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CRIME & SAFETY
Former Douglas County judge files motion to have nightclub arrest charges dropped
ATLANTA - Former Douglas County Judge Christina Peterson is seeking to have charges stemming from her recent arrest in Fulton County dismissed. Peterson was booked into jail last month following an altercation with Atlanta police at a nightclub in Buckhead. She faces charges of simple battery and felony obstruction for allegedly punching an officer.
Mableton Woman Accused of Assaulting Waitress with Steak Knife
Diamond Ashanti Dobbs, 22, of Mableton, is accused of assaulting a waitress with a steak knife on July 13 at 10:10 p.m. at the Applebee’s restaurant, 2728 Spring Road SE in Atlanta, near the intersection of Cobb Parkway and I-285, according to an arrest warrant from the Smyrna Police Department. Dobbs was dining at the restaurant and got upset at the waitress for not being able to substitute a food item. Dobbs started throwing things at the victim then picked up a steak knife and...
Dramatic Police Chase Ends with Suspect Jumping from Atlanta Bridge, Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway Temporarily Closed
In a dramatic turn of events in northwest Atlanta, a driver seeking to evade capture by the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) made an extreme decision that resulted in serious injuries. The chase, concluding with the individual leaping from a bridge onto the concrete walkway of the Atlanta BeltLine, necessitated a shutdown of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.
Mableton Man Accused of Firing Shot through a Hotel Room Wall
Christian Cole Randall, 31, of Mableton, is accused of firing a Glock 48 9mm pistol inside his hotel room that penetrated the wall and traveled into a neighboring room’s bathroom on July 14 at midnight at the Days Inn by Wyndam Marietta-Atlanta-Delk Road, 2191 Northwest Parkway in Marietta, according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department. A hole was observed in the adjacent room’s bathroom at thigh-height next to the bath tub. A pipe on the bathroom counter in Randall’s room contained crystalized...
Woman Accused of Damaging Gas Station’s AC Unit
Christy Ann Cree, 39, of Lithia Springs, is accused of removing the exterior housing of an air conditioner unit and cutting a small piece of copper tubing on July 13 at 4:21 a.m. at the Chevron gas station at 3290 New Macland Road in Powder Springs, near Compton Elementary School, according to an arrest warrant from the Powder Springs Police Department. When Cree saw police, she fled on foot over a hill and into a wooded area before she was taken into custody. She had...
Acworth Woman Accused of Biting 2 People
Tamara Raymond, 35, of Acworth, is accused of biting two people on July 14 at midnight at an Acworth residence, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Raymond got into an argument with the female victim and bit the woman on the chin, causing a chunk of skin to hang off. The victim was transported to Kennestone Hospital for treatment. The victim’s husband, who was asleep upstairs, woke to the commotion and attempted to break the pair apart, but was bit by Raymond on his right arm, according to the warrant. Raymond is charged with aggravated battery disfigure; simple battery harm; and criminal damage – second degree. She was arrested on July 14 at 2:32 a.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Raymond remains in custody without bond.
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