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Teen suspect captured after hunt in Canton
A teenage suspect was arrested Tuesday night after a manhunt in Canton, police said. The search began when officers were dispatched to the Laurels of Greenwood apartment complex around 4:15 p.m. after reports of a man brandishing a gun near the tree line, Canton police spokesman Pacer Cordry said. When ...
Parapro accused of having sex with special needs student
A parapro at a school for special needs was arrested after allegedly admitting she had sex with a student at her home, according to Gwinnett County police. Kari Lynn Bryan, 38, of Lawrenceville, was arrested Friday and charged with one count of sexual assault, Gwinnett County jail records show. Bryan ...
Phipps to become new chief judge
Judge Herbert E. Phipps will become the new chief judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals on July 1, the court said. Phipps, a former Superior Court judge in Albany, was appointed to the appellate court bench by Gov. Roy Barnes in 1999. Phipps will be sworn into his new ...
Trial begins for man accused of shooting wife 8 times
Her shooting came as an utter shock to family and friends. Who could have shot the vibrant attorney, wife and church volunteer eight times just outside of her Sandy Springs apartment? When police made an arrest, those who knew Adina Parson were shocked again. Her husband, Michael Darnell Parson, was ...
Woman, 19, accused of stabbing stepdad several times
A 19-year-old Cobb County woman is accused of stabbing her stepfather several times in arm, head and back, according to police. Shaquioa Chantres Crawford, of Powder Springs, was arrested late Sunday after 51-year-old Vince Anderson was spotted walking along Powder Springs Road bleeding and attempting to flag down motorists for ...
Man wearing wig robs Lithonia bank
The FBI in Atlanta is looking for the man who robbed a Lithonia bank on Friday while wearing a wig and carrying a pink bag.Authorities said an armed man entered the Bank of America in the 3000 block of Panola Road around 3:15 p.m. The man, who was wearing a ...
Democratic Party chairman to get legal reprimand
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday accepted a request from state Democratic Party chairman Mike Berlon that he be disciplined with a reprimand for violating ethics rules for lawyers. Berlon, a Grayson attorney, will be reprimanded for his conduct by a review panel of the State Bar of Georgia. This ...
Court says lawyer’s request for discipline is insufficient
The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected Roswell lawyer Dale Calomeni’s request that he receive a reprimand from a State Bar review panel for violating ethics rules, saying such discipline is insufficient. The court said Calomeni mishandled funds that were to be put in a trust account for a client, exposed ...
Murder conviction upheld against teen in baby killing
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld the murder conviction imposed against Jamall DeCarlos Mathis for the 2009 beating death of his 17-month-old son. Mathis, who was 18 at the time of the murder, was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole after being convicted by a ...
PTAs targeted by those they least expect: parents
They raise millions of dollars each year to support schools, often partnering with businesses to help local children, rarely suspecting danger from within. Volunteer groups like PTAs, Girl Scouts and booster clubs with limited financial oversight recently found they had fallen victim to thefts that have funneled amounts approaching $150,000 ...
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