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Murder trial testimony: Suspect left for Mexico after stabbing
Witnesses describe Barrera-Rodriguez's movements, GBI interview
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El Expreso Bus Company employee Guillermo Flores, left, aided by interpreter Guillermo Arenas, center, answers Assistant District Attorney Raymond Mayer's questions Wednesday morning in Hall County Superior Court during day two of testimony in the murder trial of Ofelia Barrera-Rodriguez.
Nick Watson
Updated: Sep 15, 2016, 4:20 AM
Published: Sep 15, 2016, 1:09 AM
Witnesses testifying in a murder trial Wednesday morning told the jury about Ofelia Barrera-Rodriguez’s movements and comments in the days after the death of Iris Romero-Banegas, 43. Barrera-Rodriguez, 49, of Gainesville, is charged with malice murder for allegedly stabbing Romero-Banegas on Dec. 28, 2014. Barrera-Rodriguez traveled to Mexico in late December 2014.
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‘He cannot be replaced’: Hall County Schools deputy superintendent announces retirement
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Kevin Bales. - photo by Hall County Schools.
Ben Anderson
The Times
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 7:53 PM
Hall County Schools Deputy Superintendent Kevin Bales is retiring May 30. The district made the announcement Friday, April 4.
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