Jozsef Papp

Jozsef Papp covers crime and public safety for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He joined the paper in May 2022, after working as a criminal justice reporter with The Augusta Chronicle. Jozsef is fluent in English and Spanish.

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Trial set for South Fulton mayor in trespassing case over ‘dream home’

Mayor khalid kamau had a final plea hearing Tuesday.

Emergency hearing for death row prisoner

Death row prisoner’s execution delayed in row over clemency board conflict

Wednesday’s scheduled execution of Stacey Ian Humphreys is on hold for now after the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles abruptly canceled a clemency hearing set for Tuesday.

Georgia death row inmate loses bid to halt upcoming execution

The order, which was issued Wednesday night by U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May, paves the way for Georgia to execute Humphreys next week.

Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Marie Broder retires and is replaced by David Studdard.

Small-town Georgia DA brings almost as many RICO cases as Fulton’s Fani Willis

Griffin Judicial Circuit has brought 13 RICO indictments since June 2020.

Execution scheduled for man convicted in murders of Cobb real estate agents

If it goes as ordered, Stacey Ian Humphreys will be the first execution in Georgia since March 2024.

OPINION: Why Andy Young seeks mercy for convicted killer Jamil Al-Amin

Civil rights activist, convicted in killing of Fulton deputy, dies in federal prison

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, has died in prison still fighting conviction in the killing of a Fulton County deputy. He was 82 and suffered cancer.

Family of child injured in tow truck crash gets $13 million verdict

Tow truck company, driver were named in two other traffic accident injury lawsuits since 2023.

No body of proof: How Georgia homicide cases are solved without remains

Murder cases in which no body is found sometimes result in convictions. But it's not easy.

Hearing sheds light on mental health of Atlanta airport threat suspect

While Billy Joe Cagle's lawyers asked a federal judge to move him to house arrest or a mental health facility, prosecutors opposed, arguing his arrest prevented a “massacre.”

Young Thug case: Judge admonishes jurors for not showing up to court

Here’s what attorneys are saying about Fani Willis’ use of RICO

Georgia attorneys say Fulton DA Fani Willis’ use of RICO law in Trump and Young Thug cases may have hurt her prosecutions.