A former Eatonton Police Officer who is in jail on charges of murdering his wife was denied bond Tuesday by a Putnam County Superior Court judge.

A pedestrian was hit by a car in the wee hours of the morning on the Eatonton Bypass and succumbed to his injuries, authorities said.

Eatonton Police Chief Chief Kent Lawrence said the victim has been identified as Joseph Bradley "Brad" Gravit, 38, of Stribling Street in Eatonton. 

Technology may be the link that’s been missing in finding out who murdered Russell and Shirley Dermond six years ago. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said he met with FBI agents for several hours last week to discuss how technology now being used to solve and prosecute cases could help in the Dermond case.

Crime does not pay. Nor is it stopped by a pandemic. Then, neither do the courts.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is urging voters to cast ballots by mail rather than in person for the June 9 primary election as the start of early voting this week drew long lines and wait times at many precincts.
 

As of noon Monday, Putnam had 58 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills. He said 20 of those were at Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation. The number of deaths has risen to seven, and the sheriff noted that only one of those was not in the nursing home.