Police: Rapper Fabolous Has Ties To Stolen Lamborghini (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:51 GMT
EXCLUSIVE: Atlanta police say platinum-selling rapper Fabolous, whose real name in John Jackson, may have crucial information involving the theft of a rare sports car taken from the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead.
Ga. man accused in 1976 Mo. slaying in court (Park Hills Daily Journal)
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:17 GMT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A 65-year-old Georgia man accused of killing a former University of Missouri student more than 30 years ago is a devoted father who “absolutely” didn’t commit the crime, his attorney said.
Pastor Uses Church Funds For Plastic Surgery (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:31:43 GMT
NEW YORK -- A pastor accused of using church funds to pay for plastic surgery says he will sell land he owns in Georgia to repay the church. A judge ordered Rev. William Blasingame to pay back $84,537 to St. Paul's Memorial Episcopal Church on Staten Island and serve five years probation.
A.J. JEWELL'S DEATH RULED HOMICIDE: Medical examiner says assault caused 'sickle cell trait related exertional ... (Eurweb)
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:12:46 GMT
*Georgia's Fulton County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star A.J. Jewell a homicide in which his assault triggered a flare-up of his sickle cell condition.
Ga. Jury Acquits Lawyer in Trial Over Drug Money (Law.com)
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:31:21 GMT
A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted a Georgia criminal defense lawyer on all counts of a money laundering and drug conspiracy indictment that had also charged him with the attempted bribery of an Assistant U.S. Attorney. After eight days of testimony and 12 hours of deliberation, the jury found J. Mark Shelnutt not guilty, discrediting a two-year government investigation of Shelnutt. The case ...
Georgia: Official urges churches to be on arson watch (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:24:26 GMT
Georgia's top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set on fire.
Churches Warned After Morrow Fire (CBS 46 News Atlanta)
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:54:12 GMT
Georgia's top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set on fire recently.
License to Deport in Gwinnett County, Georgia (New America Media)
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:42:52 GMT
Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway announced this week that the jail he runs is ready to deport an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 undocumented immigrants who have driven without a valid Georgia license.
Closing a gap in assault law (The Augusta Chronicle)
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT
It's not clear what took them so long to respond, but there was good news the other day when an Atlanta lawmaker announced his intention to pre-file a bill to close a loophole in Georgia's sexual assault law.
Fake Money Hits Atlanta Stores (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:31:43 GMT
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta office of the U.S. Secret Service is warning businesses and consumers across Georgia to be aware that counterfeiters are already up and running this holiday shopping season.
