Arrests in Undercover Drug Investigation A joint effort by law enforcement officials from Georgia and Ohio led to the arrest of 70 suspected drug dealers last Wednesday, in Muscogee County. The undercover operation, set to become the largest in the last 20 years for the county, was led together by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation…
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Terrorist Threat Charges
Teen Is to Be Tried as an Adult Terrorist Threat Charges A Piedmont Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court Judge has ruled that a 15-year-old high school student, who wreaked havoc on campus when he strolled into the office with what is believed to be an explosive device, will be tried as an adult terrorist threat charges. According…
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Woman’s Dishonesty Gets Her Maximum Sentence in DUI Manslaughter Charge Last week a Florida judge sentenced a 33-year-old woman to 15 years in state prison, the maximum sentence for a DUI Manslaughter charge. According to an article in The Tampa Tribune, Nicole Harris Hall was reportedly drunk when she drove through a stop sign and hit the car Margaret…
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Georgia Congressman Charged With DUI After Crash Rep. Ben Harbin was arrested and charged with a DUI on May 20 after he swerved off of an Atlanta street and ran into a pole, according to an article. According to police reports, Harbin smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech, and had trouble keeping his balance soon after the…
Read moreAccident Leads to Actress’ DUI Arrest
Lindsay Lohan recently added to the seemingly never-ending list of celebrities arrested for driving under the influence. She was arrested early Saturday morning on DUI charges after crashing her Mercedes convertible on a Sunset Boulevard curb, according to an article. Unfortunately, this accident is bad news for Lohan because it’s her third in two years. But…
Read moreMan Cited for DWI at Arkansas Drive-Through
Camden police arrested a man and charged him with drunk driving after they observed he was slow to pick up his fast food at a drive-through lane at a McDonald’s restaurant, according to a news article in The Atlanta Journal Constitution. According to the police report, the arresting officer said he found 32-year-old Terrance Forte asleep inside the…
Read moreMolestation Charges
Man Arrested on Molestation Charges Authorities in New Orleans last week arrested an Augusta man on suspicion of impregnating his girlfriend’s teenage daughter, according to an article in the Augusta Chronicle. Police arrested 38-year-old James Wiley and extradited him to Georgia after charging him with one count of child molestation. Investigators say the girl was only 14…
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City Councilman Arrested on DUI Charge Pembroke City Councilman Elijah Lewis Jr., 60, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving early morning on April 29, according to a news report in The Augusta Chronicle. The newspaper reported that it was the city official’s fourth arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and his second…
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NBA Star Artest Sentenced in Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge stemming from a March 5 dispute with his wife, the latest in a string of off-court problems, according to an Associated Press news report posted on the ESPN website. A judge sentenced the NBA player…
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