Sheriff Jeff Johnson

Chairman challenges Sheriff’s need for additional staffing

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Sheriff Jeff Johnson must have felt like he had walked into a minefield when he presented…

3 years ago

Attorney for family of teen found dead in Dawson County jail begins investigation

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. --AJ Richman, the lawyer for the family of the man found dead in the Dawson County Detention…

4 years ago

Angry family members and friends of Jonathan Sanford call for Sheriff Johnson’s resignation

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Some 20-30 family and friends gathered at the roundabout Monday carrying signs and voicing their anger toward…

4 years ago

Jeff Johnson, Billy Thurmond win reelection, but voters reject transportation SPLOST

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. -- Sheriff Jeff Johnson won a second term without the need for a runoff Tuesday. Board of…

4 years ago

UPDATE: Deceased inmate has been identified

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The 18-year-old inmate found dead in his cell at the Dawson County Detention Center this morning…

4 years ago

Drugs recovered during Dawson County traffic stop

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. -- A traffic stop on April 23 led to the arrest of a Gainesville man on charges…

4 years ago

Challengers attack sheriff’s budget, wasteful spending during debate

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. -- Challengers Jeff Perry and Marcus Sewell wasted little time attacking what they perceive to be Sheriff…

4 years ago

2020 Dawson County sheriff’s race beginning to take shape

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Two potential challengers for Dawson County Sheriff in 2020 have emerged. Jeff Perry, a veteran parole officer,…

5 years ago

Husband shoots, kills wife outside Dawson County fire station

DAWSONVILLE, Ga – An unidentified woman was shot and killed outside Dawson County Fire Station No. 7 on Dawson Forest…

5 years ago

County Commission begins new meeting schedule Thursday

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawsonville Board of Commissioners will begin its new meeting schedule Thursday with a work session set…

5 years ago

ABL Management: “Sheriff acted in bad faith”

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Sheriff Jeff Johnson’s refusal to pay ABL Management $52,060.88 for inmate food services forced Dawson County commissioners…

4 years ago

GBI investigates death of Dawson County Detention Center inmate

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation into the death of an inmate at the…

5 years ago

Commissioners to vote on beefed up school security

CUMMING, Ga. -- The shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida that killed 17 students and faculty,…

6 years ago

Sheriff had nearly $400,000 left in his 2017 budget when he sued the Board of Commissioners

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County officials say they do not understand why Sheriff Jeff Johnson sued the Board of Commissioners…

6 years ago

Sheriff vs. Dawson County heads to courtroom

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A bitter dispute between Dawson County’s first-term Sheriff Jeff Johnson and the Dawson County Board of Commissioners…

6 years ago

Commissioners will consider additional school resource officer funding

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. -- Increased safety for schools and school children will be on the agenda when the Dawson County Board…

6 years ago