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Arrest made in Alpharetta shooting
A man linked to a shooting outside an Alpharetta condominium complex is in jail, according to authorities. Timothy C. Pierce, 32, was arrested Friday by Fulton County Sheriff’s officials on an arrest warrant from DeKalb County, authorities said. A man was found shot outside the Planter’s Ridge Condo complex in ...
Student injured in dog attack at Carver High
Carver High School was temporarily placed on lockdown Monday afternoon because of a dog attack on a student, authorities said.The incident was reported just after 1 p.m., Atlanta police said. The lockdown was lifted around 2:30 p.m., and school dismissal was not disrupted, school officials said.A pair of dogs attacked ...
New DeKalb chief wants to raise expectations, restore department’s swagger
DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander arrived at the department in April looking to halt a troubling history of embarrassing and sometimes criminal officer misconduct that had damaged the agency’s reputation. But a recent string of misconduct revelations – the latest being an officer admitting he took a bribe after ...
No bond for Atlanta woman accused of killing ex-fiance
An Atlanta woman accused of shooting her ex-fiancé in the back at least 10 times won’t be released on bond, a judge ruled Friday.Victoria Rickman is charged with felony murder in the Sept. 13 death of William Carter, Jr., in a case that has reflects a dramatic history between the ...
Judge imposes curfew on ex-Georgia Tech hoopster charged with murder
Former Georgia Tech basketball standout Javaris Crittenton must remain home every night until his murder trial after allegedly intimidating the prosecutor of his case, a judge ruled Thursday. And the recording of a jailhouse phone call in which Crittenton claimed to want to beat up the prosecutor was key in ...
Big Boi’s wife files for divorce
The wife of Atlanta hip hop star Big Boi filed for divorce on Wednesday, according to court documents. Antwon A. Patton, one half of the Grammy Award-winning duo OutKast, married Sherlita M. Patton in February 2002, and the two are currently separated, according to court documents. The divorce complaint, filed ...
Passenger pleads guilty to slapping tot on Delta flight
The man accused of slapping a toddler on a Delta Air Lines flight early this year pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday afternoon. Joe Rickey Hundley agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors in which he could serve up to six months in federal prison, instead of a maximum one-year ...
Man pleads guilty to slapping toddler on Delta flight
The man accused of slapping a toddler on a Delta Air Lines flight early this year pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday afternoon. Joe Rickey Hundley agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors in which he could serve up to six months in federal prison, instead of a maximum one-year ...
Body found in Chattahoochee River ID’d
Authorities have identified the Sugar Hill man whose body was found floating in the Chattahoochee River on Monday. Omar Hugh Richards, 29, had been missing since Sept. 22, Johns Creek spokesman Doug Nurse said. Richards’ body was found in the river snagged in a fallen tree by a pair of ...
Arrest made in Gwinnett shooting death
An arrest has been made in the August shooting death of a Gwinnett County man, authorities said.Carlos Garcia-Viera was wanted by police in connection with the shooting death of Diego Rojo Ramirez.New York City police last week arrested the 39-year-old Garcia-Viera on what Gwinnett police officials called an unrelated “minor” ...
Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out: I wasn’t robbed
Imagine waking up to learn you’d been robbed. Not the “somebody broke into my house” robbed, but rather a “word on the street” robbed. That’s what happened Monday to Atlanta hip-hop artist, Ca$h Out. “I wake up this morning and they calling me talking ’bout I got robbed,” the rapper ...
Third person arrested in beating of 80-year-old
A third person has been arrested in the beating earlier this month of an 80-year-old East Point man. Ricky Wilcoxson, 20, was taken into custody late Monday morning by the U.S. Marshals working with the East Point Police Department, Channel 2 Action News reports. Police say Creston Portis was returning ...
DeKalb man charged with attempted murder in shooting of toddler
A DeKalb County man accused of shooting a toddler in June has been charged with attempted murder. Prosecutors said Chazrel Jaquan Burton intentionally shot to kill a 2-year-old after a confrontation with the child’s father. The toddler was wounded but survived. A DeKalb grand jury indicted Burton Thursday on three ...
No bond for Dunwoody man accused of throwing man from balcony
A Dunwoody man charged with murder was denied bond Friday by a DeKalb County judge, court officials said. Barrett Ricks is accused of throwing Isaac C. Herrington from the balcony of Ricks’ fifth-floor apartment in late August. Ricks’ attorney Jay Abt told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his 24-year-old client was ...
DeKalb man accused of shooting toddler charged with attempted murder
A DeKalb County man accused of shooting a toddler in June is being charged with attempted murder. Prosecutors are accusing Chazrel Jaquan Burton of intentionally shooting to kill a 2-year-old after a confrontation with the child’s father. The toddler was injured, but survived. A DeKalb grand jury on Thursday indicted ...
Convicted Atlanta killer gets 2nd life sentence
A convicted killer got a second life sentence Thursday after he was found guilty of a 2005 execution-style murder, court officials said. Ronald Fisher was already serving life in prison for a 2011 murder conviction when he was charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Eddie Shaheed, authorities said. Prosecutors said Shaheed ...
FBI: Alleged Clayton kidnappers identified
Federal authorities say they’ve identified the two men they believe grabbed a 14-year-old girl from her Ellenwood home last week, as more details emerged Thursday about the kidnapping that drew attention from around the country.Among the new information was that Ayvani Perez remained blindfolded through much of the 33-hour ordeal, ...
DUI driver sentenced to seven years for fatal wreck
A driver who struck and killed another man in downtown Atlanta in July 2012 was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison.A Fulton County jury found Joshua Taylor guilty of vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and DUI-less safe (as the result of drugs) for the death of 31-year-0ld Ronnie ...
Suspect ID’d in shooting death of Gwinnett man
Police have named a suspect in connection with the death of a Gwinnett County man whose body was found in Atlanta. Diego Rojo Ramirez, 23, was reported missing the evening of Aug. 17, about the same time Gwinnett County police responded to a report of gunshots and screaming at an ...
Man gets 7 years for fatal DUI crash
A man who struck and killed another man on a downtown Atlanta interstate in July 2012 was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison.A Fulton County jury found Joshua Taylor guilty of vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and DUI-less safe (as the result of drugs) for the death of ...
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