Alexis Stevens

Georgia

Breaking News Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta news journalist, wife, mom to spunky college kid, type 1 diabetic, lover of Lionel Richie, Barry Manilow and tennis.

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DeKalb man gets life for killing his pregnant girlfriend and baby

2 days ago | ajc.com | Alexis Stevens

Adrianne Rodriguez has felt the type of heartache no mother should have to face. “I’ve lost three kids to guns,” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “This is ridiculous.”On Aug. 24, 2014, Rodriguez’s son, Nizzear, was shot in his bed just hours after celebrating his 13th birthday. Then, on Feb. 2, 2023, her pregnant daughter was shot. Shaniyah Monet Rodriguez, 20, died two days later. The baby, delivered early, survived just over four months.
Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died after cutting leg on wood fence, medical examiner says

3 days ago | americanmilitarynews.com | Alexis Stevens |DeAsia Paige

Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died after cutting his right thigh on a wooden fence, causing “marked” blood loss, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday. “This injury was not a gunshot wound,” the medical examiner said. New details still have investigators asking additional questions about the death of the rapper, who police say died after falling while running from officers responding to a 911 call. His death has been ruled an accident, the M.E.’s office said.
Clayton County jailer arrested, fired after punching inmate, sheriff says

5 days ago | ajc.com | Alexis Stevens

A Clayton County correctional officer was arrested and fired after allegedly punching an inmate and deploying his Taser, Sheriff Levon Allen said Friday. Officer Darius Roberts and the inmate, whose name was not released, got into a verbal dispute Wednesday before Roberts threw the first punch, Allen said in a social media post. Roberts, 31, allegedly struck the inmate several times, slammed him to the ground and tased him, investigators said.
Is Atlanta safe? Homicides drop 23% through first four months of 2025

5 days ago | ajc.com | Alexis Stevens

The Atlanta Police Department investigated 30 homicides through the first four months of the year, down from 39 cases during the same period in 2024, according to crime data released this week. The 23% drop follows the current trend for the city. In 2024, homicides dropped by about 6% from the previous year. City leaders say that’s because fighting violence mains a priority for Atlanta, and the tactics are working.
Homicides drop 23% in Atlanta through first four months of 2025

5 days ago | macon.com | Alexis Stevens

The Atlanta Police Department investigated 30 homicides through the first four months of the year, down from 39 cases during the same period in 2024, according to crime data released this week. The 23% drop follows the current trend for the city. In 2024, homicides dropped by about 6% from the previous year. City leaders say that's because fighting violence mains a priority for Atlanta, and the tactics are working.
Georgia trooper pulled to safety after patrol vehicle overturns in creek

5 days ago | ajc.com | Alexis Stevens

A trooper with the Georgia State Patrol was pulled to safety late Wednesday after his vehicle overturned in a creek, leaving him under water, following a crash during a police pursuit, according to investigators. “The trooper became unconscious due to being submerged in water before being rescued by two Waycross P.D. officers who performed life-saving measures,” the State Patrol said in an email Thursday to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Wrong body laid in casket, lawsuit says

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Alexis Stevens

ATLANTA - When her 95-year-old grandmother died in July 2023, Marva Lynch was in charge of the funeral plans. Lynch provided Donald Trimble Mortuary with the clothing and wig that Lucy Mae Johnson was to wear for burial, according to a lawsuit filed in DeKalb County state court. But the day of Johnson's funeral, it wasn't the great-grandmother of seven whose body was in the casket, Lynch was told by a funeral director during the service. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Wrong body laid in casket, lawsuit says

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Alexis Stevens

ATLANTA - When her 95-year-old grandmother died in July 2023, Marva Lynch was in charge of the funeral plans. Lynch provided Donald Trimble Mortuary with the clothing and wig that Lucy Mae Johnson was to wear for burial, according to a lawsuit filed in DeKalb County state court. But the day of Johnson's funeral, it wasn't the great-grandmother of seven whose body was in the casket, Lynch was told by a funeral director during the service.
She missed her own funeral: Wrong body laid in casket, lawsuit says

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Alexis Stevens

ATLANTA — When her 95-year-old grandmother died in July 2023, Marva Lynch was in charge of the funeral plans. Lynch provided Donald Trimble Mortuary with the clothing and wig that Lucy Mae Johnson was to wear for burial, according to a lawsuit filed in DeKalb County state court. But the day of Johnson’s funeral, it wasn’t the great-grandmother of seven whose body was in the casket, Lynch was told by a funeral director during the service.
Wrong body laid in casket, DeKalb County suit says

1 week ago | ajc.com | Alexis Stevens

When her 95-year-old grandmother died in July 2023, Marva Lynch was in charge of the funeral plans. Lynch provided Donald Trimble Mortuary with the clothing and wig that Lucy Mae Johnson was to wear for burial, according to a lawsuit filed in DeKalb County state court. But the day of Johnson’s funeral, it wasn’t the great-grandmother of seven whose body was in the casket, Lynch was told by a funeral director during the service.