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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People prepare to run the Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Atlanta. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race stages second successful event

The second Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race sold out with 9,000 runners tackling the reversed 10K course from Piedmont Park to Lenox Square.

Fulton judge dismisses RICO charges against training center protesters

In his order issued Tuesday, the judge said Attorney General Chris Carr did not have the authority to bring RICO charges.

Hundreds of trees on Ga. 400 are gone. Here is why.

State agency is clearing trees for a $4.6B project, and more chops are coming, officials say

Emergency hearing for death row prisoner

Planned execution of convicted Cobb murderer on hold for now

Execution warrant for Stacey Ian Humphreys expires as parties await decision over potential conflicts on clemency board.

Kennesaw councilman quits over Wildman’s permit renewal

Judge orders Wildman’s store manager to explain $835K stock sale

Ex-trustee must hand over records, including an accounting of the sale and where the proceeds ended up.

Kenyan man sentenced after planning 9/11-style terrorist attack on Atlanta

Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 35, was found guilty in November 2024 on all six counts of conspiracy to hijack a U.S. airliner and crash it into the Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta.

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

Mayor khalid kamau had a final plea hearing Tuesday.

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.