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5 things to know tonight: Crying kid gets mom booted from early voting, and more

DeKalb County resident Jennifer Fair brought two of her three daughters with her to vote Thursday at an early voting location in Decatur. She was asked to leave when 2-year-old Casey, left, would not stop crying. Fair said the state law on children in polling locations is not family friendly. CHRIS JOYNER / CJOYNER@AJC.COM
DeKalb County resident Jennifer Fair brought two of her three daughters with her to vote Thursday at an early voting location in Decatur. She was asked to leave when 2-year-old Casey, left, would not stop crying. Fair said the state law on children in polling locations is not family friendly. CHRIS JOYNER / CJOYNER@AJC.COM
Nov 4, 2016

1. Decatur mom asked to leave early voting. Citing a state law giving poll workers broad discretion to determine when children are distracting other voters, officials asked Jennifer Fair to take her 2-year-old daughter outside. [Read more]

2. Teen found guilty in Gwinnett pizza driver's killing. A jury took just over two hours Friday to convict 15-year-old Reginald Lofton on felony murder charges. [Read more]

3. Political Insider: Fact-free Georgia robo-call attacks Hillary Clinton. A Cobb County resident sent us a lengthy, anonymous robo-call suggesting that the former secretary of state, U.S. senator and first lady was connected to the deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr. and many, many others. [Read more]

4. Memorial service for actor Tommy Ford on Saturday. The service for Ford, known best for his role on the popular sitcom "Martin," will be held in Decatur and is open to the public. [Read more]

5. Fires burning in DeKalb, Forsyth counties. In all, October wildfire activity in the state was more than 200 times the five-year average for the month, authorities said. [Read more]

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