1. No clues yet to why man jumped from ambulance, ran into traffic.
Early Monday, a man being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment decided he no longer wanted to be in an ambulance, according to Atlanta police. Instead, Anthony Hill jumped out of the back of an ambulance and ran across the Downtown Connector, where he was struck by two vehicles and killed. No information was released on why Hill, believed to be 22 or 23 years old, was being taken to the hospital. Late Monday, investigators had not determined what prompted him to break free from restraints and run. For emergency medical technicians, called EMTs, or paramedics, the mental state of a patient determines the treatment administered. Read more.
The 28-year-old motorist accused of plowing into three children on an Atlanta sidewalk — killing one of them — had a lengthy criminal history involving drug convictions. Ryan Lisabeth was charged on Monday with vehicular homicide in the death of 9-year-old Isaiah Ward over the weekend. Lisabeth, who attempted to speed away after striking the three young boys, was originally arrested on multiple charges, including DUI, serious injury by vehicle, reckless driving, driving on the wrong side of the road and possession of a controlled substance. Atlanta police on Monday added the vehicular homicide in the first degree charge. Channel 2 Action News reported Lisabeth was denied bond. Police declined to identify what may have been found in his vehicle, saying the case remains under investigation. Read more.
3. Braves stock tumbles on first day of trading.
Shares of stock in the Braves began trading publicly Monday and fell sharply from their opening price. Team owner Liberty Media completed a long-in-the-works plan to divide its disparate businesses into three tracking stocks, including one tied to the Braves and the mixed-use development the team is building next to its new Cobb County stadium. Shares of Liberty Braves Group's Series A shares opened at $36 on the Nasdaq stock exchange, plummeted quickly and closed Monday's trading at $19.95 per share — down 44.6 percent from the opening price. Liberty Braves Group's Series C shares opened at $27 on Nasdaq and closed at $19.14, down 29.1 percent from the opening. Read more.
4. Ivy Prep to close the doors of its boys academy.
Ivy Preparatory Academy is being forced to shutter its boys school, with state officials citing poor financial management and weak academic performance, school officials said Monday. The State Charter School Commission voted in March not to renew the academy's charter. The group said Ivy Prep's Young Men's Leadership Academy "did not provide students a better educational opportunity than that which is provided by DeKalb County, the school's comparison district." The academy, which opened in August 2011, will close June 30. It has about 226 boys enrolled from kindergarten through eighth grade, a school spokeswoman said Monday. The students will have to find schools to attend in the districts they came from including DeKalb, Gwinnett and Atlanta. Read more.
5 8 more jurors qualified in Justin Ross Harris trial.
Eight more prospective jurors were qualified to serve on Monday, bringing the total to 16. Five out of 13 reviewed were struck for cause; Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley denied one strike request by each side. Ross Harris, accused of intentionally leaving his son inside a hot car to die, is charged with malice murder, two counts of felony murder, cruelty to children in the first and second degree, criminal attempt to commit a felony and dissemination of harmful materials to minors. At least 32 qualified jurors are needed — 12 jurors, two alternates and nine "peremptory" challenges afforded to each side. Legal observers say it's likely Staley will want additional alternates because of the high-profile nature of the case. Read more.
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