Stories for September 2010
Stories for Wednesday, September 29
Teen Surrenders In 94-Year-Old’s Beating
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the weekend beating of a 94-year-old man in his Cobb County apartment.Channel 2's Ross Cavitt was at police headquarters when he turned himself in on Wednesday.Family and neighbors said that two young suspects, one 14 or 15, the other only 11, knocked on ...
Man Evicted In Sovereign Citizens Arrest
Butts County sheriff's deputies raided a home Wednesday morning and evicted a man they said is a member of a sovereign citizen group."This family is part of a movement that doesn't believe in our government or abiding by the laws that everyone else in the state of Georgia and the ...
Bishop Long Accuser: 'He Knows The Truth'
The fourth man to file a lawsuit accusing Bishop Eddie Long of sexual coercion talked exclusively to Channel 2 investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer on Wednesday. Spencer LeGrande, a member of New Birth Charlotte said the pastor coerced him into a sexual relationship. WATCH: 4th Eddie Long Accuser Speaks Out LeGrande, ...
Father's Remains Taken During Break-In
Athens-Clarke County police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that a thief stole a University of Georgia student’s necklace that contained the ashes of the student’s cremated father.Police said the thief broke into the student’s Jeep and stole the necklace, a Rolex wristwatch, a GPS unit, sunglasses and an iPod ...
Burglary Suspect Spotted Eating At Piccadilly After Crash
Clayton County police said they arrested three men suspected in a burglary after they crashed their car on Highway 85 Wednesday afternoon.Police said a neighbor called 911 after seeing three men exiting a home in the River's Edge Plantation subdivision.Officials said the neighbor gave them a vehicle description, and police ...
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Rival High Schools Battle At Dinner Table, On The Field
JOHNS CREEK, Ga.-- A bitter football feud now involves food following a challenge at Flippin Out restaurant.Chattahoochee and Johns Creek will meet on the football field on Friday night, but on Tuesday, the two teams met for another competition. The north Fulton high schools faced off in an eating competition."Well, ...
Police: Man Was Growing $34K Worth Of Pot In Closet
Officials with the Multi Agency Narcotics Squad and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after they said they found him growing marijuana in a closet.Police said David Wilder Mossman, 35, of Gainesville, was arrested Tuesday without incident after they found 17 marijuana plants in the closet of his ...
Atlanta Athletes Come Together For Make A Wish Foundation
Coy Wire and Matt Ryan will be hosing the first annual Celebrity Putt-Putt Extravaganza, described as an evening of family fun, to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation.The event will be held at the Malibu Grand Prix in Norcross on Oct. 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Families can meet ...
Police: Woman Placed Suspicious Device Under School Bus
Pleasant Hill Road and Club Drive were shut down Wednesday morning after police said a woman placed a suspicious device under a school bus.The device was later found to be a thermos containing water.Pleasant Hill Road was reopened at about 12:15 p.m.Gwinnett County police said at about 8 a.m., a ...
PRUITT: Hard To Keep President Carter Down
@import url(/css/21106410/style.css); John Pruitt anchors Channel 2 Action News at 6 p.m Monday through Friday with Monica Pearson. John has covered Georgia and the South for more than four decades. Now he’s weaving his unique perspective on history into issues that are important to Georgians today. The word came to ...
Teen Missing For 5 Hours Found Safe On Lake
A boy who disappeared on Lake Lanier Tuesday night is safe.A 15-year-old boy vanished at about 7:30 p.m. in the Forsyth County portion of the lake. The boy and his father were riding personal watercrafts when the two became separated, police said.The Department of Natural Resources found him floating on ...
Bishop Long Again Speaks To New Birth Members
For the third time this week, Bishop Eddie Long spoke to members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. And once again, he did not outright deny the sex allegations against him.Long also spoke during both Sunday services at New Birth.Long began his sermon on Tuesday by telling his congregation he ...
Woodstock Man Charged With Child Molestation
Officials in Woodstock charged a 37-year-old man with child molestation.Woodstock police detectives arrested Robert Hanshaw, of Woodstock, on Sept. 24 and charged him with one count of aggravated child molestation.Police said he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl at an extended-stay hotel in August.Hanshaw is being held at the Cherokee County ...
1 Killed In Quadruple Shooting At Recording Studio
Atlanta police said four people were shot and one person died after two gunmen fired shots inside a southeast Atlanta home that's used as a recording studio.The shooting happened on Martin Street at about 9 p.m.Those who survived the gunfire are listed in stable condition.Police said two men stormed a ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 28
Snellville Officer Loses Leg, Hopes To Return To Force
A Snellville police sergeant has undergone yet another major surgery, after a motorcycle accident that forced doctors to amputate his leg.Sgt. Ray Gunter and his wife were injured on Sept. 14, on Scenic Highway near Wisteria Drive.Police Chief Roy Whitehead told Channel 2's Manuel Bojorquez that the sergeant and his ...
Counter-Terror Operation Stops Trucks On I-20
A team of federal agents stopped tractor-trailers on Interstate 20 just west of Atlanta, inspecting each truck as it passed through a weigh station, and Channel 2 has learned its part of a counter-terrorism operation.Channel 2's Linda Stouffer reported a flashing sign on the interstate directed the trucks to pull ...
Prior Trouble For Plane That Made Emergency Landing
Federal Aviation Administration records show aircraft from the company that made a jetliner involved in an emergency landing in New York City over the weekend have experienced at least three other landing gear problems in the past two years. None of those problems resulted in injuries. The flights landed safely. ...
NTSB: I-85 Plane Landing Not Mechanical Issue
The turbo prop plane that made an emergency landing on Interstate 85 during evening rush hour last week showed no signs of mechanical or engine related problems, according to federal investigators.Channel 2’s Tom Regan contacted an investigator with the federal National Transportation Safety Board who is assigned to the case. ...
Explosives Scare Shuts Down Hwy. 78
Police surrounded a game ranch near Snellville on Tuesday when workers discovered a possible explosive device.Gwinnett County police closed Highway 78 between Lake Lucerne and Ross roads for more than an hour while they investigated the device.News Chopper 2 showed a police robot roll into the Yellow River Game Ranch ...
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