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Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit

Sherry Boston, District Attorney

DeKalb District Attorney News


September 14, 2023
ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE PLUS 15 YEARS IN SHOOTING AT LITHONIA APARTMENT COMPLEX
September 06, 2023
LITHONIA MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR DEADLY MOTEL SHOOTING
September 01, 2023
SERIAL RAPIST CONVICTED IN ASSAULT OF AQUAINTANCE
August 29, 2023
LITHONIA WOMAN CONVICTED IN SHOOTING THAT KILLED FATHER OF HER CHILD
August 28, 2023
FORMER DEKALB COUNTY JAIL CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN CASE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE  AGAINST INMATES
August 11, 2023
LITHONIA MAN CONVICTED IN SHOOTING THAT KILLED TRANSGENDER WOMAN AT MOTEL
August 08, 2023
DECATUR MAN CONVICTED IN SHOOTING THAT  INJURED MAN, KILLED TEEN GIRL 
August 02, 2023
GEORGIA PROSECUTORS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE TO CHALLENGE GOVERNOR KEMP'S OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
July 31, 2023
ATLANTA MAN CONVICTED FOR SHOOTING MAN HE SUSPECTED IN CAR BREAK-IN
July 27, 2023
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHERRY BOSTON CONGRATULATES 15 YOUNG ADULTS ON GRADUATION FROM DIVERSION PROGRAM
July 27, 2023
MAN INDICTED IN ATM BOMBING CASE
July 07, 2023
INVESTIGATORS SEEK TIPS TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL SHOOTERS IN GAS STATION MURDER CASE
July 05, 2023
FOUR INDICTED ON RICO, CONSPIRACY CHARGES
June 30, 2023
LITHONIA MAN SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS IN MURDER OF TOW TRUCK OPERATOR
June 30, 2023
ATLANTA MAN CONVICTED IN SHOOTING AT LITHONIA APARTMENT COMPLEX
June 23, 2023
DEKALB DA ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL FROM ATLANTA PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER CASES
June 12, 2023
DRIVER CONVICTED IN FATAL INTERSTATE HIT AND RUN
June 07, 2023
MAN INDICTED IN ANIMAL CRUELTY CASE
May 31, 2023
FORMER ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING 77-YEAR-OLD MOTHER
May 11, 2023
DEKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE & MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE TO HOST  MISSING PERSONS EVENT & DNA DRIVE
May 04, 2023
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING MOTHER'S LONGTIME BOYFRIEND
April 17, 2023
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING 75-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER
April 13, 2023
DEKALB AND DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS  TO CO-HOST "JUSTUS" PERFORMANCE FEATURING STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
March 22, 2023
DEKALB DA ANNOUNCES BREAK IN DECADES-OLD  COLD CASE HOMICIDE
February 08, 2023
DEKALB DA SHERRY BOSTON HOSTS 8TH ANNUAL LOVE RUN 5K
January 25, 2023
DEKALB DA ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY RECUSAL IN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING AT FUTURE SITE OF ATLANTA PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER
December 15, 2022
FIVE CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC TERRORISM AT PLANNED PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING SITE WILL REMAIN IN CUSTODY WITHOUT BOND
December 13, 2022
GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR DEADLY ARMED ROBBERY AT GAS STATION
November 17, 2022
TRIPLE LIFE SENTENCES FOR MAN FOUND GUILTY IN DRUG-RELATED ARMED ROBBERY THAT CLAIMED THREE LIVES
November 01, 2022
MAN CONVICTED IN DRUG-RELATED ARMED ROBBERY THAT CLAIMED THREE LIVES
October 28, 2022
WOMAN CONVICTED IN UNPROVOKED MURDER OF  HOTEL GUEST
October 17, 2022
GUILTY PLEA IN VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CRASH THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF BABY, INJURED PARENTS/SIBLING
October 11, 2022
DA SHERRY BOSTON TO HOST STRANGULATION AWARENESS TRAINING IN RECOGNITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
September 30, 2022
GUILTY VERDICT IN MURDER OF RIDE-SHARE DRIVER GUNNED DOWN BY JEALOUS BOYFRIEND
September 27, 2022
LOCAL RAPPER CONVICTED IN EXECUTION-STYLE MURDER OF FRIEND
September 26, 2022
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED EX-GIRLFRIEND AT POST OFFICE
September 22, 2022
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED IN MURDER OF TIRE SHOP EMPLOYEE
September 19, 2022
"DRUG RICH" GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR MURDER DURING BOTCHED GUN BUY
August 19, 2022
DA BOSTON RECEIVES NATIONAL BLACK PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT'S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
July 13, 2022
DEKALB DA ANNOUNCES BREAK IN DECADES-OLD  COLD CASE DEATH OF UNIDENTIFED CHILD
July 01, 2022
FORMER EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF ARSON FOR SETTING FIRE THAT DESTROYED DECATUR COFFEE SHOP
June 24, 2022
DEKALB DA SHERRY BOSTON STATEMENT REGARDING  ABORTION RIGHTS AND PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION
June 17, 2022
DA SHERRY BOSTON TO HOST FIREARM SAFETY FAIR IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
June 03, 2022
FORMER LITHONIA POLICE OFFICER PLEAS GUILTY TO RAPE 
May 24, 2022
BOYFRIEND CONVICTED IN STRANGULATION DEATH OF TEEN GIRLFRIEND
May 04, 2022
LITHONIA MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER, CONCEALING VICTIM'S DEATH
May 03, 2022
DOUBLE LIFE SENTENCES FOR MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING 12-YEAR-OLD
May 03, 2022
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED VICTIM IN DISPUTE OVER STOLEN PHONE
April 29, 2022
LIFE SENTENCE FOR DEKALB MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE, CHILD MOLESTATION
April 22, 2022
MAN CONVICTED OF EXPLOITING AND STEALING FROM ELDERLY AUNT SENTENCED TO RESTITUTION AND JAIL TIME
April 19, 2022
DUNWOODY DAYCARE OWNER INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH BABY'S DEATH AND OTHER ALLEGED ABUSES
April 15, 2022
GUILTY PLEA IN FATAL SHOOTING OF THREE-YEAR OLD KILLED BY STRAY BULLET
March 31, 2022
PIMP CONVICTED IN MURDER OF HOTEL GUEST 
March 28, 2022
CONVICTION IN VEHICULAR HOMICIDE OF 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND HER DOG WHO'D COME TO THE AID OF A STRANDED RELATIVE
March 18, 2022
LIFE IN PRISON FOR WOMAN CONVICTED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF MAN STAYING IN HER APARTMENT
March 17, 2022
TRIPLE GUILTY PLEAS IN THE BROOKHAVEN NURSING HOME DEATH OF AN ELDERLY MAN
March 16, 2022
SERIAL RAPIST PLEADS GUILTY TO STRING OF  DEKALB COLD CASE SEX ASSAULTS
March 14, 2022
LITHONIA MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MOLESTATION OF YOUNG RELATIVE
February 11, 2022
13-MINUTE GUILTY VERDICT IN TUCKER HOTEL MURDER
February 07, 2022
DEKALB DA SHERRY BOSTON'S 7TH ANNUAL LOVE RUN 5K RETURNS TO IN-PERSON FORMAT
January 14, 2022
DEKALB DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO HOST THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNITY FORUM FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING
December 15, 2021
DA BOSTON TO HOST SIGNING CEREMONY FOR NEW SEXUAL ASSAULT & CHILD ABUSE PROTOCOLS
December 09, 2021
LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR GANG MEMBER CONVICTED IN GAS STATION KILLING
December 08, 2021
DECATUR MAN CONVICTED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF COUSIN
November 22, 2021
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED IN MURDER OF FAMILY FRIEND OVER $125
November 10, 2021
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED IN MURDER OF WIFE
November 08, 2021
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED OF STRANGLING  AND BEATING GIRLFRIEND TO DEATH
November 02, 2021
STONE MOUNTAIN MAN SENTENCED TO MULTIPLE  LIFE-TERMS FOR RAPE, CHILD MOLESTATION
October 06, 2021
LITHONIA WOMAN CONVICTED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF HUSBAND
October 04, 2021
DEKALB DA SET TO TACKLE GUN VIOLENCE WITH FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE PROSECUTION EFFORT
October 01, 2021
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED IN STABBING  DEATH OF DEKALB WOMAN
September 24, 2021
LITHONIA MAN CONVICTED IN REVENGE-MOTIVATED MURDER OF RIVAL
September 03, 2021
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED OF NEW YEAR'S EVE MURDER OF WOMAN IN DEKALB PARK
September 01, 2021
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED IN MURDER OF FORMER CLASSMATE
August 30, 2021
MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN BEATING OF GIRLFRIEND'S 22-MONTH-OLD SON
August 30, 2021
INDICTMENT IN STABBING ATTACK OF PREGNANT WOMAN ALONG BROOKHAVEN TRAIL
August 25, 2021
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MAN CONVICTED IN UNPROVOKED MURDER OF FRIEND
August 24, 2021
GUILTY PLEA 24 YEARS AFTER COLD CASE  SEXUAL ASSAULT
July 13, 2021
DUNWOODY MAN CONVICTED IN STABBING DEATH OF TEENAGE SISTER
July 09, 2021
GUILTY PLEA IN VEHICULAR HOMICIDE OF  18-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE STUDENT
April 27, 2021
DEKALB DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO HOST COMMUNITY FORUM FOCUSED ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS
April 20, 2021
STATEMENT FROM DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHERRY BOSTON REGARDING GUILTY VERDICT IN DEREK CHAUVIN MURDER TRIAL
March 23, 2021
DA BOSTON LEADS EFFORT TO REVISE STATE BAR RULES OF CONDUCT GOVERNING PROSECUTOR BEHAVIOR, STIFFENING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATORS
March 17, 2021
STATEMENT FROM DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHERRY BOSTON  REGARDING DEADLY SHOOTING RAMPAGE
February 08, 2021
12TH ANNUAL DEKALB FOOD DRIVE COMBATS HUNGER AMID RISING PANDEMIC NEED
February 04, 2021
DEKALB DA SHERRY BOSTON HOSTS VIRTUAL "LOVE RUN" 5K IN COMMEMORATION OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
January 21, 2021
DEKALB DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNITY FORUM FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING
December 03, 2020
GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS RESUME IN DEKALB COUNTY
October 30, 2020
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHERRY BOSTON WORKS TO PREVENT RECIDIVISM
June 06, 2020
STATEMENT FROM DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHERRY BOSTON REGARDING NATIONAL PROTESTS AND UNREST
March 13, 2020
GANG MEMBER CONVICTED OF MURDER FOR SHOOTING DEATH OF VICTIM
March 11, 2020
MAN CONVICTED OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN DEATH OF NORTH CAROLINA COUPLE AND FAMILY FRIEND
March 04, 2020
DEKALB DA ANNOUNCES CAPTURE OF ACCUSED SERIAL RAPIST LINKED TO EIGHT METRO COLD CASES
February 14, 2020
DEKALB DA SHERRY BOSTON HOSTS 5TH ANNUAL "LOVE RUN" 5K
February 06, 2020
DEKALB DA'S OFFICE CHOSEN AS PARTNER SITE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM STUDY
January 22, 2020
DEKALB DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO HOST INAUGURAL COMMUNITY FORUM AND RESOURCE FAIR FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING
January 14, 2020
DEKALB DISTRICT ATTORNEY ESTABLISHES MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO ADDRESS  ABUSE OF AT-RISK ADULTS
December 23, 2019
24 INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH 'OPERATION INTERCEPTION'
December 06, 2019
GUNMAN CONVICTED IN FATAL SHOOTING OF SIX-YEAR-OLD DECATUR BOY
November 15, 2019
MAJOR CASE UNIT CONVICTS DANGEROUS SERIAL RAPIST/KILLER IN DECADES-OLD COLD CASE MURDER, RAPE
November 14, 2019
STONE MOUNTAIN WOMAN CONVICTED IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT AGAINST HUSBAND
November 05, 2019
LIFE SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED IN AMBUSH KILLING OF GIRLFRIEND'S EX-BOYFRIEND
November 01, 2019
FORMER DEKALB POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF UNARMED AIR FORCE VETERAN
October 24, 2019
LIFE SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED IN GAS STATION SHOOTING DEATH OF MOTORCYCLE COMRADE
October 21, 2019
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHERRY BOSTON WORKS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
October 02, 2019
SECOND MAN CONVICTED IN BRUTAL STABBING DEATH OF DECATUR MAN
September 18, 2019
DA BOSTON AMONG CONSORTIUM OF ELECTED PROSECUTORS & LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS JOINING FORCES TO DISCUSS  JUSTICE REFORM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
September 13, 2019
STONE MOUNTAIN WOMAN CONVICTED IN VEHICULAR HOMICIDE OF 11-YEAR-OLD BOY
July 23, 2019
THIRD DEFENDANT CONVICTED IN FATAL  STONE MOUNTAIN ROBBERY
April 22, 2019
DA BOSTON APPOINTED TO FIRST LADY'S  GRACE COMMISSION
March 12, 2019
WOMAN CONVICTED IN STABBING DEATH OF BOYFRIEND
February 12, 2019
DA STATEMENT REGARDING ORDER OF RECUSAL
February 06, 2019
GUNMAN CONVICTED IN DEADLY EAST ATLANTA BURGLARY CASE
January 15, 2019
HUSBAND INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH BOTCHED DRUG DEAL THAT CLAIMED WIFE'S LIFE
December 20, 2018
SECOND CHANCE FOR MAN SERVING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
September 18, 2018
GUNMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEADLY CRIME SPREE
August 07, 2018
ADOPTIVE FATHER CONVICTED OF MURDER IN BATHTUB DROWNING OF SON
April 06, 2018
FORMER DEKALB POLICE OFFICER INDICTED IN DRUG DEALER THEFT SCHEME
February 23, 2018
DOZENS INDICTED IN DUNWOODY COMMERCIAL SEX ENTERPRISE CASE
February 23, 2018
NURSES INDICTED ON MURDER, NEGLECT CHARGES IN DEATH OF ELDERLY PATIENT
November 03, 2017
SHOOTER CONVICTED IN FATAL LITHONIA ARMED ROBBERY
October 27, 2017
GRANDSON INDICTED IN DISAPPEARANCE, MURDER OF GRANDMOTHER
October 04, 2017
MOTHER INDICTED ON MURDER, CRUELTY CHARGES FOR ´HOT CAR' DEATH OF CHILD
October 04, 2017
CAREGIVER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING THOUSANDS FROM ALZHEIMER'S PATIENT
October 04, 2017
ELLENWOOD MAN SENTENCED TO MULTIPLE LIFE-TERMS FOR RAPE, CHILD MOLESTATION
April 10, 2017
GANG MEMBERS CONVICTED IN CONNECTION WITH VIOLENT KILLING SPREE
March 31, 2017
INFAMOUS JEWEL THIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO DEKALB THEFT
March 29, 2017
FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN INDICTED FOR SEX CRIMES INVOLVING MINOR
March 27, 2017
JURY CONVICTS BOYFRIEND IN CONNECTION WITH SHOOTING, HIT AND RUN DEATH OF GIRLFRIEND
March 09, 2017
DA APPOINTS NEW TEAM TO CASE AGAINST FORMER POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH MURDER
January 27, 2017
LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR SERIAL RAPIST CONVICTED OF MOLESTING FIVE-YEAR OLD CHILD IN NEW CASE
January 27, 2017
CAREGIVER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING DEKALB SENIOR
January 20, 2017
DAYCARE PROVIDER CONVICTED, SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CRITICALLY INJURING 16-MONTH OLD
October 31, 2016
Convicted killer of LGBT activist gets four life sentences
September 19, 2016
Guilty verdict for man who killed fianc, claimed suicide
September 01, 2016
Former barber indicted for death of ex-girlfriend's son
August 12, 2016
Caregiver indicted for defrauding 83-year-old client
August 12, 2016
Life sentence for human trafficker
July 19, 2016
BOC's former chief of staff, business associate indicted
July 15, 2016
DeKalb man convicted in 2-year-old's death
July 12, 2016
Speeding drivers indicted in 2015 death of 3 children
June 13, 2016
Serial killer pleads guilty to pair of DeKalb murders
May 17, 2016
Gang's state chief indicted for ordering murder from prison
May 13, 2016
DeKalb Taxi Carjacker Convicted
May 13, 2016
Man convicted of fatally striking DJ changing tire
May 09, 2016
Veteran prosecutor named to DA's gang unit
March 25, 2016
Bloods gang members indicted after deadly crime spree
DOZENS INDICTED IN DUNWOODY COMMERCIAL SEX ENTERPRISE CASE
FATHER INDICTED FOR STABBING DEATH OF SON
GRAND JURY INDICTS MAN FOR HIT AND RUN CRASH THAT INJURED YOUNG GIRLS PLAYING IN FRONT YARD
THIRD DEFENDANT CONVICTED IN FATAL  STONE MOUNTAIN ROBBERY