Q: Was the man who held up a convenience store in Alpharetta and fled to a wooded area in Forsyth County apprehended?
—Gina Winch, Milton
A: The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety and Crime Stoppers are offering a $3,000 reward for information that leads to arrest and conviction of Kinneth Battle, department spokesman George Gordon told Q&A on the News on Wednesday. Police are searching for Battle in connection with an armed robbery at a BP convenience store on Windward Parkway on March 15. Fredrequis Cobb was arrested after he was found hiding in a Jeep at a Forsyth County residence, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, but Battle couldn’t be located after a 12-hour search. “Alpharetta DPS, as well as other agencies, have detectives that are actively searching for him,” Gordon wrote. Anyone with information should call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477, send a text to 274637 or go to crimestoppersatlanta.org.
Q: I read a recent letter to the editor that mentioned African-American slaves in the Jamestown colony. Were there slaves at Jamestown? I thought there were only indentured servants.
—Toni Wickham, Acworth
A: The first group of 20 slaves from Africa arrived in Jamestown on a Dutch trading vessel in 1619, 12 years after the colony was founded, according to the National Park Service. They were traded to the English settlers “as much-needed workers to cultivate tobacco, the new cash crop of Virginia.” Slavery was recognized by law in the colony in 1662. Indentured servants also were part of the labor force, but were released after a certain period of time.
Andy Johnston wrote this column. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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