Cynde Bates/Facebook; Paulding County Sheriff's Office A Georgia man who was convicted of murdering his wife in front of his two children has been sentenced to life behind bars. Jonathan Bates ...

In April 2024, Jonathan Bates decided to skip his trial for killing his wife in their Paulding County home. But this time, Bates couldn’t run away. On Tuesday, he was convicted of murder and sentenced ...

A judge sentenced a Paulding County man found guilty of his wife’s murder to life in prison this week with the possibility of parole. Jonathan Bates was also convicted of manslaughter ...

Jonathan Bates, who evaded authorities for 18 months following his wife’s 2017 killing, was sentenced to life in prison this week, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Paulding County ...

Jonathan Bates, who evaded authorities for 18 months following his wife’s 2017 killing, was sentenced to life in prison this week, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Paulding County inmate ...