District Attorney News Releases

  • Gunman Pleads Guilty to Killing Auburn Woman

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 12/23/25) – A Lawrenceville man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing a woman he was dating.
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  • Member of Multi-Million-Dollar Fencing Ring Convicted of RICO

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 2/13/26) – A Norcross man was found guilty of being a leading member of a fencing enterprise that profited from shipping stolen, domestically blacklisted electronic items overseas for profit.

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  • Norcross Brothers Both Sentenced to Life for Sexual Assault

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 2/12/26) – A pair of brothers were convicted of sexually abusing a girl over a period of years.

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  • Gang Member Convicted of Murder in Retaliation Shooting

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 2/9/26) – A Gwinnett jury found a Gangster Disciple gang member guilty of shooting and a man he believed stole a gun from a fellow gang member.

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  • Guilty Verdict Gains 18-Year Prison Sentence for Meth Dealer

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 3/2/26) – A man arrested with more than 4 grams of methamphetamine was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison.

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  • Guilty Verdict Reached in Lilburn Hotel Murder Sparked by ‘Jealousy’

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 2/24/26) – A Lawrenceville man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man in a dispute over a woman.

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  • Man Found Guilty after Luring Teen to Car for Sexual Assault

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 3/2/26) – A Lawrenceville man was sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a teenaged girl.

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  • Gunman in Deadly Hotel Shooting Pleads Guilty to Murder

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 2/2/26) – An Alpharetta man pled guilty to shooting and killing a stranger at a Norcross hotel after arguing with his girlfriend.

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  • Gwinnett District Attorney Statement on Tevin Hood Fatal Shooting

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 1/13/26) – Gwinnett Judicial Circuit District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson announced her Office's decision to not file charges in connection with the August 8, 2025, shooting death of Tevin Hood.

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  • Gang Member Found Guilty of Murder in Counterfeit Robbery Scheme

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 05/20/2024) – A Lilburn man with a history of gang-related crime dating back to his youth was given a life prison sentence for murder in a robbery-gone-wrong.
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  • Two Men Convicted in Home Invasion Murder

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 05/23/2024) – Two men face life in prison for roles in a deadly 2020 Norcross home invasion.
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  • Guilty Verdict in Revenge Shooting Murder

    (Update 06/06/2024) - Neil Patrick Frasdilla, who was convicted of murder and other charges in the shooting death of Darius Dugger, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 25 years.
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  • Life Sentence Handed to Man Who Raped, Stabbed Gwinnett Teen

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 05/24/2024) – A Flowery Branch man was sentenced to life today for raping a teenage girl and stabbing her 86 times in Gwinnett County.
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  • 7 Charged with Racketeering for Breaking into 492 Cars

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 06/06/2024) - A band of thieves face charges in connection with 492 car break-ins across Gwinnett County as part of a large conspiracy. The seven men are also accused of shooting at a someone who caught them in the act and of out-right stealing cars to use in their ongoing criminal enterprise.
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  • Guilty Verdict Reached in Murder, Kidnapping of Norcross Teen

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 06/13/2024) – A Gwinnett County jury on Wednesday found a former Doraville Police officer guilty of killing a 16-year-old girl and dumping her body in the Dacula woods after abducting her as she walked to her home.
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  • Guilty Verdict Reached Fatal Drug Robbery Gone Wrong

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 06/17/2024) – The third member of a drug robbing crew was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his part in the murder of a dealer they targeted in 2020.
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  • Career Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Fentanyl Overdose

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 07/02/2024) – A man connected to two Fentanyl overdose fatalities will spend 40 years in prison for selling pills containing the substance to a 22-year-old Lilburn man who died of an overdose in November 2023.
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  • Gwinnett DA’s No. 2 Reappointed to Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 07/03/2024) – John Melvin, the Chief Assistant District Attorney for the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, was reappointed to a second term as a member of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
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  • Peachtree Corners Mother Pleads Guilty to Murdering 5-year-old Son

    (Lawrenceville, Ga., 07/15/2024) – A mother accused of stabbing her 5-year-old son to death then setting their Peachtree Corners apartment on fire will serve a life sentence in prison plus five years.
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