georgia
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Ga. Teen Shot Dead by Homeowner After Girl Sneaks Him Into House
A Georgia community is left mourning for two families after a teenager was shot dead in Columbia County in an apparent misunderstanding. At 2:47 a.m. Saturday, 17-year-old Jordan Middleton went to a home in Grovetown, where the homeowner’s daughter sneaked him in, according to WJBF. The situation quickly turned sour after the 14-year-old girl’s dad…
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Ga. Couple Get Prison for Confederate Racist Terror at Black Child’s Birthday Party
Because there is still a little justice left in this world, a Georgia couple reportedly broke down in tears Monday after being sentenced to prison for their involvement in a 2015 racist incident in which a group they were a part of waved Confederate flags, shouted racial slurs, and made armed threats at adults and…
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Former Miami Dolphins Defensive End Killed in House Fire
Former Miami Dolphins defensive end Quentin Moses, 33, died after an intense fire engulfed a Monroe, Ga., house Sunday. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a 31-year-old woman, Andria Godard, and her 10-year-old daughter were also killed in the fire, which authorities believe started around 6 a.m. Sunday. Once firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed…
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Ga. Mom: Son Expelled After She Questioned ‘American History’ Display During Black History Month
It seems as if #PenceBlackHistory is catching on in the schools. On a serious note, a Georgia mother says that her son was kicked out of school after she questioned an “American history” display that featured white historical figures, along with black history icons, during Black History Month, WSBTV reports. Kendra Molden, of Lithia Springs,…
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Ga. Police Chief Publicly Apologizes for Lynching of Black Man in 1940
Police Chief Louis Dekmar of LaGrange, Ga., publicly apologized Thursday more than 76 years after a black man was brutally murdered in the small town, CBS News reports. To be specific, Dekmar apologized for the lack of protection given to Austin Callaway when he was shot to death in 1940. According to Reuters, Callaway was…
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Ga. Woman Says She Shot 15-Year-Old Black Boy in Self-Defense After He Threw Rocks
A white Georgia woman who once voiced concern about her neighborhood and “bad blacks” is now facing charges for shooting a black teenager in the head after he walked past her house Monday evening, the New York Daily News reports. According to the report, Elisabeth Cannon was charged with two counts of aggravated assault in…
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Accepting a Facebook Request From a Woman He Didn't Know Landed an Atlanta Producer in Jail
A Facebook friend request from a woman he didn’t know led to an Atlanta music producer’s incarceration for 10 days. And the whole bumbling case has led to the same man being awarded $300,000 for his trouble. David Cunningham, who goes by the stage name “Dun Deal,” told CBS 46 that in 2014 he became…
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Former Falcons Wide Receiver Has Tense Run-in With Police
Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White was reportedly speeding and driving with expired tags Wednesday when he was stopped by a DeKalb County, Ga., police officer. White says that he had no problem being stopped or with the citations, but it was the officer’s actions that caused alarm. White took to Twitter to describe…
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Ga. Brothers Plead Guilty to Parents' Brutal Attack, Get Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Two Georgia brothers pleaded guilty to a brutal attack on their parents late Monday afternoon, expressing remorse for their actions even as they were sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Christopher Ervin, the older brother, told the court and everyone in it that he had been in a bad place at…