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Newnan Standoff Ends with Suspected Murderer’s Suicide, Victim Identified in Luthersville Shooting
A 19-year-old murder suspect took his own life after a tense standoff with a SWAT team in Newnan, Georgia, officials reported. The Newnan Police Department, together with the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office, had been attempting to take Omar Maurice Rosser Jr. into custody on Friday. Rosser was barricaded inside an apartment on McIntosh Parkway and refused to surrender. The standoff concluded tragically when authorities entered the residence and discovered the suspect deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.
Here's what Georgia leaders are saying about delays at Palmetto USPS facility
ATLANTA — Dozens of concerned residents have contacted 11Alive about missing mail and packages connected to a new United States Postal Service processing center that opened recently in Palmetto. The new center opened on Feb. 24, as some of the operations at the Atlanta, Augusta, Macon and Duluth area...
GBI looking for new information in 2020 deadly shooting of Palmetto man
PALMETTO, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is hoping someone can help them identify who gunned down a 31-year-old Palmetto resident at his home in 2020. The deadly shooting happened around 10:45 p.m. on March 9, 2020, at a home on Chestnut Oak Drive. On that night, 31-year-old Dorian...
Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office searching for Luthersville man wanted for murder
MERIWETHER COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) – The Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 19-year-old suspect wanted for murder following a homicide investigation after a man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the chest. MCSO says on Wednesday around 5:40 p.m., deputies responded to a report about a being shot on College Street […]
Maine Woman Accused of Swindling Newnan Couple in $14K Adoption Fraud Case
A Maine woman has been accused of conning a Newnan couple out of nearly $14,000 in a botched adoption agreement, according to Coweta County authorities. Jessica Thibeault, who had previously facilitated a seamless adoption with the same couple, allegedly reneged on her promise to grant them custody of her unborn child, leading to her arrest on charges of adoption fraud.
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