Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office

10/19/2026

At approximately 2:30 PM today, the Meriwether County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported altercation in the 12000 block of Roosevelt Highway in Greenville.

One individual was arrested in connection with the incident. There is no ongoing threat to the public.

The investigation remains ongoing, and additional information will be released at a later time.

10/02/2026

September activity for the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office included 1,095 calls for service, 166 incident reports, and a wide range of other activity. Here’s the month by the numbers.

09/30/2026

MCSO INVESTIGATION LEADS TO THREE ARRESTS, RECOVERY OF 11 FI****MS

The Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a months-long investigation into a series of entering-auto thefts that primarily affected the southern portion of the county and extended into surrounding jurisdictions.

Residents are reminded to lock their vehicles, remove fi****ms and other valuables whenever possible, and keep a record of fi***rm make, model, and serial numbers.

09/24/2026

The Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office announces the recent resolution of two significant criminal cases investigated by our deputies and investigators.

Scotty Gordy entered a plea of guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and Possession of a Fi***rm or Knife During the Commission of a Crime and was sentenced to 25 years in the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Gordy was apprehended on the night of April 30, 2025, after deputies and investigators responded to a residence on Owens Road regarding a stabbing. The investigation determined that Gordy had stabbed Steven Tallman, causing his death.

In a separate case, Akevion Bowles entered a plea of guilty to Aggravated Assault and was sentenced to 11 years of probation, to be served consecutively to a sentence imposed in another case in which Bowles pleaded guilty to Affray and Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. In that case, Bowles was sentenced to 6 years in the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Bowles’ aggravated-assault case arose from a November 2025 shooting at a house party involving rival groups from Meriwether and Coweta counties. Investigators quickly identified suspects and distributed that information to regional law-enforcement partners. Bowles was apprehended the same night with assistance from the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office. Following the arrest, the Newnan Police Department Gang and Vice Unit assisted Meriwether County gang investigators with the investigation. This sentencing follows additional resolutions in the related prosecution. Because certain court records are subject to statutory confidentiality and access restrictions, the Sheriff’s Office will not provide further details concerning those other dispositions.

Bowles was also the final defendant to be adjudicated in connection with a gang-motivated fight at the conclusion of Greenville High School’s graduation ceremony in May 2023.

Quintravious Sheffield was previously sentenced to 20 years, with 8 years to serve in the Georgia Department of Corrections, for his involvement in that incident. Jamal Willis was previously sentenced to 10 years in the Georgia Department of Corrections for his involvement.

That investigation was originally initiated by the Greenville Police Department and was later continued by the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office after the lead investigator transferred to MCSO.

“These prosecutions, and the investigations that led to them, demonstrate the dedication our deputies and investigators bring to cases involving violent crime and criminal street gang activity in our communities,” Sheriff Chuck Smith said. “These cases often require months or even years of investigative work, coordination with prosecutors, and cooperation among law-enforcement agencies throughout the region. Our personnel remain committed to pursuing those responsible for violence in Meriwether County and seeing those cases through to their conclusion.”

At the same time, the Sheriff’s Office has seen a significant reduction in violent crime from the previous year. Based on complete calendar-year UCR/NIBRS statistics reported by the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office, violent crime decreased approximately 17% in 2025 compared with 2024, while homicides and aggravated assaults decreased approximately 32% during the same period.

Sheriff Chuck Smith thanks the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office, Newnan Police Department, prosecutors, and all personnel whose work contributed to these investigations and prosecutions.

09/18/2026

09/03/2026

It is with sadness that the first message shared by the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office on this page is one of mourning.

Yesterday was a dark day for our community and one of the most difficult days the men and women of law enforcement in Meriwether County have endured in generations.

The loss of Warm Springs Police Sgt. Chris Fisher is deeply personal to the people of the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office.

Until only a few months ago, Sgt. Fisher served as a member of MCSO. He worked beside many of the jailers, deputies, investigators, and staff who serve here today. He shared the responsibilities and experiences of this profession and built friendships that extended well beyond the uniform.

To many here, he was more than a fellow law enforcement officer. He was a friend and a brother.

More importantly, Sgt. Fisher was a husband, a father, a son, and a young man with so much life still ahead of him.

When tragedy struck, many of the same deputies and investigators who had known Sgt. Fisher personally were among those who responded.

In those first hours, they had to set aside the shock of losing a friend and former coworker and do the job in front of them. They secured the scene, pursued the investigation, assisted in the manhunt, and stood beside the officers of the Warm Springs Police Department as they faced the loss of one of their own.

They did what the moment required of them.

Now that the immediate work is done, those same men and women can begin to mourn someone they knew, worked beside and called a friend.

MCSO deputies will wear mourning bands across their badges, and the flags at the Sheriff’s Office will remain lowered to half-staff until Sgt. Fisher is laid to rest.

They are simple symbols, but they carry a heavy meaning.

For many wearing those bands, this loss is personal. At the Warm Springs Police Department, officers mourn a member of their own who served beside them until his final watch.

The weight of this loss is made even greater by its place in Meriwether County history. Sgt. Fisher is the first law enforcement officer in this county to be killed in an act of violence since 1927.

Nearly a century has passed since this community endured a loss of this kind. Generations of officers serving Meriwether County knew tragedies like this primarily through history or through losses suffered in other communities.

Those serving here now know that grief firsthand.

There will be ceremonies and tributes in the days ahead, and much will be said about Sgt. Fisher’s service and sacrifice.

Those who knew him will remember the smaller things too. The conversations between calls. The laughter during long shifts. The shared experiences and ordinary moments that often become the memories that matter most.

Those are the things that stay.

The men and women of the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office extend their deepest condolences to Sgt. Fisher’s wife, children, family, friends, and their brothers and sisters at the Warm Springs Police Department.

May God bless and comfort Sgt. Fisher’s wife, children, family, friends and everyone who knew and cared for him.

The mourning bands will eventually come off. The flags will again be raised.

The loss behind those symbols will remain.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

Rest easy, Sgt. Fisher. You will always be one of ours. Your earthly watch has ended, but your rest in a better place has begun.

A personal message from Sheriff Chuck Smith: https://www.meriwethercountyga.gov/474/Sheriff-Chuck-Smith-Statement-09032026