A line carrying nitrogen, often used to flash-freeze meat, had ruptured, releasing a frigid, odorless cloud. It spread like morning fog, killing six employees on Jan. 28. In this hilly North Georgia city at the heart of the state’s dominant poultry industry, they buy nitrogen by the 18-wheeler. Nitrogen can reduce the oxygen in the air, cause asphyxiation or cold burns.
Grief rains on Gainesville, a town where most everybody knows somebody with time in at a poultry plant, and so many know someone who worked at the Foundation Food Group, Inc. facility where the leak happened.
Those lost were a beloved group. They included a man who toiled to send money to his mother in Mexico, religious and determined people pounding out a better lot, a gregarious military veteran who trained horses and men who bought their wives flowers at Nena’s Florist near the plant. Nearly all had young children.
Perez, who spent her ending alerting co-workers so they could escape the danger, did not survive.
“She always cared for others,” Estrada said of her friend.
When Estrada learned the names, she discovered a painful truth: she knew all six victims.
‘Screaming’
After Estrada hung up with Perez, she says she alerted the plant manager and retreated to her office. Estrada and Perez worked closely in the facility’s quality control department, which checks on machines and birds before shipping.
Estrada knew nearly nothing about what was happening, except for what Perez had said: two maintenance men had been in some kind of accident.
Nelly Gisel Perez Rafael
Photo from Memorial Park Funeral Homes
She thought of how pained Perez’s voice had sounded. It scared Estrada. For herself and everyone else. Not knowing what to do, the 25-year-old donned her safety smock and walked toward the warehouse.
“That’s when I started hearing all the ladies screaming,” Estrada said.
She saw people running outside into the biting morning air. Some had to race through the deadly fog to free themselves. Estrada saw a maintenance man who’d apparently been near the leak, and she noticed him struggling to breathe.
The dangers
They worked with poultry in Gainesville because, for many, that’s what you do here.
After World War II, the city dove deep in the industry and still contributes greatly to Georgia’s nation-leading $41 billion business. All over the world, Peach State chickens appear on plates. During this weekend’s Super Bowl Sunday parties, revelers somewhere will surely eat wings processed by the Gainesville victims.
Gainesville is proud of its birds. Here, streets are named for innovators in chicken processing. In a 1961 publicity stunt, Gainesville, the so-called “Poultry Capital of the World,” made it illegal to eat chicken with a fork; an officer pranked a 91-year-old woman with an “arrest” in 2009 for violating the law.
03/02/2021 —Gainesville, Georgia — A monument celebrating Gainesville’s position as the “Poultry Capitol of the World” is displayed at Poultry Park in Gainesville, Tuesday, February 2, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com
Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com
The poultry business often subjects employees to punishing labor. You might work long hours in putrid, cramped conditions. You might remove beaks or bones, twisting your wrist too many times. You might spend a great deal of time around machines that can maim or kill you.
People like Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera, 45, pushed past the hazards with purpose. When he fell amid the chaos, he’d been in America nearly 20 years, usually working seven days a week, hardly relaxing or doing anything for himself so that he could send as much cash as possible to his mom in Mexico.
“He didn’t drink, he didn’t smoke, and he didn’t like to go out,” said his nephew, Carlos, who asked to be identified only by his first name due to immigration concerns. “I think he lived for his mom.”
Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera
Family photo
Recently, workers installed a new freezing system in the plant, switching from ammonia to nitrogen-based, regulators said. It isn’t clear what caused the leak, but the nitrogen line ruptured during “unscheduled maintenance,” according to initial findings released by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The plant’s owner couldn’t be reached for comment.
Carlos said his uncle worked in maintenance. Carlos doesn’t know exactly what happened to him.
‘Save you and raise you up’
After the leak, plant manager Zach Hoover placed a series of 911 calls.
“Oh my God,” he said in one.
In another: “I’m standing with a guy who’s been frozen.”
Dispatcher: “How many patients are there?”
Hoover: “I’ve got two people not breathing and one barely breathing.”
After authorities responded, a bus came to ferry dozens of workers from the parking lot to a nearby church for medical evaluation. Some left without treatment because they feared trouble with their immigration status. Gainesville’s poultry workforce is heavily Hispanic and immigrant, though many have deep roots in town.
Over at the local hospital, Father Cong Nguyen from Saint Michael Roman Catholic Church was on chaplain duty.
He was summoned to the emergency room. A dying man from the plant needed anointment. The priest administered last rites: May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up.
As word of the accident tore through town, phones started ringing at local immigrant aid organizations and the Catholic churches. Callers, voices desperate, were trying to find anyone who might know if their loved ones were OK. The voices grew more wounded after they learned their loved ones were not OK.
On the grass outside the plant, a memorial of flowers, prayer candles and stuffed animals rose, diesel from the trucking company nearby overwhelming the scent of bouquets.
“Muy difficil,” a mourning woman told a Channel 2 Action News reporter at her door.
As Estrada wonders if she could stand going back to the plant, she mourns the colleagues she lost. “I talked to all these people daily,” she said. “They were always there for me.”
03/02/2021 —Gainesville, Georgia — Yamilex Estrada, 28, wears a t-shirt bearing images of José Elías Cabrera, one of the victims of the hazardous chemical spill, in Gainesville, Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Estrada was working at Foundation Food Group the day the accident took place and says she spoke with one of the victims before they passed away from exposure to the liquid nitrogen. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com
Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com
The leak led labor and immigrant rights advocates to demand answers and stronger safety standards, and it shook surviving employees. They need work, medical treatment, money, counseling and legal guidance, according to aid workers. “Some feel guilty. Others feel that they can’t possibly go back,” said Vanesa Sarazua, executive director of local nonprofit Hispanic Alliance Georgia.
Many can’t sleep. Some wake up screaming.
Those lost, those left
The night after the tragedy, candles lit the sanctuary at Saint Michael Roman Catholic Church. A woman sang a hymn over a piano played softly.
The parish had planned an Hora Santa de Sanación (Holy Hour of Healing) for victims of COVID-19, which has spread undaunted in poultry and other meatpacking plants. But leaders at Saint Michael knew they must also use the hour to honor the nitrogen leak victims. Several were members here.
Deacon Ken Lampert said he saw 200 or more people walk in, wearing masks, keeping their distance. Bold red crosses had been taped on the pews to mark six feet. To stay safe, some went to an overflow room where they watched the service on a big-screen TV.
The parishioners knelt on the cushions in front of their seats. The music stopped. The room was silent, dark, candlelight quivering.
On a table up front stood the monstrance, a tall ornate vessel of gold in which consecrated bread is stored for communion. A seminarian named Carlos Lopez had written each victim’s name on a piece of paper and taped it to the monstrance, to connect them to the Lord.
There was Nelly Gisel Perez-Rafael, 28, who colleagues just called Nelly Perez, and there was Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera, 45.
Corey Alan Murphy, 35. He was the horse trainer, a Kentucky native recalled as a devoted father and U.S. Army veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Saulo Suarez-Bernal, 41. “Our beloved Saulo,” a loved one wrote on GoFundMe. “God called him home and even though we miss him, we trust His plan.”
Victor Vellez, 38. Deacon Lampert knew him from St. Michael’s, where he’d attended with his wife and two sons. “His wife,” Lampert said, “has had a very difficult time.”
Edgar Vera-Garcia, 28. He had three children and was one of the Nena’s Florist customers. The other day, he stopped in the small, vibrant gift shop, where the smell of lilies and roses wafts. He wanted an early start searching for a Valentine’s Day present for his wife. He planned to buy the flowers closer to the holiday. He thought he had time.
(From left) Saulo Suarez-Bernal, Corey Alan Murphy and Edgar Uriel Vera-Garcia.
Photos of Saulo Suarez-Bernal and Edgar Uriel Vera-Garcia from Memorial Park Funeral Homes
Photo of Corey Alan Murphy from Norris-New Funeral Home
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HOW WE GOT THE STORY: After six poultry plant workers died in a horrific incident, The AJC spent days pouring over government and police statements and records, including 911 audio. The paper interviewed people who knew the victims and local aid workers helping the victims’ families and survivors, as were others around Gainesville and experts. Information from the victims’ obituaries was also used.
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He faces charges of theft by receiving stolen property, drug and weapon possession, and driving on a suspended or revoked license stemming from a Jan. 23 arrest in Sandy Springs, jail records show.”},{“_id”:”A65R22PZT5FRFGESA6LRT3IKOY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612449010257},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Bond has not been determined on his most recent charges.”},{“_id”:”G2SIWZSXYRBA5PZJ7NRKHQNZQM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612449010258},”type”:”text”,”content”:”— Please return to AJC.com for updates.”}],”display_date”:”2021-02-04T14:35:28.993Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Cops: Hit-and-run suspect drives into lobby at downtown Atlanta hotel”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-02-04T14:35:28.993Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1160}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″},{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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Atlanta police officers are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened Wednesday night where they were surprised to find the suspect and his sedan only made it as far as the hotel lobby. Houston Garner, 32, of Canton, is accused of backing into the glass entry doors of the Sheraton Atlanta and driving his car through the lobby to get away from the pursuing officers, according to Atlanta police. He was eventually apprehended on an upper floor of the hotel, police spokesman Officer Steve Avery said. Police were called to the Courtland Street hotel about 11 p.m. after a woman said a black car hit her vehicle in the parking lot and drove off. She sustained minor injuries but was not taken to a hospital, Avery said. ÒWhile officers were still on scene a security guard at the hotel advised officers that the hit-and-run vehicle, a black Volkswagen Passat, had just backed into the hotel doors causing damage,Ó the spokesman said in a statement. When the officers tried to speak with the man, later identified as Garner, he took off again, Avery said. ÒThe driver refused to comply and drove away, eventually driving through the entrance and into the lobby of the hotel,Ó he said. Garner was arrested on charges of hit-and-run, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, criminal damage to property and obstruction. He was taken to the Fulton County Jail for the second time in a month. Garner was just released from custody Friday after posting an $8,000 surety bond. He faces charges of theft by receiving stolen property, drug and weapon possession, and driving on a suspended or revoked license stemming from a Jan. 23 arrest in Sandy Springs, jail records show. Bond has not been determined on his most recent charges. 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Lamont Dickerson, 26, of Charlotte, is being held without bond on multiple charges, including home invasion and hijacking a motor vehicle.”},{“_id”:”5XVULJMSLJFYTMLZDXZFSAAYOQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612374547847},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The first attempted carjacking was reported just after 5 a.m. in the area of South Puckett and Ridge roads in Buford, police said. The victim told responding officers he was sitting in his car when he was approached by an unarmed man, later identified as Dickerson, who opened his door and ordered him out.”},{“_id”:”2PFIPFXM5RDCNDA34JDH4VUHAE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612374547848},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“The victim accelerated away from Dickerson, who then attempted to carjack a second vehicle near Ridge Road and Hamilton Mill Road,” Gwinnett police Cpl. Collin Flynn said in a news release. “In that attempt, Dickerson got into the female victim’s car through the passenger door and ordered the female to get out.””},{“_id”:”5WASH2UQJFF33HBJHAU4FOMMEE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612374547849},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The woman refused, Flynn said. Her attempted carjacker ran off before police arrived.”},{“_id”:”NT5PLRXTPVF3PC7GNMIZ7GMY3M”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612374547850},”type”:”text”,”content”:”But police said Dickerson showed up on the officers’ radar again, this time after a home invasion was reported on Woodtree Lane. A homeowner said the man used a brick to break out a window and come inside, according to Flynn.”},{“_id”:”ANJLENWVPRH7DASO7CHWPEPD7U”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612374547851},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“When he entered the home, he was confronted by an armed homeowner,” he said. “Dickerson fled from the homeowner and led police on a foot chase before being arrested.””},{“_id”:”PSUJFBGVC5GB5MZEO3EOATJCVY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612374547852},”type”:”text”,”content”:”He was taken into custody about 5:30 a.m. Detectives are now investigating to determine a motive for the alleged “crime spree,” Flynn said.”},{“_id”:”BB77JRZCTRDNTGSDYDSN3O63KU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612374547853},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In addition to the home invasion charge and two counts of second-degree hijacking, Dickerson is facing misdemeanor charges of obstruction and criminal trespass.”},{“_id”:”GIYRG25K4BFXHAUT5BS4SCGOKE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612374547854},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Police are asking anyone with information in the case to contact detectives at 770-513-5300. Tipsters can remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.”}],”display_date”:”2021-02-03T17:52:50.037Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Gwinnett police: Man tries to commit 3 crimes, is thwarted each time”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-02-03T17:52:50.037Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1160}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″},{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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Hawk was booked into the DeKalb jail Monday night and is being held without bond on the single murder charge, jail records show.”},{“_id”:”UN3HQ3TWN5GE7F3NYJKSBJTKQM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830009},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Little was known about Rooks’ slaying when his body was discovered Jan. 21 lying in the middle of a road.”},{“_id”:”SPRJYN7GRRG3FL6G23KVDWFCCI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830010},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“However, after a thorough investigation, DKPD detectives identified Hawk as Rooks’ cousin, and the person responsible for Rooks’ murder,” DeKalb police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent said. “Investigators are still working to uncover the motive for the shooting.””},{“_id”:”NWPXFFMWI5A27I7ERTCAOMC4PA”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”UN72RI6NZZFI7CNQFW3JPUQCSQ”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-man-found-shot-killed-in-middle-of-dekalb-county-street/3CT3E5P2BZB7RAOWXGGUNZGAFI/”,”content”:”Man found shot, killed in middle of DeKalb street”},{“_id”:”3PEN2ALNS5D27L7PIY3BK53EOA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830012},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Chanel Hudson, who identified herself as Hawk’s publicist, is asking for prayer for the rapper and his family. 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He had multiple gunshot wounds to his face and his leg, and officers found eight spent shell casings lying nearby, according to a police report released Monday.”},{“subtype”:”instagram”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830015}},”provider”:”https://api.instagram.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://www.instagram.com/p/CKxjjeNJCkK/”,”type”:”instagram”},”_id”:”36LHI5LCRRFCPBJM7744UHW3LQ”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”publicistmentality”,”width”:658,”thumbnail_width”:640,”html”:” View this post on Instagram
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In late October, he was arrested and booked into the DeKalb jail on charges that he was speeding at more than 140 mph on I-85. According to the police report, he told officers that he was speeding because people were following him.”},{“_id”:”R443YIKUERASZHZTV7LWCI3MEE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830024},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The incident report quoted Hawk as saying, “If there is like 10 cars following me, I can do 143 because I am not a regular person, and you could go look on your computer and it would tell you that.””},{“_id”:”JKU66SDV6NEMDFJYSREBXPJPMU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830025},”type”:”text”,”content”:”He was released the same day on a signature bond, jail records show. 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He has also lent his talents to some charitable initiatives, including a video encouraging DeKalb school students to take the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test and an anti-vaping campaign.”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830027}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/DeKalbCountyPD/status/1356360255907758081″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”XMOS4NXT7VEVVAL3B2AGDQO4CY”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”DeKalb County Police Department”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/DeKalbCountyPD/status/1356360255907758081″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/DeKalbCountyPD”,”width”:550,”html”:”
Today, Ricky Hawk, 23, was arrested for the murder of his cousin Frederick Rooks, 34. On January 21, the DeKalb County Police Department investigated Rooks’ death after he was found shot on Deep Shoals Circle. Hawk is in the DeKalb County Jail charged with Murder. #WeAreDKPD pic.twitter.com/AfaA8CtXgx
— DeKalb County Police Department (@DeKalbCountyPD) February 1, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/DeKalbCountyPD/status/1356360255907758081″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830027},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”YOFX6TIIGBF3PIPFASMDGOUTQI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830028},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Hawk was raised in Stone Mountain and is a graduate of Redan High School in DeKalb. After releasing his hit song in 2015, he told the AJC that he put “Watch Me” on YouTube to prove his doubters wrong after losing his high school talent show. He released his first album, “Fresh Outta High School,” in August 2018, several years after the meteoric rise of his first single.”},{“_id”:”QLS3GKALSVGARDTOGDADTP5J4M”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830029},”type”:”text”,”content”:”One year later, Hawk appeared on an episode of “The Doctors” talk show to discuss his battle with depression, which he said was never diagnosed. With the success of “Watch Me,” he found fame overnight, but he said that high didn’t last long.”},{“_id”:”QTGGOKXH7RCI5GLSDKCOJRTO64″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830030},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The pressure only intensified, he said in a videotaped interview.”},{“_id”:”KBJUUOZWQZFHPGKP4AUHD22IPI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830031},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I’ve been fighting demons my whole life. My whole life,” Hawk said. “I was born with weed, coke, heroin, pills, all type of drugs in my system. I saw family members talking to walls. I watched family members fight. I watched family members try to kill each other. Nobody should have to watch that.””},{“_id”:”65JW4633M5GBDH3JMHHHRVF25A”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830032},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Hawk said he wanted to publicly acknowledge his mental health issues as a first step to seeking professional help and to encourage others to do the same.”},{“_id”:”EMUTRFBI5FC6DFWZGN4V4E5VQ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612305830033},”type”:”text”,”content”:”— Staff writer Chelsea Prince contributed to this article.”}],”display_date”:”2021-02-02T20:38:26.495Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Rapper Silento charged with murder in cousin’s shooting death”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-02-01T23:03:26.057Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1160}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″},{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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The students were guilty of violating a 9 p.m. curfew and, according to the cops’ lawyer, Lance LoRusso, the officers feared there was a gun inside the vehicle. They would later determine that the students were unarmed.”},{“_id”:”JKLNMN6XZNBYRBOKWKB32PT77Q”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612223914716},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Lawful use of force is never going to look good on video,” LoRusso said. “You have to be trained to understand why the officers were doing what they were doing. There was a clear rush to judgement.””},{“_id”:”CXLOSE5HZZAWTEMLTNBAUOCOPM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583770},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In her testimony before the board, former Atlanta Police Department Chief Erika Shields said the decision to fire the officers was made under extraordinary circumstances.”},{“_id”:”VHOFMMLWBFAYTMDD7G747SREY4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583771},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The incident came amid protests that had followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. On this particular evening in Atlanta, demonstrations had grown increasingly violent.”},{“_id”:”AZY7JG4J6BGUBHTXPENVJRQMAM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583772},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Reports of gunfire were so numerous, they stopped talking about it on the radio,” LoRusso said.”},{“_id”:”P4GOXTJ6QZGKLM4AD4Q3FMJ5IQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583773},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Shields testified that city officials were afraid the students’ arrest would only fuel mounting outrage against police.”},{“_id”:”MJPLRUAGJJFJRISKS6QJL5LSQM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583774},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“The circumstances were exceptional,” Shields testified. “We did, I did, what I had to do to make sure the city was stabilized.””},{“_id”:”EZYMHCCKJVB4DPDBTUYEGORSIA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583775},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The officers were not given the usual five days to respond to the allegations against them, LoRusso argued.”},{“_id”:”OWXHX3KJXBAEXCYDBAY3MOYN74″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583776},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“The city just trampled over their rights,” he said.”},{“_id”:”HV2BH4OANBFZVJTVOGY6GOFHMM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583777},”type”:”text”,”content”:”LoRusso said the deadline for his clients to respond to the allegations against them coincided with the start of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ press conference announcing their dismissal.”},{“_id”:”LAYJPBOUWBH3FHCEBR2SQUDJEE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1612219583778},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“There clearly was an excessive use of force,” Bottoms told reporters. “We understand that our officers are working very long hours under an enormous amount of stress, but we also understand that the use of excessive force is never acceptable.””},{“_id”:”XO5T4IIYXBHWBBJX3MWTH3JHDQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The mayor defended her decision in a statement sent Tuesday. “},{“_id”:”6AR7RBJX2VADDPHQJ22RUNDTIA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“While the Civil Service Board has reversed the termination of the officers, given the unrest across our city and nation at the time, and the disturbing video footage before us, I still believe that the right decision was made,” she said in a statement. “It is also important to note that the CSB did not say that the officers’ conduct was lawful. 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(Lawrenceville, GA) On 1-24-2021, at 2359hrs, the Lawrenceville Police Department responded to an armed robbery that…
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Information on this case or these suspects can be submitted anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-8477 or online at www.StopCrimeATL.com. “},{“_id”:”LZD6QKUN45DSNPUF4PLB2JZNMI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”— Please return to AJC.com for updates.”}],”display_date”:”2021-02-02T02:45:31.638Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Lawrenceville police seek 3 suspects in armed robbery of restaurant”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-02-02T02:45:31.638Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1160}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″},{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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He was scheduled to meet with potential buyers Oct. 25 at his home in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood when he was robbed, according to Atlanta police.”},{“_id”:”C47BQ22ITVBLRJVKHQYHWZGU2A”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611941227919},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Upon gaining access to the location, the suspects brandished weapons and demanded high-end clothing and shoes from the victim and his girlfriend,” police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said.”},{“_id”:”TZ3EENZSN5GS5PT7HNLM5GMTXI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611941227920},”type”:”text”,”content”:”According to a police report, the two gunmen were both wearing blue medical masks when they walked into the man’s loft. 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But it may be the no-knock warrant recommendation that is the biggest sticking point in metro Atlanta. “},{“_id”:”CFMU2I5HAVFT3G7BBGZDPUFALQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070662},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The findings from the panel at the influential Council on Criminal Justice had been anticipated after people angered by perceived police abuses, particularly against people of color, protested in the streets in the summer of 2020.”},{“_id”:”6VHVMK2NSNGNPAVDWSE2DWMWFI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873415161},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Wednesday’s guidance is the first to come from the task force — made up of police officials, activists and academics. The panel is also studying the effectiveness of more than a dozen other potential reforms and is expected to issue recommendations throughout 2021.”},{“_id”:”2LZ7WJPC2NAJJH4GPTSEXQMJPI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070663},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Many departments around Atlanta already barred chokeholds and have an intervention policy. Rare is the agency that has banned no-knock warrants, but some limit them.”},{“_id”:”45VWUS5XIVCJDPNY3PR5FSAGU4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070664},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Police say no-knock warrants — which allow officers to raid a home without knocking or announcing themselves — are sometimes necessary to protect law enforcement from suspects who, given a warning, might become violent or destroy evidence.”},{“_id”:”7IYEVBOG5JCSFC4AX35KN2H3X4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873415164},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Critics call the warrants dangerous for officers and residents because surprised residents sometimes attack the police, not knowing who they are, and startled police sometimes open fire.”},{“_id”:”WZ75Y3KROFDTVDL7FRRP25VNSA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070665},”type”:”text”,”content”:”State law doesn’t address no-knock warrants, but police obtain them by citing case law.”},{“_id”:”TJ7U4Y237ZHVJCAIAY5ARPGTFQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611871449781},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Some agencies have policies intended to limit misuse of the warrants. The Brookhaven Police Department, for instance, requires a supervisor’s approval before an officer can ask a judge for a search warrant. The supervisor must attend the search, and officers must record with their body cameras, according to Lt. David Snively.”},{“_id”:”NYYRSFROR5EQFJJ6EQRWNRVPXA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070666},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Plus, Snively said in a common refrain from police: no-knock warrants are rare. “I am not aware of any case in BPD’s seven-year history when we have executed a search warrant without first knocking, identifying ourselves as police officers, and announcing the presence of a search warrant — even in cases when a judge has granted us permission to do so,” said the lieutenant, whose agency was created in 2013 after the incorporation of the city of Brookhaven.”},{“_id”:”NPRBDBXWL5HTDHTWWL77ZPWIFE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070667},”type”:”text”,”content”:”But the searches do happen around metro Atlanta, sometimes with terrible results. In 2006, Atlanta narcotics officers shot and killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during an illegal raid on her home. In 2014, Habersham County toddler Bounkham “Bou Bou” Phonesavanh was severely injured when a stun grenade landed on his pillow during a no-knock raid.”},{“_id”:”THDMMMAMMVGUZMY7F652YDYI4Y”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070668},”type”:”text”,”content”:”State Sen. Bill Cowsert, an Athens Republican, said in December that lawmakers may address the issue of no-knock warrants during the current legislative session.”},{“_id”:”YOZCQ2SOEFBJRAVTXPRII76CQI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070669},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“It’s a little troublesome that there’s no provision in Georgia law that really allows those, but they have begun to be used and in many times (with) disastrous consequences,” Cowsert said.”},{“_id”:”P4BAHKSPEVHLZABUCY2UFSR5UY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070670},”type”:”text”,”content”:”DeRay Mckesson, a civil rights activist on the task force, said the panel found that any benefit police might gain from a no-knock warrant isn’t worth the risk. That’s especially true in drug investigations where officers may be in search of contraband, he said.”},{“_id”:”6V4LT3BRVFHE7MSJKUSMV2KD54″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070671},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“There’s no reason cities should be in the business of rescuing drugs,” Mckesson said during a news conference Wednesday.”},{“_id”:”XS5ZSFANJJBN3PMJ2ASN7JUOCQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611869070672},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The possible consequences echo in the case of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician who died in March after police shot her as she slept through a drug raid in Louisville, Kentucky. City officials voted to ban no-knock warrants after the deadly raid, which turned up no drugs. As it happens, former Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has taken over for the Louisville chief who was fired after Taylor’s death. Shields had resigned last summer after an Atlanta officer shot Rayshard Brooks, a Black man, in a Wendy’s parking lot.”},{“_id”:”EZ6QS6IBQBBGNGZNLGSHIWNQJI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611871449789},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Atlanta officials haven’t barred no-knock warrants, but the City Council voted unanimously in September to urge state legislators to impose a ban.”}],”display_date”:”2021-01-28T22:32:57.250Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”U.S. panel says stop no-knock warrants. Metro Atlanta cops might not”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-01-28T22:32:57.250Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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They would be under no obligation to accept, and, considering the controversial nature of the cases, many prosecutors might pass, said former DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James.”},{“_id”:”LWFDTVBIGFEUTGKEAYXRBRQIMU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562809},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“You’re going to make someone mad either way,” James said.”},{“_id”:”YEZOD7CCJRB6RBPK7MLKAYGDJU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562810},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Carr could also keep the case for his office to handle, assign it to the prosecuting attorneys council or appoint a special prosecutor.”},{“_id”:”RCBTGULAPBGOVFSV47D3JCD7T4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562811},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“There’s no reason the Georgia Attorney General could not investigate and prosecute the case, if appropriate, using the staff in his office,” said Richard Hyde, who worked as an investigator for former AGs Mike Bowers and Thurbert Baker. “That’s what we would have done.””},{“_id”:”GCNZUQHTNNFOJFS4LWZRGJFT5E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562812},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A spokesman for Carr’s office said he is awaiting “additional information necessary to initiate the process for appointing a substitute prosecutor.””},{“_id”:”Q7IYXBHB35C5PPUGQPQTSH7PTQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562813},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Willis, who soundly defeated Howard last year, said she had been leaning towards this decision since reading a defense motion calling on the former DA to recuse himself.”},{“_id”:”T756XC3XMRDTFOOEOIUDHC6GCU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562814},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Sometimes as a lawyer you’ll be in a trial and you get a gut punch when you know the other side has got you,” Willis told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday. “And this was one of those times.””},{“_id”:”BRVAJMFEORGGNABF2DH3NMDUKY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562815},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The recusal motion accused Howard of making “ethically inappropriate” statements, if not outright misstatements of fact, to the public about the case.”},{“_id”:”B6F4DJFZEVEKJIN76XPDHVYAOQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562816},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Paul Howard has systematically sought to deprive Garrett Rolfe of a fair trial and impartial jury since the day he announced his decision to arrest Garrett Rolfe,” the defense motion states.”},{“_id”:”5ZXGONK6RVAMREMDZVQZEPOFCU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562817},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Attorney Noah Pines, who represents Rolfe, said Willis made the right call.”},{“_id”:”KXW3IQCCTJGBJEESVQC2UYJJV4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562818},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“As we indicated in our motion to recuse, Paul Howard’s unethical actions poisoned the entire Fulton County District Attorney’s Office from prosecuting Garrett’s case,” he said.”},{“_id”:”N6QEIOGCT5H7RL6ENBRZK7ZASY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562819},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Pines said he’s hopeful the new prosecutor “will review the GBI report, which we believe is favorable, and dismiss the case against Garrett.””},{“_id”:”TLPJYLM3CBCVPG77MCFMA4KDBE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562820},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Attorney Chris Stewart represents Brooks’ family and Taniyah Pilgrim, the Spelman College student involved in the excessive force case.”},{“_id”:”GRP5EPEWENHE5K26OAJGK3LOEM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562821},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We’re shocked,” he said of Willis’ decision. “The families would have appreciated a meeting with the DA or at least a phone call.””},{“_id”:”ZZBZ4XJK3JEBXALXLD2HEGY6A4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562822},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In a statement, Stewart and his co-counsel Justin Miller said they are hopeful “Attorney General Carr will quickly reassign the cases to another District Attorney who will then use the full resources of their office to prosecute these officers.””},{“_id”:”FNJVU4L5NJC6RH3LH46RLJJLLM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562823},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Willis said she felt like she could prosecute the case fairly but she feared others would not see it that way. She said Brooks’ family had expressed a lack of confidence about how she’d handle the case. Moreover, she said, past and current members of the Fulton DA’s office are likely to be called as witnesses in the ongoing state investigation into the grand jury subpoenas.”},{“_id”:”ZE5JSWSNSZFGFDMFLHQ7CKRJMU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562824},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Whoever ends up inheriting the cases courts certain controversy. To demonstrators who took to the streets last summer in protest of police misconduct, Brooks was a victim of excessive force, targeted because of his race. He was Black; the officers involved are white.”},{“_id”:”NBHQYCJETNC65IAQK4P3Y2WSZ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611873562825},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Many of Rolfe’s colleagues contend the shooting was justified because Rolfe acted in self-defense, according to his training. Brooks grabbed a Taser from from Officer Devin Brosnan, struck Rolfe, then fired the Taser in Rolfe’s direction as he attempted to flee. Brosnan was charged with aggravated assault and two counts of violating his oath. 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He is being held in the Fulton County Jail on a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement hold.”},{“_id”:”DW65F7UKMFDWPETWPDDBREA3LE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611778158542},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Homicide detectives are still working the case of a double shooting the day before Hamilton’s death. Two men were found dead Dec. 17 at a multi-family home in the 1100 block of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard in northwest Atlanta.”},{“_id”:”4HXYPBUTYNDSJC3OLUUMXFTVEM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611778158543},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Both had multiple gunshot wounds, according to a police report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. One of the victims was identified by police as Allen Moses, 36, and the other man’s name is not being released until his family is notified.”},{“_id”:”FJI4LGV325CITLOANFOCCYQ5W4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611778158544},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“While executing a search warrant, a small baggie containing a crystal-like substance which is believed to be methamphetamine was located on a night table,” an officer said in the report. “The crystal-like substance was turned into property as evidence.””},{“_id”:”I6TV3EHSURHJJDJXFX6TS5GIFQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611778158545},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A police spokesman said Wednesday that detectives were still working to determine a motive, and no suspects had been identified.”},{“_id”:”UANVO2LU6VCQBGQOUAII6PIDA4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611778158546},”type”:”text”,”content”:”― Please return to AJC.com for updates.”}],”display_date”:”2021-01-28T10:35:25.668Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Arrest made in slaying at Atlanta car wash over MLK Day weekend”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-01-27T20:16:41.399Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1160}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″},{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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The vehicle was then recovered and returned to the owner.”},{“_id”:”3P4NNN7ZQNGCZHVVKT4RU4L2VQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611767266604},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Ludacris is the latest celebrity to have a car stolen that way in Atlanta, but this type of car theft is actually incredibly common.”},{“_id”:”2WOEZTOSXVEXZELCSCMO54DQQQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611700453585},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Between Jan. 1 and Saturday night, the Atlanta Police Department received 372 calls for stolen cars, with 245 of those involving the victim leaving the car running or keys in the car, according to agency spokesman Sgt. 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Last week, 96 cars were stolen in the City of Atlanta and 67 of those vehicles were left running or had keys left inside…
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According to Daugherty, this trend has been steadily increasing in recent years.”},{“_id”:”FV5QRKCPEVDVRHVWXCXKYKMWMM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611700453593},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Responding to all of those stolen car calls is a major burden on a police department already stretched thin.”},{“_id”:”S24KGCLOEBDH3LS46XKPVTWNVI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611767266617},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“If people would quit leaving their cars running, we’d be able to allocate our resources elsewhere,” Daugherty said.”},{“_id”:”ABW5PBFL4VGFVHZF4VMXKFRJ3E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611700453592},”type”:”text”,”content”:”According to the police report, Ludacris flagged down an officer Monday and said his 2020 Mercedes-Benz S63 was stolen at 8th and Peachtree streets after he got out and left the engine running. He said he was tracking it with his iPad and that it had been in the same place for several minutes.”},{“_id”:”NVBCPSYWVZELVKHFLL5SR5ONMA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611771022794},”type”:”text”,”content”:”An officer eventually found the iPad inside a parked Hyundai SUV on Lois Place. Also found inside were multiple designer bags, one of which was a black Louis Vuitton bag that belonged to the rapper, and his laptop. Police discovered that a Gucci bag and iPhone found in the SUV had been reported stolen during a car break-in Saturday in the 1000 block of Howell Mill Road.”},{“_id”:”VITEAAXATZFCHDIMZEDGJ5DK7A”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611771022795},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The stolen Mercedes was then found backed into a parking spot at the Spectrum on Spring apartment complex, according to police. 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Samantha Shelton, who employs Fallon’s mother at Furkids Animal Shelters and Rescues, said it would have been impossible to know what was coming.”},{“_id”:”ACCOV247IJGU3A6RAJCQQS6YKM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611765631446},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“It’s one thing to lose your child to an illness or an accident you can’t control, but to have someone you knew and trusted harm your child, kill your child,” Shelton said. “It’s going to be a long road to recovery. Our hearts are so heavy.””},{“owner”:{“sponsored”:false,”id”:”ajc”},”address”:{},”syndication”:{},”caption”:”Kristin Fridley Gantt said her daughter, 2-year-old Fallon Fridley, was “the light of my life, the love of my life.””,”source”:{“system”:”photo center”,”name”:”AJC”,”edit_url”:”https://ajc.arcpublishing.com/photo/K6N5FBXMUVEU3GYJCLHLU2DFUU”,”source_type”:”staff”,”additional_properties”:{“editor”:”photo center”}},”taxonomy”:{“associated_tasks”:[]},”type”:”image”,”distributor”:{“mode”:”reference”,”reference_id”:”8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019″},”version”:”0.10.3″,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/K6N5FBXMUVEU3GYJCLHLU2DFUU.jpg”,”licensable”:false,”credits”:{“affiliation”:[{“name”:”Family Photo”,”type”:”author”}],”by”:[{“name”:”Family photo”,”type”:”author”,”byline”:”Family photo”}]},”subtitle”:”fallon fridley mom”,”width”:800,”creditIPTC”:”Family Photo”,”_id”:”K6N5FBXMUVEU3GYJCLHLU2DFUU”,”additional_properties”:{“fullSizeResizeUrl”:”/photo/resize/WE942AHC35NQTz4K34xiU5Vjsfs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/K6N5FBXMUVEU3GYJCLHLU2DFUU.jpg”,”owner”:”chelsea.prince@ajc.com”,”comments”:[],”proxyUrl”:”/photo/resize/WE942AHC35NQTz4K34xiU5Vjsfs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/K6N5FBXMUVEU3GYJCLHLU2DFUU.jpg”,”originalUrl”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/K6N5FBXMUVEU3GYJCLHLU2DFUU.jpg”,”published”:true,”resizeUrl”:”https://thumbor-prod-us-east-1.photo.aws.arc.pub/WE942AHC35NQTz4K34xiU5Vjsfs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/K6N5FBXMUVEU3GYJCLHLU2DFUU.jpg”,”ingestionMethod”:”manual”,”thumbnailResizeUrl”:”/resizer/oOur0l7BXQRD0TT380G95ocQki8=/300×0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/K6N5FBXMUVEU3GYJCLHLU2DFUU.jpg”,”version”:0,”originalName”:”fallon mom.jpg”,”mime_type”:”image/jpeg”,”restricted”:false,”template_id”:594,”galleries”:[],”_id”:”QTK4CLMQ35GZBK4ZCGOSUHX3BM”},”created_date”:”2021-01-27T17:36:01Z”,”last_updated_date”:”2021-01-27T17:36:01Z”,”height”:450,”image_type”:”photograph”},{“_id”:”PUOAHXS5MNDL5DFNU2UL4FFW5I”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611769334657},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Fallon loved animals and would often help her mother Kristin Fridley Gantt in her work as a veterinary technician for the rescue organization. The toddler took after Gantt in every way, down to her tender-hearted nature, Shelton said.”},{“_id”:”IWZD44MBNZHKVNHBXOZWRER7DU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611769334658},”type”:”text”,”content”:”An emotional Gantt, speaking with Channel 2 Action News in the days following Flood’s arrest, said Fallon was “the light of my life, the love of my life.””},{“_id”:”PO5YA7HILZFJ7BDDDKFC5WOYEI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611769334659},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“It’s like she snapped,” Gantt said of Flood. “It’s like this evil was in front of my face for years and I never saw it.””},{“_id”:”SCMEMI3DT5D3BOCIYJEOCECPKA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611769334660},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Police did not release any further information Wednesday on their decision to bring charges against Meyers. It was unknown if he was with Flood at the time she reported Fallon’s injuries to police.”},{“_id”:”ZRXYJX2TONEZRAO5SK4X5NDYUQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611765631447},”type”:”text”,”content”:”We are working to learn more.”},{“_id”:”HDYIGPACBBHQRITO7GQXOB3LVQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611765631448},”type”:”text”,”content”:”— Please return to AJC.com for updates.”}],”display_date”:”2021-01-27T17:54:40.663Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”2nd arrest made in beating death of Sandy Springs toddler”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-01-27T16:51:44.211Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1160}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″},{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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In September, the Southern Center for Human Rights issued a report detailing a humanitarian crisis in which homicide and suicide rates had already reached “unprecedented levels. They’ve asked the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene.”},{“_id”:”O22BV3JBGVFPDL4IODQAWFVXHI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611702750914},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We are beyond the crisis point and something needs to change,” Sarah Geraghty, a lawyer for the Southern Center for Human Rights told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a recent interview.”},{“_id”:”6SN4FFLKWNFVTC2YX3CSP2RKBI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611702750915},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to spread through the system. More than 3,200 inmates have been infected so far. Eighty-eight have died. 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Because of pretrial publicity, the plan is to go to Grady County in South Georgia, pick a jury there, then have those jurors taken to Eatonton for the trial at the Putnam County courthouse.”},{“_id”:”727DKPUNJZHNVF2ARB2WULCFMI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794349},”type”:”text”,”content”:”But the defense team said the trial date was set too early because the pandemic could still be raging across Georgia at that time. In a court motion, the lawyers asked Trammell to postpone the trial to let them investigate the case in a way that minimized the risk of COVID-19 transmission to themselves, witnesses and their families. 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They also said they wanted to conduct the hearing via videoconference, noting that the 66-year-old Hogue was at a greater risk because of his age, Levin’s wife was pregnant, and Rowe had waived his right to be present in court.”},{“_id”:”3BPAMZBALZGS7LAG2W47QPPOWQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794352},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Then-Assistant District Attorney Wright Barksdale objected to the hearing being conducted remotely. The next day, Trammell’s judicial assistant told the parties the hearing would be in person. The court, following safety protocols and health guidelines, would make every effort to ensure the safety of everyone involved, the aide wrote.”},{“_id”:”WQAFTXMNAREILA2234JNLOW7BA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794353},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In a motion filed Dec. 9, Rowe’s lawyers noted “the pandemic in Georgia is at its fastest and far-reaching spread than at any point since the pandemic began.” They also notified Trammell they would not be coming to court. Their motion cited a standing order signed last year by the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit’s then-chief judge, William Prior, which said “remote proceedings shall be the rule and in-person proceedings shall be the exception.””},{“_id”:”VV3EP4KPOZAGRJMJ3KDOAROEYQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794354},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In an order issued the next day, Trammell said judicial emergency orders signed by Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton allow judges to hold in-person hearings. Then, without hearing testimony from the medical experts, she denied the defense motion to postpone the April 5 trial date.”},{“_id”:”TUJZA6XA3RC35FOMHIXVNG6FNQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611683028508},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Last month, Melton suspended the resumption of jury trials statewide until the pandemic subsides. Even so, Trammell has not postponed Rowe’s trial date.”},{“_id”:”7EHC7UCAY5DENGOIVUOCP72FOA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794356},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Melton’s latest emergency order did allow for in-person hearings. But it also said: “All courts are again urged to use technology when practicable and lawful to conduct remote judicial proceedings as a safer alternative to in-person proceedings.””},{“_id”:”YNTIISMJ4RDQ7IG2IHDUHVUUUQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794357},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Trammell succeeded Prior to become the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit’s chief judge on Jan. 1. That same day, she signed a new standing order allowing the circuit’s judges to decide whether a hearing would be held in person or remotely.”},{“_id”:”HEYUMYHTKJG75DICLGXGJQ7BBA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794358},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Trammell did not return a phone call and email seeking comment. She has set the next hearing in Rowe’s case for Feb. 22 and it is to be in person. 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After being convicted in 2002 of killing four men at an Atlanta hotel, Timothy Dawson refused to come to court during the first day of the capital trial’s penalty phase, saying he wasn’t feeling well.”},{“_id”:”2AS6LDLSYRBSBCJJWTUL2TD4QI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794364},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In a 2008 opinion, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the life-without-parole sentences given to Dawson. The court said his constitutional rights were not violated by his absence from critical court proceedings because he had waived his right to be there.”},{“_id”:”NULUO4SFOZCX5AZ5FLYLHZ7EIU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794365},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Lawrence Zimmerman, president of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said judges should allow remote court hearings whenever possible.”},{“_id”:”AVS2VUSDSZF5XO56DTAARGZIWI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611668794366},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We’re in the middle of a pandemic and it’s worse than it’s ever been in Georgia,” Zimmerman said. “Lawyers are rightfully concerned about their safety. Our chief justice has implored judges to use technology as much as possible. 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Posted by Henry County Police Department on Monday, January 25, 2021″,”provider_url”:”https://www.facebook.com”,”_id”:”https://www.facebook.com/HCPDGA/photos/a.10151399257555716/10164803915725716/”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1611616238640},”provider_name”:”Facebook”,”type”:”facebook-post”,”version”:”1.0″},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”ITFA664HUZC6DN4SWXVO5O3FNE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611616238641},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A few days earlier, 21-year-old Quintarus James Jackson was arrested and charged in the shooting death of a man at a QuikTrip on Jonesboro Road, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.”},{“_id”:”BIFPVBIR5VDNPKE2VZYVAHIZRA”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”PRQCHQNIYJFTNC36PRRSVGBDZU”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/man-questioned-after-deadly-shooting-at-henry-county-gas-station/H4S7DO676NENDM6SYYCAJIVD74/”,”content”:”Murder suspect arrested in Henry County gas station shooting”},{“_id”:”KSFIIJOSHZBFJE2PP6NJ2P3XMU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611616238643},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Anyone with information about the man shown in the photos released by Henry police is asked to call 911 or contact the department directly. Police are requesting that no one approach the suspect as he is considered armed and dangerous.”},{“_id”:”VLLV2SMUHFATDIPTYQULCZUR5Y”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611616238644},”type”:”text”,”content”:”We’re working to learn more.”},{“_id”:”GYDPY3FN6JG27KV4K63M272VUY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611616238645},”type”:”text”,”content”:”— Please return to AJC.com for updates.”}],”display_date”:”2021-01-25T23:15:34.077Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Suspect sought in 2nd Henry County gas station homicide in 4 days”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-01-25T23:15:34.077Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1160}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″},{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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He was booked into the Fulton County Jail on counts of aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy, online jail records show.”},{“_id”:”2FVEU5JWORAC7DLTLVLKCF73EQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611615451087},”type”:”text”,”content”:”McGary, who worked with the 13-year-old boy on a one-on-one basis, is accused of assaulting his student dozens of times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. According to jail records, the charges stem from incidents that took place in October.”},{“_id”:”5T4WBTDPNVBQDE5KHDWAT2CG6U”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611615451088},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The boy’s mother, who asked not to be identified, told Channel 2 that she called McGary’s employer, Academy ABA in Roswell, after her son revealed the alleged abuse. She said the company’s owner had asked her not to go to the police, but the owner denies that. 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****REWARD INCREASE $5,000****nn(Atlanta, GA) On Monday January 4, 2021 at approximately 1234 hours Zone Six Units…
Posted by Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta on Monday, January 25, 2021″,”provider_url”:”https://www.facebook.com”,”_id”:”https://www.facebook.com/StopCrimeATL/posts/4213941778620744″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1611601603135},”provider_name”:”Facebook”,”type”:”facebook-post”,”version”:”1.0″},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”ZVXH5P7OKBE33CRRIF4R43Z3SA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611601603136},”type”:”text”,”content”:”At the time, investigators said it was unclear what led to the fatal shooting. The investigation revealed that Anderson had lost control of the car and hit a guardrail, and a gun was found in the car.”},{“_id”:”AEBPGRU3M5DCTJFU4TDZSJUDJ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611601603137},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Now, the APD is seeking information on a murder charge and has increased the reward, according to the Crime Stoppers alert.”},{“_id”:”VWRVUEU7RZCKTO7LUYKZVDYJHI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611601603138},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Anyone with information about Anderson’s shooting is asked to contact Detective J. Logan at 404-546-4235 or jlogan@atlanta.gov. Anonymous tips can also be left with the Crime Stoppers hotline at 404-577-8477.”}],”display_date”:”2021-01-25T19:38:55.721Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Atlanta police increase reward in I-20 shooting death to $5K”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-01-25T19:38:55.721Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1160}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″},{“path”:”/news/crime”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Crime & Public Safety”,”description”:”Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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The GBI is investigating an OIS involving the Warner Robins Police Department and Derik Edward Jones, 27. During an exchange of gunfire with officers, Jones was struck and is in the hospital being treated for his injuries. https://t.co/KZTKaz2oNU pic.twitter.com/Tmqbas2nyT
— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) January 22, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/GBI_GA/status/1352433220504211458″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1611351892302},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”MMRFLAOENNFS5M364QJAPGMGT4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611315513642},”type”:”text”,”content”:”When the officers approached the man, later identified as Jones, he ran across the parking lot, said Todd Crosby, the GBI agent in charge of the investigation.”},{“_id”:”5QI47EF42RFGTHNGDKSLYVHP4U”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611341839274},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“When Jones and officers got in front of Bealls Outlet, several shots were fired by Jones and three officers,” Crosby said in a news release. “During the exchange of gunfire, Jones was struck.””},{“_id”:”U3BE6NUEGZFZTPKQZWYBK43WEE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1611341839275},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Jones was taken to Navicent Health Hospital in Macon, where he is being treated for his injuries. 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He was not believed to be connected to the shoplifting incident inside Walmart.”},{“_id”:”N75BYHTIOFEDNOVG5DM6OILQAE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”He is charged with three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, theft by receiving, possession of a firearm while on first offender probation, criminal trespassing and entering an automobile.”},{“_id”:”AUFMFSKK7FHWFFPL2BQUXHDP4E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The GBI is investigating the incident as an officer-involved shooting, its fourth such investigation this month. 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