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Christian Boone

Christian Boone joined the AJC in 2008 covering cops. He has been with the digital department since its inception. Boone, an Atlanta native, graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in political science and later attended the University of Southern California's Graduate Screenwriting Program.

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Rapper Gucci Mane, whose given name is Radric Davis

Gucci Mane slapped with civil lawsuit

A soldier allegedly bashed over the head with a champagne bottle by Gucci Mane has filed a civil suit against the Atlanta-based hip-hop artist. The rapper, born Radric Davis, has already been charged criminally for the March 16 incident at the Harlem Nights Ultra Lounge on Courtland Street. The plaintiff, ...

It’s been more than 10 years since Christopher Routh was acquitted on murder and child molestation charges. Routh, now 26, is married and pursuing a career path few would have expected.

The accused

Fourteen-year-old Christopher Routh was mowing his aunt’s grass when the police came knocking at his parents’ door, arrest warrant in hand for the Lawrenceville teenager. His mother, Sissy Routh, gave them as little information as possible. Then she called her husband. “Go get Chris now!” Charlie Routh barely beat detectives ...

Sharon Huey, right, receives a hug from Krista Seckinger at a screening “Sahkanaga” at the Carmike Majestic 12 Theater in Chattanooga, Tenn., last month. Huey, who was director John Henry Summerour’s high school drama teacher, plays a character whose husband’s body was left to rot at the crematory, a role that hit close to home. Her mother was among the 334 bodies discovered at the crematory. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

North Georgia crematory scandal revisited on big screen in ‘Sahkanaga’

It was more like a homecoming than a movie premiere.Most everyone in the audience at the Carmike Majestic 12 in Chattanooga was from Walker County, nestled in the mountains of northwest Georgia about 20 miles away. Some were there to see hometown boy John Henry Summerour’s directorial debut; others, to ...

Article: Rapper T.I. says gays ‘too sensitive'

T.I.'s publicists may find themselves working on a statement of apology after the Atlanta rapper told a popular hip-hop publication that gays need to get a sense of humor.‘C'mon man, I think gay people are too sensitive," T.I. is quoted in the Dec. 6 issue of Vibe magazine. He was ...

Civil suit filed against Gucci Mane; sentence reduction denied

The bad news came in twos Friday for rapper Gucci Mane, aka Radric Davis, who learned he was being slapped with a civil suit minutes after a DeKalb County judge ruled against his attorney's motion for reduced jail time.Davis was sentenced to six months in September after pleading guilty to ...

Is it OK to take pleasure in LeBron's pain?

LeBron James may not the game's best ever, as basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen postulated before the NBA Finals.No player, however, has united more sports fans.They cheered not for the Dallas Mavericks but against the self-anointed king, he of the overhyped "Decision," frequent third-person references and "Chosen 1″ back ...

Lightning appears to striked the top of the Bank of America building in Atlanta during Monday night's storms.

Amateur shutterbug captures dramatic storm photos

Robert Wojciechowski was prepared when clattering balcony furniture signaled the arrival of Monday night's thunderstorms."I was amazed by the violence of the storms," said the 32-year-old software architect, who snapped some breathtaking pictures from inside his Midtown condo. His building's PA system had warned residents to stay away from their ...

Friend: DJ Megatron was headed to buy pot when fatally shot

A friend of DJ Megatron told police Monday the popular BET host was on his way to buy marijuana early Sunday morning when he was shot to death across the street from his Staten Island home.The friend said he and DJ Megatron were talking on the phone around 2 a.m. ...

Actor Charlie Sheen, who is bringing his  "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour to Atlanta, says the show promises "surprises, guests and mayhem."

Charlie Sheen tour coming to Atlanta

Carlos Estevez, aka Charlie Sheen, is coming to the Fox Theatre.Sheen, whose bizarre rants before and since his dismissal from the hit CBS show "Two and a Half Men" have led some to christen him a marketing genius and others to question his sanity, announced via Twitter that he's added ...

Six men, most with lengthy criminal records, were arrested over the weekend for shooting up Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame's tour bus.

Report: Six charged with shooting up Waka Flocka's tour bus

Six men, most with lengthy criminal records, were arrested over the weekend for shooting up Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame's tour bus, WSOC-TV reports.Mecklenburg County (N.C.) police charged Xavier Hoover, Andre Sellers, Antonio Stukes, David Bellamy, Antonie Washington and Berry Lawrence with robbery with a dangerous weapon and discharging a ...