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Joshua David Stapleton, a Georgia social media influencer, received a five-year prison sentence for child pornography, with 15 years probation after a plea deal on 20 counts.
A LaGrange store clerk has been arrested on child molestation charges, according to FOX 5 Atlanta, after a police disturbance call led to a Special Victims Unit investigation.
Muneer Aziz was electrocuted while attempting to steal copper from a live electrical box in Dunwoody and, along with a female accomplice, now faces charges.
A chase on July 4th ended in a crash. The suspect, Bryant Ja'Corey De'Juan, faces charges after crashing a Dodge Challenger during a police pursuit. Both occupants were rescued and hospitalized.
Four people were shot at Martin Street Plaza Apartments in Atlanta; suspects fled in a black Dodge Ram. The neighborhood is unsettled by the violence.
July 4 celebrations in Atlanta turned hazardous as shots were fired on Peachtree Street, causing property damage; Quamarlos Simmons was arrested, and no injuries were reported.
Two individuals brought suspected live grenades to a Georgia police station, prompting an evacuation and GBI bomb squad assessment, where the items were found harmless and safely removed.
Taco Nash Jr. was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of Mi'ckeya Montgomery at a Decatur daycare, after being found guilty of several charges.
Officers found a man dead, suspected of self-inflicted harm, and an unharmed child after a standoff in Atlanta. The man was reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis.
An off-duty Atlanta officer was involved in a physical altercation leading to his administrative leave and another man's arrest for battery. The incident is under investigation.
Gunfire in Atlanta's Martin St SE resulted in four wounded; suspects fled in a black Dodge Ram with license SCN0941. Police seek community assistance.
A shooting occurred on Smith St. SW in Atlanta, where a victim was ambushed by a vehicle from which approximately 10 shots were fired, according to police.
A Fairburn man, Malik Kiell Forte, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing prescription drugs worth nearly $400,000 and illegal firearm possession.
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