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CRIME & SAFETY
Laurens County drug trafficker sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison
A Laurens County man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges. Ricky Rich, 42, of East Dublin, Ga., was sentenced to 228 months in prison after pleading guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Judge Dudley H. Bowen also ordered Rich to pay a $2,500 fine and to serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Workers hurt in building collapse
Three workers were injured Thursday morning when a portion of a roof under construction collapsed in Dublin. Firefighters, police and paramedics responded to the site, where a new oil change and tire shop is being built off U.S. 80 West, between the Arby’s and Golden Corral restaurants. A large section of truss and framing for the new roof appeared to have fallen on the workers, who were taken by ambulance to nearby Fairview Park Hospital.
85 Years Ago: July 20, 1939
A protracted legal battle over the freedom of Mrs. Julia Wynn, of Dexter, convicted on February 8, 1934, of murder in the fatal shooting of Mrs. J.E. Burns, also of Dexter, was culminated today when the Georgia Prison and Parole Commission issued orders for her release on parole. Mrs. Wynn,...
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