023 - Fulton County DA swears in new members of LGBTQ+ advisory panel
- 7/6/2023 - Atlanta mother wanted, detectives believe she played role in sexually exploiting a 13-year-old girl
- 7/17/2023 - Critics say teen repeat offenders are working Georgia’s juvenile justice system
- 7/19/2023 - Atlanta man gets life for killing neighbor who knocked on wrong door
- 7/27/2023 - Man sentenced for killing mother in East Point motel for allegedly poisoning him
- 7/27/2023 - Fulton County DA’s Office interns get real-life trial experience
- 7/27/2023 - Man convicted of murder in 2020 shooting near Blue Flame Lounge in Atlanta, gets life in prison
- 7/30/2023 - Fulton County DA hosts several back-to-school events on Saturday for local students
- 8/7/2023 - Fulton County DA wants family justice center for domestic violence victims
- 8/9/2023 - 8 Metro Atlanta residents indicted, accused of COVID-19 benefits scheme
- 9/14/2023 - Man accused of machete attack sentenced 20 years Fulton County DA says
- 9/14/2023 - Rape kit backlog Atlanta
- 9/22/2023 - Roswell police give update extensive human trafficking investigation
- 10/4/2023 - Atlanta Business League honors DA Fani Willis at Super Tuesday Conference
- 10/18/2023 - No body no crime? Fulton man convicted murder after having box size victim
- 10/24/2023 - Woman sentenced to life in prison graduates at top of her class from Life University
2022
- 6/13 - Fulton DA revives Court Watch program to monitor repeat offenders
- 6/24 - Fulton DA wont use precious tax dollars prosecuting abortion cases
- 6/29 - Fulton DA wants county office to be a safe haven for LGBTQ victims of crime
- 7/6 - Fulton County DA Expect more subpoenas of Trump associates
- 7/11 - Happening in Fulton DA Fani Willis and Staff Back to School Bookbag Giveaway
- 7/15 - Fulton County DA requests Georgias heartbeat law to be sent to lower courts
- 10/5 - Program that matches inmates with shelter dogs expands outside Fulton County Jail
- 11/20 - Fulton County Attorneys Office Ensures Warmth with Coat Giveaway
- 12/7 - Fulton DA Fani Willis speaks at APD chiefs swearing in
2021
- 2/12 - DA Welcome Message
- 2/19/21 - NEW FULTON DA BALANCES TRUMP PROBE, MASSIVE LOCAL WORKLOAD (AJC)
- 2/25/21 - Naomi Spencer - Black History Month
- 4/19 - Fulton integrity unit exonerates first wrongly convicted defendant
- 5/10 - Fulton DA says police shooting cases to be resolved
- 8/5 - Behave in a way that is safe Fulton DA federal officials provide update Piedmont Park stabbing
- 9/28/21 - Atlanta’s First Black Female District Attorney Is at the Center of America's Converging Crises (Time)
- 12/31/21 - 2022 100 Most Influential Georgians: Steering the Ship (Georgia Trend)