‘This Is Ridiculous!’: White Georgia Woman Arrested In Fatal Shooting of Black Boyfriend After Victim’s Brother Alleged a ‘Cover Up;’ Outraged Community Demand ‘Higher Charges’
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New details emerge after arrest in Burke County fatal shooting
Authorities in Waynesboro, Georgia have arrested the girlfriend of a Black father of two who they say shot him to death in the bedroom they shared early Sunday morning.
Sheriff Alfonzo Williams said Tuesday that Hannah Cobb, 25, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of 30-year-old Telvin “Telbo Rackins” Osborne, who died at a local hospital.
Telvin “Telbo Rackins” Osborne with his girlfriend Hannah Cobb. (Credit: Roderick Williams Facebook Screengrab)
The shooting occurred after “both parties had been drinking,” said Sheriff Williams, confirming the couple fought before the fatal bullet was shot. Cobb and Osborne lived together and had two children.
“The offenses committed leading up to the discharge of the firearm included simple battery, family violence and reckless conduct,” Sheriff said during a news conference on Tuesday. “It is reckless to go out and get drunk and then introduce a fire arm into an argument. It is reckless to engage in an argument where there’s pushing and shoving going on.”
Cobb is being held at Burke County jail, said the sheriff, who stressed that the shooting was not an accident.
Sheriff Williams said investigators worked the...
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