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5 things to know: Cobb teen gets 2 life sentences for double murder

Jaydon Lee Reid (Credit: Cobb County Sheriff’s Office)
Jaydon Lee Reid (Credit: Cobb County Sheriff’s Office)
By Staff reports
June 3, 2016

Five things to know Friday, June 3:

1. An Austell teen with an extensive record could spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting he shot and killed two Powder Springs men when he was just 14 years old. [More on the crime and sentence here]

2. Boxing great Muhammad Ali is hospitalized in the Phoenix area with what two people familiar with his condition say may be more serious problems than his previous hospital stays. [What his family is saying]

3. A Clayton County man drove his ex-girlfriend to Grady Memorial Hospital after allegedly setting her on fire.  [Details on the manhunt here]

4. Today is National Doughnut Day.  [Where to snag free doughnuts today in Atlanta]

5. Storms rolled through Atlanta last night. [Will it rain today?]

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