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Man gets 5 years for selling bomb to undercover officer
A Cobb County man was sentenced Monday to just over five years in federal prison for selling a homemade bomb to an undercover officer. Young, 46, of Cobb County, was sentenced to five years, three months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Sally ...
Former Atlanta Brave arrested on drug charges
Former Atlanta Braves outfielder Otis Nixon is facing drug charges following a weekend arrest in Cherokee County. Nixon, 54, had a crack pipe in his pocket and a crack rock in his vehicle when he was stopped on I-575 early Saturday, according to a Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reported obtained ...
Former Brave Otis Nixon faces drug charges
For longtime Atlanta Braves fans, it’s all too familiar news. Former Atlanta Braves outfielder Otis Nixon is facing drug charges following a weekend arrest in Cherokee County.Nixon, 54, had a crack pipe in his pocket and a crack rock in his vehicle when he was stopped on I-575 early Saturday, ...
SEC player remains in Gainesville ICU after car crash
University of Kentucky football starter Ashely Lowery remained in the intensive care unit of a Gainesville hospital Sunday while state troopers tried to find out what caused his single-car crash early Saturday.The 20-year-old Lowery was near his home in Cleveland when his car ran off Town Creek Road in White ...
Cocaine, heroin suspected in Kris Kross rapper’s death
Former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly had taken a mixture of cocaine and heroin the night before his death and had a history of drug abuse, according to a police report released Thursday. Kelly, 34, was unresponsive on his couch and had no signs of life when paramedics arrived at ...
4 siblings injured in south Fulton wreck
Three sisters were in surgery Friday afternoon after their old brother apparently ran off the road and struck a tree on the way to school, Fulton County police said.The girls, ages 5, 7 and 13, were all believed to have non-life threatening injuries, Cpl. Kay Lester said Friday afternoon. The ...
Donations help Girl Scouts make up stolen money
Their cookie money may have been stolen. But there will be a happy ending for some East Point Girl Scouts after all.After selling 1,400 boxes, or $4,900 worth, of cookies, the troop was supposed to earn $700 — enough for badges, a banquet and a trip to an amusement park.But ...
Man cutting down tree killed by falling limb
An employee of a tree company was killed when he was struck in the head by a limb while working in Alpharetta. Misael Soriano Elorza, 41, of Doraville, was part of a crew working Friday morning near a YMCA on Preston Ridge Road when he was struck from behind, according ...
Police seek serial rape suspect
A 23-year-old Gwinnett County man is accused of luring women into a vacant apartment, where he sexually assaults them at gunpoint. Police know who the suspect is and where he lives. But so far, they haven’t been able to find him, Cpl. Jake Smith with Gwinnett police said Thursday. A ...
Former Tech star Anderson out of job
He has said he would like to one day coach basketball at the college level, maybe even at Georgia Tech. After a weekend DUI arrest, Kenny Anderson is looking for a job sooner than he planned.The former Tech and NBA star was let go Wednesday from his coaching job at ...
Cocaine, heroin suspected in Kris Kross rapper’s death
Former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly had taken a mixture of cocaine and heroin the night before his death and had a history of drug abuse, according to a police report released Thursday. Kelly, 34, was unresponsive on his couch and had no signs of life when paramedics arrived at ...
Former Tech star Kenny Anderson loses coaching job after DUI arrest
He has said he’d like to one day coach basketball at the college level, maybe even at Georgia Tech. After a weekend DUI arrest, Kenny Anderson is looking for a job sooner than he planned. The former Tech and NBA star was let go Wednesday from his coaching job at ...
Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly dies at 34
Rapper Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly died Wednesday afternoon after being found unresponsive in his Atlanta area home. Kelly, 34, was part of the 1990s duo Kris Kross, known for their backward clothes and hit song “Jump” from the group’s 1992 debut album. Kelly was found unresponsive and transported to Atlanta ...
Man who allegedly threatened judge back in court
The man who is accused of threatening to kill a Cobb County judge’s children and eat them was back in court Wednesday. This time, the attorney for James Satterfield asked that the entire DA’s office be kicked off his case. Satterfield, 58, was arrested in December after allegedly mailing a ...
Atlanta neighborhood No. 9 on ‘most dangerous’ list
One Atlanta neighborhood made a top-25 list of the country’s most dangerous. The southeast Atlanta, Lakewood area was ranked No. 9 by neighborhoodscout.com. Residents of Hopkins Street and Adair Avenue have a 1 in 12 chance of being a victim of a crime, according to the website’s findings, which are ...
Special delivery: Officer helps deliver baby on Roswell Road
A Fulton County police officer was directing traffic Wednesday morning when a woman told him from her car window she was going to have a baby. Cpl. David Williamson said he pointed to the general direction of the hospital. But the woman told him there wasn’t time for that. The ...
Police arrest suspect in park public indecency case
Cobb County police have arrested a man accused of fondling himself while half-naked in a park, then charging at two women who spotted him. William John Jacobson Jr., 34, of Dallas, was arrested Wednesday and charged with public indecency and simple battery. Police said he confessed to the crime during ...
Thou shall not steal … a Bible?
It’s one of the Ten Commandments, but one Cobb County woman may not have realized that. Thou shall not steal. But the 23-year-old allegedly did. Ashley Chacori Fleming, of Powder Springs, was caught stealing a Bible from a book store, according to an arrest warrant obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ...
3 suspects wanted in hammer attack, shooting death
After 57-year-old Ronald Clark cashed a check Friday afternoon, he got back in his van to head back to work. He had no idea someone was lurking in the back of the van, waiting to attack. It would be the last drive Clark would make. As Clark drove his van ...
Man hit by train in downtown Acworth dies
A pedestrian struck by a train in downtown Acworth Monday night has died, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, where he later died of his injuries, Acworth police Capt. Mark Cheatham told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The train was able to come ...
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