Stories for October 2010
Stories for Sunday, October 31
Protesters Rally For Eddie Long's Resignation
A South Carolina minister, his followers and other protestors rallied outside Atlanta’s capital building Sunday, calling for embattled megachurch preacher Bishop Eddie Long to step down. Protesters Want Bishop Long To Step Down PHOTOS: Church Calls For Eddie Long's Resignation The rally was held in response to four lawsuits against ...
Man Battles Craigslist Stalker
A Buford man began selling guitars and music equipment on the web to save up for retirement, but he said his plan hit a sour note when someone began stalking him on Craigslist.Richard Allison used to work in the mortgage industry and sold the equipment for retirement money. He said ...
Kayaker Drowns After Boat Overturns
A man drowned after his kayak overturned on Sunday afternoon, Roswell police said.Channel 2’s George Howell was on Lake Forest Circle, where Forsyth County dive teams recovered the man’s body.Firefighters said the middle-aged man was fishing in the small neighborhood lake when his kayak overturned and he drowned.Roswell police said ...
GBI Investigates Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
An Athens man died after he was shot by a police officer several times on Friday night.Officer Lou Pasqualetti saw two men arguing inside an apartment near downtown, Athens-Clarke police Maj. Mike Shockley said. He said one of the men, 53-year-old Samuel Thomas Cunningham III, was wearing a blood-stained shirt ...
Operator Hit By His Own Tow Truck Killed
A tow truck operator died after he was hit by his vehicle, according to the Gwinnett Police Department.The incident occurred on Amber Creek Drive in Buford on Friday afternoon, Gwinnett police said.Tow truck operator Julian Baugh, 67, was trying to get out of the vehicle at about 12:38 p.m., police ...
Police: 4 Shot In Nightclub Drive-By
Four people were hit in a drive-by shooting at an Atlanta nightclub on Saturday, Atlanta police said.A Halloween party was barely under way at the club on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway when partygoers were rushed outside, witnesses said.Witnesses told Channel 2’s Amanda Cook that 22 shots were fired. Family: Bartender ...
Officer, 2 Others Hurt When Motorcycles Collide
A MARTA police officer on a motorcycle and another motorcycle carrying two people collided, sending all three people to the hospital, authorities said.The motorcycle carrying two people turned in front of the officer's motorcycle, according to an Atlanta police news release. The officer was headed to a call without the ...
Children Rescued From Home After SWAT Standoff
Two children were taken from their Milton home after a four-hour SWAT team standoff on Saturday night.Milton police headed to the home on Seabiscuit Lane after they received a call about a wife threatening his wife and children, Milton police Capt. Shawn McCarty said.When officers and SWAT team members arrived ...
Naked Husband Charged With Killing Bride
A man was charged with the murder after his wife was found dead at their southwest Atlanta home, according to the Atlanta Police Department.The newlyweds had just left a Halloween party when they started arguing at home on Oak Street, police said. When officers arrived around 4:40 a.m., they found ...
Stories for Saturday, October 30
Man Charged In ATM Fraud
A Coweta County man faces charges of defrauding ATMs with stolen banking cards.A local credit union alerted police to shortfalls at the ATM, police said. They said they worked with the Secret Service to arrest Gregory Anthony.Investigators said they found Anthony’s picture on several area ATM cameras. They said he ...
Candidates Face Off In WSB-TV Gubernatorial Debate
Georgia's gubernatorial candidates faced off at the WSB-TV 2010 Governor’s Debate at a Channel 2’s midtown Atlanta studio on Saturday afternoon. The event was in conjunction with AM750 and Now 95.5 FM News, as well as the Atlanta Journal Constitution.The discussion was moderated by Channel 2’s John Pruitt in front ...
Deputies: Halloween Masked Robbers Steal Cash, Pop Tarts
Three people in Halloween masks robbed a Lithia Springs gas station on Sunday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said the robbers arrived at a Marathon gas station on Lee Road around 3 a.m. They were cloaked in black hooded sweatshirts, gloves and Halloween masks, deputies said. They said ...
Police: Cop Shoots Man Who Tried To Run Him Over
An off-duty police officer shot a man after the officer said he was attacked, according to the College Park Police Department.The officer was working security at College Park’s El Ranchero restaurant on Old National Highway on Friday night, College Park police said. The officer said a man tried to hit ...
Students Honor Band Member Killed In Crash
Southwest DeKalb High School band member Carmen McBride died after a crash on Friday night, according to the DeKalb Police Department. Students held a vigil to honor her at a football game the following night.Four band members were driving down Kelley Chapel Road after band practice Friday when they crashed ...
Stories for Friday, October 29
Georgia High School Football Scores (Oct. 29)
Allatoona 40, Gilmer 0 Alpharetta 48, Centennial 28 Apalachee 28, Winder-Barrow 14 Arabia Mountain 14, Stone Mountain 7 Athens Academy 34, Riverside Military Academy 10 Baldwin 34, Rutland 10 Banks County 53, East Hall 28 Beach 7, Benedictine Military 3 Bleckley County 41, Dodge County 7 Blessed Trinity 34, South ...
Flier Says Candidates Soft On Nichols-Inspired Courthouse Upgrades
A political mailer is stirring up painful memories and new controversy in two Fulton County's commission races. The flier features courthouse gunman Brian Nichols on the front and photos of Chairman John Eaves and Commissioner Robb Pitts inside.The flier, sent to thousands of registered voters, was paid by the Fulton ...
War Veteran Stops Man During Mugging
A man wanted in two Atlanta bank robberies was arrested after an Army veteran stopped him during an attempted mugging, Douglas County detectives said.Detectives said William Lee Werner went to a Douglas County strip mall Thursday morning to rob a Kroger grocery store bank.“He passes a note to the teller ...
Attorney Must Pay For Touching Ex-Deputy
A former deputy seeking justice in a civil case ran into some legal trouble of her own as she headed to court.Deputies told Channel 2’s Tom Jones that Alisa Zimmerman had a gun in her purse as she entered the courthouse for a civil lawsuit she filed against a criminal ...
Claim: Cagle Overpaid Staffer To Hide Affair
A one-time candidate for Georgia governor is aiming a salacious accusation at the current lieutenant governor.Ray Boyd, a businessman who dropped out of the governor’s race, laid out the complaint to the State Ethics Commission on Friday.Boyd claims Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle had an affair with a female staffer, then ...
Megachurch Pastor Comes Out Of Closet
The pastor of a Rockdale County megachurch has publicly announced he is gay.Jim Swilley, bishop of Conyers’ Church in the Now, said he hopes his coming out will change attitudes toward homosexuality.“I know a lot of straight people think it is a choice. It is not,” Swilley told Channel 2’s ...
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