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Houston County inmate, 32, dies while in custody, GBI investigating
PERRY, Ga. — The death of a Houston County inmate is under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, the agency said in a press release. They say Perry man David Woodard, 32, was booked Oct. 1 into the Houston County Detention Center in Perry. That was at 8:30 a.m.
Longest serving sheriff in America Cullen Talton dead at 92, Governor says
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — America's longest-serving sheriff Cullen Talton has died after entering hospice care in early October, according to Gov. Brian Kemp. He was 92. Houston County Sheriff candidate and Houston County captain Matt Moulton released a statement that Talton died peacefully Saturday morning at his home. He added that funeral information would be released at a later date. The Georgia Sheriff’s Association announced Thursday that he’d entered hospice care.
‘Stop, For What?’: Georgia Deputies Claim They Had to Grab Black Woman by the Neck, Punch Her In the Face and Slam Her to the Ground to Defend Themselves from Verbal Insults
Georgia sheriff’s deputies claim they never choked Jozzi Rainey before punching her in the face and throwing her to the ground where she landed face-first […] ‘Stop, For What?’: Georgia Deputies Claim They Had to Grab Black Woman by the Neck, Punch Her In the Face and Slam Her to the Ground to Defend Themselves from Verbal Insults