Articles for
February 2008
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February 28th, 2008 by
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FORMER CITY OF ROCKMART POLICE OFFICER
SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON
Crimes Included Firearms and Fraud Charges
Rome, GA - JEDSON EDWARD LEIST, 36, of Acworth, Georgia, was sentenced this morning to 20 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr., for crimes including false statements; wire and mail fraud; possession of […]
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February 27th, 2008 by
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FORMER CAPTAIN WITH BARTOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING FUNDS
Rome, GA - BRENTON JAMES GARMON, 36, of Cartersville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to embezzling approximately $80,493 in public funds that were under the care and control of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office while GARMON worked there as a Captain.
United States […]
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February 26th, 2008 by
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Floyd County Commission Meeting: February 26, 2008
During Caucus, this afternoon, organizers of the Northwest Georgia Air Show discussed possible contingency funding for this year’s air show, which will be renamed North Georgia Air and Transportation Show. This year, vintage aircraft, cars, motorcycles and other forms of transportation will be featured, not just airplanes. Gene Schayer […]
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February 25th, 2008 by
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FIVE DEFENDANTS FROM NORTHWEST GEORGIA DRUG GANG
CONVICTED OF RACKETEERING, MURDER, DRUG,
AND FIREARMS CRIMES
Rome, GA — Five defendants were convicted today by a jury in federal district court of criminal charges that include racketeering, murder, attempted murder, assault, methamphetamine trafficking, and numerous related firearms offenses. The jury convicted the defendants after six weeks of trial and […]
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February 25th, 2008 by
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Note: To catch up on the first SIX weeks of this drug gang, murder trial of Sammy and Juan Duque, Marco Antonio Cordero, Daniel Villenas-Reyes, and Shane Rosser, go to “Archives”, and click on “Feature Stories”.
Sunday, March 2, 2008 Update - ONE of my original sources for a possible, alternative theory as to what occurred […]
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February 21st, 2008 by
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Chattooga County Updates:
Carlton Vines DUI Case Documents
1. Carlton Vines DUI Trial - While Carlton Vines’ has not been indicted, yet, as this website reported would be happening back on November 27/28, 2007, Special Prosecutors and a Special Judge have been appointed/assigned to the case.
Senior Judge of the State of Georgia, and former Floyd County Superior […]
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February 21st, 2008 by
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THIRTEEN MEMBERS OF “SUR-13″ GANG SENTENCED TO PRISON
Four Members Get Life; Gang Crimes Included Murders, Drive-By Shootings,
Armed Robberies, Carjacking, and Drug Dealing
Atlanta, GA - Thirteen high-ranking members of the “Sur-13” street gang in the metro Atlanta area were sentenced to federal prison this week by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., for crimes […]
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February 19th, 2008 by
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TSA AND DELTA EMPLOYEES INDICTED IN DRUG SMUGGLING
STING AT HARTSFIELD JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Atlanta, GA - LESLIE ADGAR, 42, of Decatur, Georgia, ANDRE MAYS, 24, of Atlanta, Georgia, and JON PATTON, 44, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, were indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges relating to a drug-smuggling operation at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (“HJIA”). […]
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February 17th, 2008 by
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Note: To catch up on the first five weeks of this drug gang, murder trial of Sammy and Juan Duque, Marco Antonio Cordero, Daniel Villenas-Reyes, and Shane Rosser, go to “Archives”, and click on “Feature Stories”.
Friday Update:
Jury deliberations continue late Friday afternoon, in this case. However, Assistant United States Attorney Kim Dammers, was heralded for […]
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February 17th, 2008 by
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The desperate attempt by public persons to be perceived as something they are not, has long been referred to as “putting lipstick on a pig”. Indeed, several years ago, during a November, 2004 presidential campaign stump speech, real-man Wyoming farm boy, Vice President Dick Cheney said, “As we say in Wyoming, you can put lipstick […]
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