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Man Accused of Child Molestation Off County Services Parkway
William Stanley Ashworth, 32, of Hiram, is accused of molesting a girl under the age of 16 between March 4, 2012 and Aug. 31, 2015 at Trophy Hut, 2261 Austell Road in Marietta, a business near the intersection of Austell Road and County Services Parkway, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Ashworth is charged with two counts of sexual battery; and two counts of child molestation felony. He was arrested on June 26 at 3 p.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Ashworth remains in custody without bond.
5 People Accused of Trafficking Meth and Ecstasy
Edwin Fred Joe Hoklotubbe of Kennesaw; Michael Ryder, 36, of Marietta; David Floyd Cummings, 44, of Marietta; Kyle Henry Kaleonahe Cabral, 49, of Smyrna; and Shannon Leigh Butler of Kennesaw are accused of trafficking methamphetamines and ecstasy on June 20 at 3 p.m. at the Suburban Studios Kennesaw-Marietta North, 2900 George Busbee Parkway in Kennesaw, near Town Center mall, according to arrest warrants from the Cobb County Police Department. The warrants for Hoklotubbe, Ryder, Cummings, Cabral and Butler list them as being in possession of...
Austell Man Accused of More Peeping Tom Charges
Trayvon Cameron Fraizer Harmon, 25, who was accused of being a peeping tom on June 20 in an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department, has been accused of five more peeping tom incidents. Harmon is accused of watching two adults and two juveniles through a rear window at an Austell residence on Jan. 27, 2022 at 7:59 p.m. and fleeing the area on foot after being discovered, according to the arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. ...
Cobb Sheriff to Host Annual Boilin' Monday
The 33rd annual Cobb County Sheriff’s Low Country Shrimp Boilin’ returns to Jim Miller Park and Event Center on Monday. From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., attendees can indulge in a low-country seafood boil, barbecue, hamburgers, hot dogs, cole slaw, ice cream, fresh fruit and, of course, plenty of corn. The tradition began in the 1990s as a corn boilin’, hosted by then-Sheriff Bill Hutson and continued with his successor, then-Sheriff...
DeKalb County family's home shot up twice
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A DeKalb County family say they are grateful to be alive after their home was shot up not once but twice within a month. They say they have no clue who is responsible. "It's not like it just went through the roof. They are purposefully trying...
Car crashes through power pole, kills pedestrian in DeKalb County, police say
DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A pedestrian was hit and killed in Decatur when a car left the road, hitting them on the sidewalk Friday morning, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. The incident happened on Glenwood and Candler roads. Police said the victim was taken to the...
Transgender Student Joins Fired Teacher's Lawsuit Against Cobb Schools
A transgender student in Cobb County Schools has joined a federal discrimination lawsuit against her school district. The student — who is referred to by the pseudonym “A.A.” in court filings — became a plaintiff in the suit that was first filed in February by Katie Rinderle, the former Due West Elementary teacher who was fired in 2023 for reading a picture book about a nonbinary child to students. Other plaintiffs in the suit are another Cobb teacher and the Georgia Association of Educators. ...
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.
Grandparents raise funds to bring home body of Tybee Island drowning victim
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Grandparents of a 16-year-old who drowned on Tybee Island during the Fourth of July weekend have started an online fundraiser to help get his body home and burial costs. According to the fundraiser, Laquvis McCray from Atlanta was on a trip to Savannah with friends...
Former Husker named head coach of Atlanta Vibe
A former Nebraska volleyball player has been named the head coach of a professional volleyball team. Kayla Banwarth has been named head coach of the Pro Volleyball Federation‘s Atlanta Vibe. Banwarth played Libero at the University of Nebraska from 2007 to 2010. She was an assistant at Nebraska from 2017 to 2019 before becoming the head coach at Ole Miss. She coached at Ole Miss from 2020 to 2022 and finished with a record 29-38. Banwarth expressed her excitement at becoming a head coach again. “I am so excited for the opportunity to be a part of a first-class organization...
Search continues for missing Atlanta man who disappeared from east Birmingham: ‘A lot of people are hurting’
Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a man who has been missing from Birmingham since Thursday. Deundray Cottrell, 31, was last seen about 10 p.m. Thursday in the 7000 block of Fourth Avenue South, according to Birmingham police. His sister, Angelica Harris, said Cottrell and his partner...
Elba linebacker commits to Georgia State
ELBA, Ala (WDHN) — Elba High School rising senior Linebacker Cayden Adkins confirmed his commitment to Georgia State. Adkins announced his commitment to the Panthers on X (formally Twitter) Friday afternoon. “I’m so grateful for this opportunity,” wrote Adkins. “I’m so humble and honored.”. In...
2 shot at apartment complex in Vine City neighborhood, Atlanta police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police are investigating after two men were shot at an apartment complex in the Vine City neighborhood Friday night. Around 10:50 p.m., officers were called to Flats on Maple Street, which is across the street from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The two victims were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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