1. Georgia killer's execution: An amen, a jerking body, then stillness.
At 7:37 p.m. on Tuesday, Kenneth Fults became the fourth person Georgia has put to death this year as the state moves at an almost unprecedented pace to carry out executions. Fults' execution came relatively early because the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal nearly four hours before 7 p.m. — the scheduled time of his death. Usually the high court doesn't rule until well past the scheduled hour of punishment. Read more.
In a video message to the community Tuesday afternoon, Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist vowed that city police would find the man who killed a young Walmart security guard Sunday night. By then, investigators already had a suspect in handcuffs. Boaz Anthony Fordyce, 37, of a Duluth address, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with felony murder in the death of Jaseramie Dion "JD" Ferguson, police said. They said numerous tips from the public led authorities to Fordyce, who was arrested at a DeKalb County business. Read more.
3. Terror suspect wants to be released to Gwinnett County.
An Ohio native accused of providing money to an al Qaeda leader is asking to be released on bail before his trial — so he can be placed under home confinement in Gwinnett County. Legal observers say it's doubtful Asif Ahmed Salim will be released, but that is little comfort to some residents in one of metro Atlanta's largest counties. Read more.
4. Criticism of Tech's Pastner seems over the top.
Over the course of a 30-minute interview Tuesday, Josh Pastner was interrupted by a knock on his door by his school's golf coach (quick hello and to pass along the name of a basketball recruit) and I'd estimate 25 text messages (Pastner's eyes shifting to his phone with every ding and vibration from a college, high school or AAU coach or recruit). Read more.
5. Emory buys 60 acres in Brookhaven's Executive Park.
Emory University has purchased 60 acres at Executive Park, the office park near the interchange of North Druid Hills Road and I-85 in Brookhaven. The property had been on the market since last year, and was purchased for $50.9 million, according to information from Databank Atlanta, a real estate research firm. The site includes about 400,000 square feet of office space, and nine office buildings are included in the purchase. Read more.
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