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Atlanta police officer Dean Jackson was arrested and charged with DUI in Cherokee County.
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Atlanta officer arrested on DUI charges in Cherokee County
Investigators said the men had been involved in a fistfight when one pulled out a gun and began chasing the other.
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Man sentenced for pulling out gun, chasing victim through McDonald’s parking lot
A memorial set up in from of Young's Asian Massage on Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Acworth to honor the lives of Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels and Xiaojie Tan, who were shot and killed on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Four more people were shot and killed at two Atlanta spas later that same day. (Photo: CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)
Crime & Public Safety
Donors help cover funeral for metro Atlanta spa shooting victim with no kin in U.S.
Bruno Cua, 18, of Milton, has been charged by the FBI with 12 counts related to the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol Building.
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He heeded Trump’s call to fight. Now a Milton teen awaits the consequences.
A judge sentenced Yann Fredrick Engamba (left) to serve time behind bars each year surrounding the anniversary of the crash that killed Stephen Smith (right).
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Jail time, no holidays for driver in crash that killed Cherokee student
Kristopher Johnson has been charged with two counts of malice murder and feticide, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.
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Canton man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend, her uncle
Eric Gavelek Munchel, aka "Zip-tie guy," is being held as he awaits trial for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. His mother, Lisa Marie Eisenhart, also arrested in connection with the incident, is complaining about the restrictive conditions in jail. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)
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‘Zip-tie guy,’ mom granted bond on Jan. 6 charges
Mallory Rahman and her daughter Zara place flowers near a makeshift memorial outside of the Gold Spa in Atlanta on March 17, 2021. Three women were killed inside the Gold Spa on March 16, and another woman was found dead that same night at Aromatherapy Spa across the street. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Crime & Public Safety
Atlanta spa shootings: How to help the victims’ families
03/19/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Members of the the Atlanta Korean-American Committee against Asian Hate Crimes hold signs during a a vigil for the victims of the spa shootings outside of the Gold Spa in Atlanta, Friday, March 19, 2021. The committee consists of Korean-American community members, business leaders and religious leaders. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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For Asian-Americans, ‘hate crime’ label more than a legal decision
U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, takes a moment to pray after laying flowers at the Young’s Asian Massage in Acworth on Sunday, March 28, 2021. Xiaojie Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33; and Paul Andre Michels, 54, were shot and killed at the spa earlier this month. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution)
National Politics
Congressional visit to spa shooting sites decries anti-Asian hate
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