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Man charged with sexual battery at Walmart
A Douglas County man has been charged with sexual battery for allegedly touching a woman inappropriately at a local store. Dontavious Smith, 25, was arrested Friday, July 5. The incident happened around 5 p.m. on July 3 at the Walmart at 7001 Concourse Parkway.
Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official
Editor’s note: This story contains profanities and racist slurs. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — When Milton Kidd leaves work at the end of the day, he slips out the back door of the domed Douglas County Courthouse, avoiding the public entrance where people might berate him or demand his home address. He never takes the same route home […] The post Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
More footage released in arrest of former judge at Ga. nightclub
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta police released hours of new footage from the night a former Douglas County judge was arrested at a Buckhead nightclub. Christina Peterson’s attorney Marvin Arrington Jr. said he planned to carefully go through the videos and hopes that footage will confirm several things from that night, including that this was all what he called a misunderstanding.
Portions of some metro Atlanta counties are under a severe drought
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Parts of Cobb, Douglas, Paulding and Fulton are under a severe drought -- even with the pop-up showers on Friday. More rain would be welcomed by many. "We need good, long rain, and this is just not even going to scratch the surface," said Rob Trawick, the agriculture natural resource agent for Cobb County.
New video released of ex-Douglas County judge's arrest at Buckhead nightclub
ATLANTA - Atlanta police have released new footage showing the arrest of former Douglas County Judge Christina Peterson at a local nightclub. The multiple hours of footage, which was released shortly after 1 a.m. on the Fourth of July, shows the incident from multiple dashcams and body cameras. Peterson was...
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