The man wanted for aggravated assault following the shooting in Americus on Monday has since turned himself in. Around 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, Joseph Quantez “Quan” Sales, 31, turned himself in to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

If anyone has any information regarding this case, please contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Americus at (229) 931-2439 or

The GBI is investigating an aggravated assault in Americus, involving a man with gunshot wounds and suspect Joseph Sales.

AMERICUS, Ga. (WRBL) — An Americus man is wanted in connection to an aggravated assault on Monday. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Joseph Quantez “Quan” Sales, 31 ...

The 39th president’s funeral motorcade made several stops Saturday before finishing at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Thousands of Georgians gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter as a motorcade carried his casket across the state. A moment of silence was observed outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, where lawmakers and citizens alike reflected on the life and legacy of the nation’s 39th president.

Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) Director Johnny Sabo, Chief of Protection for the Georgia Forestry Commission Thomas Barrett, and Georgia Forestry Commission Safety and Training Manager Seth Pierce toured South Georgia Technical College recently with President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Board of Director member Grant Buckley.

GBI press release Joseph Quantez “Quan” Sales is wanted on 2 counts of aggravated assault in connection to a shooting that occurred on the 700 block of Oak Avenue in Americus, Georgia in the early morning hours of3.

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"I was immediately struck by how young he looked — not the drawn and pale president I had seen on TV, reporting on the hostage crisis that you could tell

They say the shooting happened around 2:00 a.m. and the victim was transported to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

Rio Grande Valley-based writer and retired educator Samuel Freeman remembers President Carter as a champion of civil rights.