Archive for October, 2009
On Sunday night, Chamblee police raided six businesses suspected of paying out cash to customers using video gaming machines. Police arrested 14 people on gambling charges and seized thousands of dollars in cash.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
Under Georgia law, video gaming machines are legal, but businesses can only pay out store credit or prizes with a value of no more than $5. Paying out cash is illegal. Police say they raided the six businesses ...
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There is a growing trend among teenagers and children which involves texting naked images of oneself to others by the use of cell phones. Police call it "sexting," and it could lead to numerous minors being charged with possession of underage pornography.
The Columbus Georgia Ledger Enquirer has the story.
What many children and parents fail to understand is that possessing or distributing a naked image of a minor is illegal even if the receiver or sender is a minor. ...
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On Tuesday, a DeKalb County jury acquitted a man of murdering a 2-year-old. The child was killed in early 2007 by a blow to the stomach that caused her internal organs to rupture.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
Rodney Terrell Hood was arrested for the death Maya Johnson and charged with cruelty to children, aggravated assault, felony murder and malice murder. Hood had been living with Maya’s mother for a few months in an apartment. Hood’s ...
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Frederick Richardson faced a magistrate judge this week for allegedly killing Ashley “A.J.” Jewell. Jewell was the former fiancé of Kandi Burruss who is the newest member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. He reportedly died several hours after fighting Richardson in the parking lot of an Atlanta strip club.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story.
On Tuesday, Magistrate Sylvia McCoy ordered that Richardson be held without bond until his next court appearance on October 20 due to ...
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