On Friday, October 30, 2026, a Coweta County jury found Richard Carl Thompson 72 of Newnan guilty on all five counts for which he was charged. After being found guilty, Thompson was sentenced to 180 years with the first 179 years to be served in prison, leaving the chance of serving the last year, his 180th, on parole.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2026
On October 19th, Brallan Martinez, 25, entered a negotiated guilty plea (NGP) on 5 of 7 counts for which he was originally indicted on November of 2025. For the remaining counts Martinez was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison and once he's released he'll spend the rest of his life on probation.
Just before 5:45 PM on Saturday, October 24th, a female walked into the Newnan Police Department's lobby at 1 Joseph Hannah Blvd and reported that she'd been sexually assaulted. Officers immediately began working to get the victim seen by EMS and transported for further treatment.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
Booking documents from the Harrison County, MS jail were the Caccamo's are currently being held show that they have both waived extradition back to Coweta County, a move that will see them returning to Coweta County in the next several days. Once they return they'll be booked into the Coweta County Jail.