Local Stories for January 2012
Stories for Saturday, January 28
4 people shot outside Stone Mountain club
Four people were shot outside a club in Stone Mountain on Friday night. Police said the shooting stemmed from a dispute over a drink. “It started because somebody spilled a drink on somebody. That later turned into a fight that turned into a shooting,” DeKalb police Lt. C. Barkett told ...
Stories for Friday, January 27
Thief walks out of Gwinnett Walmart with TVs
A Gwinnett County man accused of stealing several flat-screen TVs by simply walking out of a store could be connected to other cases, police said. "Sometimes it appears that he may be acting alone," Lawrenceville Police Captain Greg Vaughn told Channel 2’s Manuel Bojorquez. "Other times, it looks like there ...
Antique church bell stolen
The pastor of a Gwinnett County congregation whose antique church bell was stolen said the bell has very little monetary value, but its history can’t be replaced. Pastor Wayne Stancel said the 100-pound cast-iron bell is a well-known symbol of the Duncan Creek Christian Congregational Church on Braselton Highway. Members ...
7-year-old’s killer failed polygraph
The maintenance man who killed a 7-year-old Canton girl repeatedly lied to state investigators during a polygraph test. His denials came to light in a 90-minute recorded interview released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Thursday. Ryan Brunn, 20, took part in the community effort to search for Jorelys ...
Police: Teens break into CNN, use Facebook
Two unauthorized teenagers were caught using Facebook in the CNN’s downtown Atlanta newsroom Thursday night, police said. Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said CNN security officials alerted Atlanta police that two men were using computers in the newsroom. Jones said they climbed over a ledge from the Omni hotel, which ...
Man hit by pickup, dragged by semi
A pedestrian was killed in a crash involving two trucks in Doraville during Friday morning rush hour. Channel 2’s Sophia Choi went to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, where the crash happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. The road was shut down for more than three hours while police were investigating. Doraville police ...
Stories for Thursday, January 26
Family looks for answers in mom's slaying
The family of a Clayton County mother of two is looking for answers in her killing. Rochelle Alisha Thomas’ partially nude body was dumped behind an apartment building in Jonesboro on Wednesday night. Police believe the 30-year-old single mother knew her killer. “Whoever did this to my child God help ...
Man found guilty of burning ex alive
A man accused of pouring gasoline on his girlfriend and setting her on fire has been found guilty of the crime. A jury convicted 30-year-old Orville Brooks on Friday afternoon. Police said Brooks saturated his 21-year-old girlfriend, Tara Best, with gasoline after the two argued in their apartment last year. ...
Buford football coach dies at school
The death of a high school football coach stunned students and teachers at a Gwinnett County high school. Ryan Daniel, 30, died of a heart attack on the Buford High School campus on Thursday. Daniel was an assistant coach for the Buford Wolves football team and lived in the community ...
SC lawyer: Missing boy's mom pregnant
An attorney for the mother of a South Carolina toddler missing since Thanksgiving said his client is pregnant and should be released from jail. Hemphill Pride II says in court papers filed earlier this week that 22-year-old Zinah Jennings needs pre-natal care. Pride said he has known about the pregnancy ...
Judge sides with Alpharetta in mosque fight
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the city of Alpharetta didn't violate religious land use laws when it denied a mosque's expansion, according to a ruling obtained by Channel 2's Mike Petchenik. The Islamic Center of North Fulton sued the city over its 2010 denial of a request to ...
Slain woman found behind Jonesboro complex
Someone discovered a body behind a Clayton County apartment complex Wednesday night. A resident at the Harmony Crossroads apartments in Jonesboro noticed the body in a wooded area and called police. It was covered by some sort of sheet or blanket that caught the resident’s eye. "Effective immediately, [we’re] working ...
Deputy gets probation for bathroom recording
A Clayton County deputy will spend three years on probation for making an audio recording of a colleague using the bathroom. After pleading guilty to eavesdropping, 33-year-old Alicia Parkes was sentenced to three years of probation and a $300 fine. Prosecutors said she was on duty in September 2010 when ...
Heavy rain brings threat of flooding
Rain moving into north Georgia raised the threat of flooding and severe weather Thursday. A light to moderate rain fell across metro Atlanta during the rush hour, making the commute treacherous, especially in the western suburbs. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for north and northwest ...
Parents upset over playground slave game
Parents at a Gwinnett County elementary school are upset after, they say, a teacher organized and participated in a game with children involving slavery reenactment. Ericka Lasley told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri her third-grader came home from Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn last Tuesday and told her about ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 25
New bill targets truant students
Lawmakers behind a new bill hope the threat of putting parents in jail will keep children in school. State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver told Channel 2’s Carl Willis she's planning to introduce a bill that threatens parents, and even school employees, with criminal charges if they don't do enough to ...
Samurai sword stabbing suspect faces another evaluation
A Douglasville teen accused of stabbing his great-grandmother to death must undergo another mental evaluation. Fifteen-year-old Gevin Prince is accused of killing his great-grandmother and stabbing his grandmother with a samurai sword. The attack happened at the family’s home in August. Deputies said he was upset over a video game. ...
Debilitating DUI crash deemed misdemeanor
A biker who was nearly killed in a DUI crash is outraged the case is only a misdemeanor because the driver is accused of being high on marijuana -- and not drunk from alcohol. “What he did is not a small thing. He changed many lives forever,” former soldier John ...
Gwinnett PD reconstructs skeletal remains
Gwinnett police are looking for help identifying the remains of a man found in a wooded area of unincorporated Buford. Police have released photos of a facial reconstruction of the man. A human skull and scattered skeletal remains were found in between Sunny Hill Road and Morgan Road Jan. 5. ...
Body found ID’d as missing Buckhead woman
A body found wedged under a tree in southwest Atlanta has been identified as a missing Buckhead woman. Stacey English has been missing since the day after Christmas. After a decomposed body was discovered Monday afternoon, family members awaited confirmation of their worst fears. On Wednesday morning, the Fulton County ...
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