Doug Evans

Atlanta

Reporter at WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA)

Reporter/Meteorologist/Chief Drone Pilot for Fox 5 Atlanta

Articles

School resource officers help crack Troup County car break-in case

3 days ago | fox5atlanta.com | Doug Evans

The Troup County Sheriff’s Office credits its school resource officers with breaking open a difficult three-month investigation that saw dozens of cars broken into. On June 2, they arrested three juveniles — the oldest was 15, and the two others were 14 years old. They are being charged with 52 juvenile felonies in Troup County.
Coweta County woman accused of bearded dragon theft, property damage

4 days ago | fox5atlanta.com | Doug Evans

Authorities in Coweta County have charged a woman with first-degree burglary and criminal damage to property after what began as a domestic dispute escalated across two locations. Deputies say the case involves not only stolen property but also an unusual theft — a bearded dragon. The backstory: According to an arrest report, deputies were first called to a home on Kripple Kreek Drive in Sharpsburg.
Son of wrestling icon Paul Orndorff arrested after high-speed chase in Georgia

5 days ago | fox5atlanta.com | Doug Evans

The son of late professional wrestling icon Paul Orndorff, known in the ring as "Mr. Wonderful," was arrested Thursday following a high-speed chase and another encounter with a police K-9 in Peachtree City. What we know: Paul Orndorff III, a convicted felon, is facing numerous felony charges, including fleeing law enforcement and possession of methamphetamine. Officers say he also had a handgun in the glove compartment of his vehicle.
Son of wrestling icon Paul Orndorff arrested after high-speed chase in Georgia

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Doug Evans

The BriefPaul Orndorff III, son of wrestling legend Paul Orndorff, was arrested after a high-speed chase in Peachtree City, facing multiple felony charges including fleeing law enforcement and possession of methamphetamine. The incident involved Orndorff speeding through a shopping center parking lot at over 100 mph, reminiscent of a similar 2019 chase that also ended with a police K-9 apprehending him.
Purple Heart mystery: Medal found in Georgia scrapyard nears return to WWII pilot's family

1 week ago | fox5atlanta.com | Doug Evans

We have an update on that mysterious Purple Heart Medal discovered in a Newnan junkyard 80 years after the soldier’s death following World War II. The medal is one step closer to being returned to family members in California. It caps a two-month search for the next of kin of a pilot who died 80 years ago.
Dash cam footage captures dramatic hit-and-run on I-85

1 week ago | fox5atlanta.com | Doug Evans

Deputies are investigating a hit-and-run accident that knocked a driver’s car off the interstate. They say a truck driver fled that scene without helping or even calling 911. What we know: Bill Eidson was heading home to Hogansville from Atlanta. He’d been at a corporate function when a semi-truck came up from behind and hit his car so hard that it sent him skidding off the highway. But that trucker kept going. It was all captured on Eidson’s dash cam in his car.
Dash cam footage captures dramatic hit-and-run on I-85

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Doug Evans

The BriefCoweta County deputies are searching for the driver of a semi-truck who hit a motorist’s car on Interstate-85 and knocked the vehicle off the road. The accident was captured on driver Bill Eidson’s dash camera, which shows the collision and his car skidding off the highway onto the shoulder. Eidson was unhurt, but his car was totaled. COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - Deputies are investigating a hit-and-run accident that knocked a driver’s car off the interstate.
Heroic actions of off-duty employee prevent mass shooting at Georgia bar

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Doug Evans

The BriefKevintez Mathewis was sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting an off-duty employee, Ben McCoy, seven times outside Fat Boys Bar and Grill in 2019. Ben McCoy's actions, confronting Mathewis with a rifle, likely prevented a mass shooting, according to Coweta County District Attorney Herb Cranford. McCoy continues to deal with the trauma from the incident, expressing that the healing process is more mental than physical, and he feels a sense of closure but not full peace.
Heroic actions of off-duty employee prevent mass shooting at Georgia bar

1 week ago | fox5atlanta.com | Doug Evans

A man who opened fire outside a Coweta County bar in 2019, shooting an off-duty employee seven times, was sentenced last week to 45 years in prison. SEE ALSO: Man sentenced to 45 years for 2019 Newnan bar shooting Fat Boys Bar and Grill shooting The backstory: Kevintez Mathewis was captured on surveillance video at Fat Boys Bar and Grill in August 2019, where he was thrown out by security for being disruptive.
Line Creek Brewing to release 'Minix 145' beer in honor of fallen officer's birthday

1 week ago | fox5atlanta.com | Doug Evans

The beer will be called Minix 145, named for the last name and badge number of fallen Deputy Eric Minix. What they're saying: FOX 5 was with his widow, Trina, at the Peachtree City Line Creek location when she tried it for the first time on Tuesday. "It’s good," she proclaimed. "Eric would have liked it." Deputy Minix was a K9 officer for Coweta County when he was struck and killed in January 2024 following a high-speed chase.