ATLANTA – Donald Bannister, 20, of Marietta, has pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter, two counts of violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, and other charges in the shooting death of Norval Bailey in June 2021.
In total, the Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit has successfully resolved three of Bannister’s criminal cases in Cobb County. In the second case, Bannister has pleaded guilty to physically assaulting another inmate while in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center in September 2020. In the third case, Bannister has pleaded guilty to the attempted armed robbery and assault of an 18- and 19-year-old in Marietta in January 2019.
The Gwinnett Daily Post is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week.