Increased security at Cobb courthouse construction site yields two arrests

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two construction employees working at Cobb County’s courthouse project on Monday when background checks revealed the men had outstanding arrest warrants.

The sheriff’s office began performing criminal background checks on workers at the project as the new courthouse construction was ready to connect to the existing judicial complex. Last month the county announced the increased security efforts were also to allay ongoing concerns that illegal immigrants were working on the construction site.

Monday’s arrests involved Derick Santran Riley, 26, of Atlanta, who had an outstanding Fulton County bench warrant for aggravated assault and driving without a license. Eddie Richard Bell, 24, of Stone Mountain had a probation violation warrant issued by DeKalb County.