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Police: Ga. man accused of pointing gun at people during road rage incident in Morganton
MORGANTON, N.C. (WBTV) - A Georgia man was arrested Sunday afternoon for a road rage and assault by pointing a gun incident in Morganton. The city’s Public Safety Officers were called out just before 1:30 p.m. to Interstate 40 at Exit 105 about reports of a man pointing a gun at cars on the interstate.
Trial to begin for man accused in the 2020 Lavish Lounge Fourth of July shooting
The trial for a man charged in a mass shooting at a Greenville nightclub is set to start Monday. In the early morning of a 2020 Fourth of July concert, investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office said Jarquez Kezavion Cooper, 24, of Athens, Ga., fired shots into a crowd of hundreds at the Lavish Lounge. Two people were killed and seven were struck by gunfire.
University of Georgia Prepares for Arraignment of Jose Ibarra, Indicted in Connection with Student Laken Riley's Death
The University of Georgia community braces for the upcoming arraignment of Jose Ibarra, the man indicted on multiple charges related to the death of student Laken Riley. As reported by FOX 5 Atlanta, Ibarra's court appearance has been scheduled for May 31 at 11 a.m. In what will set the stage for the trial, he will have the opportunity to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. Ibarra faces a total of ten charges, with nine being felonies including malice murder, three counts of felony murder, and charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault with intent to rape, according to the indictment by a grand jury on May 8.
Details from police incident report for arrest of Georgia football WR Sacovie White
An Athens-Clarke County police officer located in front of Cloud nightclub in downtown Athens early Saturday morning saw Georgia football wide receiver Sacovie White drive the wrong way on East Clayton Street ‘traveling at a high speed,” according to a police incident report. The 2021 Dodge Charger was spotted at about 2:07 a.m....
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