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Roswell cancels city council meeting; Igleheart remains in jail

By Arielle Kass
Oct 24, 2016

With a city councilman who remains in jail after being arrested Thursday, Roswell has canceled its city council meeting, scheduled for Monday night.

Kent Igleheart has not yet posted his $30,000 bond after his arrest last week. He was charged with sexual exploitation of a child, enticing a child for indecent purposes and furnishing alcohol to a minor.

Police said Igleheart, 53, had maintained a 4-year relationship with a DeKalb County girl beginning when she was 13.

The council meeting was canceled due to lack of a quorum and will be rescheduled, according to a notice. Last week, Roswell spokeswoman Julie Brechbill said she was aware of the arrest, but had no comment.

“We just don’t have enough information at this point,” Brechbill said.

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Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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