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Hurricane Matthew forces two-day delay in Ross Harris trial

The restaurant Tipsy McSways in downtown Brunswick is boarded up on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 in preparation for Hurricane Matthew. (Christian Boone / cboone@ajc.com)
The restaurant Tipsy McSways in downtown Brunswick is boarded up on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 in preparation for Hurricane Matthew. (Christian Boone / cboone@ajc.com)
By Christian Boone
Oct 5, 2016

BRUNSWICK — The Justin Ross Harris trial will recess at day’s end and resume Monday due to the threat posed by Hurricane Matthew.

Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. She initially planned a half-day session on Thursday but the looming storm forced her hand. A voluntary evacuation is in effect for the Golden Isles, expected to feel the brunt of the hurricane late Friday.

It’s just the latest delay for a trial that was supposed to begin in April in Cobb County but was moved after an impartial jury could not be found. Harris is charged with intentionally locking his son inside a hot car to die.

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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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