*An investigation by the AJC questions whether some Jefferson police officers are profiling immigrants for ICE. The report cites one instance in which two officers exchange text messages referring stopping a work van and contacting ICE agents who respond within about three minutes. The publication also examines two arrests in Gainesville that were made by the state patrol. You can read the full report here: Monday, June 29, 2026
*A Buford man is free on bond following his arrest last week by Hall County sheriff’s investigators who charged him with terroristic threats and acts following a dispute over car payments. The sheriff’s office says Michael James Baldwin, 29, the seller, threatened the buyer, a Cleveland man, in text messages he sent him. According to the preliminary investigation, during the dispute, Baldwin sent the buyer messages threatening to kill him and place him in a drum of acid. Baldwin was freed on bonds totaling $5,700 Monday night.