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Authorities in Georgia search for suspect after rape reported at church

Authorities in Georgia need your help identifying a man wanted in connection to a rape at a church in the middle of the afternoon.

Authorities in Georgia search for suspect after rape reported at church

Authorities in Georgia need your help identifying a man wanted in connection to a rape at a church in the middle of the afternoon.

KEEP IT HERE. RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS ... SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM ... REFUSING TO TESTIFY ... IN THE GEORGIA ELECTION PROBE. THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS CASE. AN UNREDACTED VERSION ... OF THE AFFIDAVIT ... THAT SENT F-B-I AGENTS INTO THE HOME OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ... COULD SOON BE *RELEASED. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED OVERNIGHT. TWO PEOPLE ... DEAD ... AFTER EATING *RAW - *OYSTERS. THE CASES ... *HUNDREDS OF MILES APART. THE *ONLY SIMILARITY ... OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING INTO THIS MORNING. STEPPING UP RESPONSE TO MONKEYPOX... I'M AMY LU IN WASHINGTON WITH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S NEW EFFORT TO CONTROL THE OUTBREAK. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT BROUGHTON STREET IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST MELISSA HALL IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... FRIDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY AFTER 4PM. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. SOUTH WIND 3 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 60%. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A TENTH AND QUARTER OF AN INCH, EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY BEFORE 9PM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 74. SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 60%. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A TENTH AND QUARTER OF AN INCH, AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. NORTHSIDE DRIVE AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY IN STATESBORO THIS MORNING ... SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM IS FIGHTING NOT TO TESTIFY IN THE GEORGIA ELECTION PROBE TUESDAY. THE SPECIAL GRAND JURY IS INVESTIGATING WHETHER FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TRIED TO OVERTURN THE 20- 20 ELECTION IN THE STATE. GRAHAM OFFICIALLY FILED AN APPEAL YESTERDAY. THE PANEL IS LOOKING INTO GRAHAM'S PHONE CALLS TO THE GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE ... AND HIS STAFF ... IN THE WEEKS AFTER THE ELECTION. THE APPEAL WAS EXPECTED ... AFTER THE JUDGE'S RULING ON MONDAY. ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... WE COULD SOON LEARN MORE ABOUT THE F-B-I SEARCH OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FLORIDA HOME. THE JUDGE WHO - *AUTHORIZED THE SEARCH ... IS NOW HINTING ... AT POSSIBLY *UNSEALING ... A REDACTED VERSION OF THAT AFFIDAVIT. THE DOCUMENT COULD SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION THAT LED AGENTS TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S HOME. ABC'S FAITH ABUBEY IS IN WASHINGTON WITH WHAT'S NEXT. FAITH ABUBEY: FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS CALLED FOR THE FULL DOCUMENT TO BE RELEASED -- UNREDACTED. THOUGH IN COURT YESTERDAY, HIS OWN ATTORNEYS MADE NO MOVES TO CALL FOR THE COURT TO DO JUST THAT. SCRIPT: THIS MORNING -- THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT UNDER A COURT ORDER TO QUICKLY PROPOSE REDACTIONS OF THE PROBABLE CAUSE AFFIDAVIT USED TO SEARCH FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FLORIDA ESTATE THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE --- WHO APPROVED THE FBI SEARCH WARRANT - SAYING HE'S LEANING TOWARDS THE PUBLIC SEEING THE DOJ'S WRITTEN JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE UNPRECEDENTED MOVE JUDGE BRUCE REINHART -- ADDING QUOTE --- "I AM NOT PREPARED TO FIND THAT THE AFFIDAVIT SHOULD BE FULLY SEALED" THE JUDGE'S WILLINGNESS TO POTENTIALLY UNSEAL A REDACTED VERSION OF THE SEARCH AFFIDAVIT - - COMING AFTER LAWYERS FOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING ABC NEWS -- ARGUED THE SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE RELEASED BECAUSE QUOTE "TRANSPARENCY SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTING THE RESULTS" TRUMP'S LAWYER'S ALSO INSIDE THE COURTROOM THURSDAY BUT TOOK NO ACTION TO SUPPORT THE RELEASE DESPITE TRUMP SAYING ON SOCIAL MEDIA HE WANTS THE FULL, UNREDACTED VERSION UNSEALED THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT -- AT LEAST FOR NOW -- WANTS THE AFFIDAVIT TO REMAIN SECRET - CLAIMING THAT PUBLICLY RELEASING THE SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS --- AT THIS POINT -- COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SINCE THE FBI COURT- AUTHORIZED SEARCH LAST WEEK --- ANGRY TRUMP SUPPORTERS HAVE CALLED FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS AND NOW DOJ LAWYERS SAY THEY ARE "VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE WITNESSES" THE LAWYERS -- ADDING THAT A REDACTED VERSION OF THE AFFIDAVIT WOULD BE SO HEAVILY BLACKED OUT -- QUOTE "THERE WOULD BE NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE LEFT" FAITH ABUBEY: THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY TO FILE ITS PROPOSED REDACTIONS AND THEN THE JUDGE WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO UNSEAL THE AFFIDAVIT A MEMBER OF THE GRAMMY- NOMINATED HIP HOP GROUP ... NAPPY ROOTS ... IS RECOVERING AFTER BEING KIDNAPPED ... AND SHOT IN THE LEG WEDNESDAY. MELVIN ADAMS, ALSO KNOWN AS "SCALES," .... IS A CO-OWNER OF A BREWERY IN ATLANTA. HE WAS APPROACHED BY TWO MEN AFTER THE BREWERY CLOSED..AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM THE SAFE. THEY FORCED ADAMS INTO HIS OWN S-U-V AT GUNPOINT ... AND STARTED DRIVING TO HIS HOME. ADAMS WAS ABLE TO BREAK FREE AND GET AWAY, BUT NOT BEFORE GETTING SHOT. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND IS IN STABLE CONDITION. POLICE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE TWO SUSPECTS. RIGHT NOW.. THE FIRST LADY.. DOCTOR JILL BIDEN.. IS FEELING BETTER AFTER POSITIVE FOR COVID ON MONDAY. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS SHE CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS...AND REMAINS QUARANTINED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SHE AND PRESIDENT BIDEN WERE VACATIONING ON KIAWAH ISLAND. SHE'LL CONTINUE TO ISOLATE THERE UNTIL SHE HAS AT LEAST TWO NEGATIVE COVID TESTS. ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS ANNOUNCING NEW STEPS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF MONKEYPOX. HEALTH LEADERS ARE NOW FOCUSING ON VACCINES ... AND TREATMENT ... AS DEMAND CONTINUES TO REMAIN HIGH. RIGHT NOW ... THERE ARE ONE THOUSAND 33 ... CONFIRMED MONKEYPOX CASES IN GEORGIA... ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. IN SOUTH CAROLINA ... THERE ARE 73 CONFIRMED CASES. WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH OUR AMY LU IN WASSHINGTON ... WITH THE VERY LATEST. THAT PLAN INCLUDES BOOSTING SUPPLY-- WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOSES OF THE MONKEYPOX VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR ORDER ON MONDAY. STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS THAT ADMINISTER THE VACCINE THROUGH THE SKIN... AND HAVE USED 90 PERCENT OF THEIR CURRENT SUPPLY... CAN ORDER THE DOSES. ON TOP OF THIS... H-H-S IS LAUNCHING A PILOT PROGRAM... SETTING ASIDE VACCINE DOSES FOR AREAS HOSTING LARGE GATHERING OF HIGH RISK GROUPS. HEALTH DEPARTMENTS CAN ORDER THOSE DOSES IN ADDITION TO THEIR EXISTING ALLOCATIONS AND SUPPLY. ROCHELLE WALENSKY/CDC DIRECTOR NOT ONLY ARE WE WORKING TO SET UP VACCINATION STANDS AND ACTIVITIES WITH PERSONNEL IN THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT MESSAGING FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE DURING THOSE EVENTS. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ALSO MAKING 50- THOUSAND COURSES OF ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE. IN WASHINGTON, I'M AMY LU. THIS MORNING ... AN N-F-L QUARTERBACK ... ACCUSED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ... IS SUSPENDED NEARLY A DOZEN GAMES. CLEVELAND BROWNS QUARTERBACK DESHAUN WATSON ... HE SETTLED WITH THE NFL FOR AN ELEVEN GAME SUSPENSION AND A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR FINE. THIS COMES AFTER HE WAS ACCUSED OF MORE THAN TWO DOZEN CASES OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT TO WOMEN DURING MASSAGE SESSIONS. WATSON WILL HAS TO UNDERGO MANDATORY EVALUATION BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXPERTS AND FOLLOW THEIR SUGGESTED TREATMENT PROGRAM. WATSON SHARED IN A STATEMENT..I APOLOGIZE - ONCE AGAIN - FOR ANY PAIN THIS SITUATION HAS CAUSED. I TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DECISIONS I MADE. MY FOCUS GOING FORWARD IS ON WORKING TO BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF - ON AND OFF THE FIELD. WATSON IS STILL CLAIMING THAT HE'S INNOCENT. "JUST BECAUSE -YOU KNOW -SETTLEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN -DOESN'T MEAN THAT A PERSON IS GUILTY FOR ANYTHING." WATSON WILL BECOME ELIGIBLE F
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Authorities in Georgia search for suspect after rape reported at church

Authorities in Georgia need your help identifying a man wanted in connection to a rape at a church in the middle of the afternoon.

Above video: Your Friday headlinesAuthorities in Georgia need your help identifying a man wanted in connection to a rape at a church in the middle of the afternoon.According to the Troup County Sheriff's Office, the alleged incident happened August 9 around 2 p.m. at a church at Roanoke Road at Pegasus Parkway.The alleged victim told officials she was entering the church driveway when a man driving a dark blue pickup truck approached her, with the driver repeatedly asking if she needed a ride.TRENDING STORIESPreliminary autopsy report reveals cause of death in Sun City alligator attackGeorgia Southern grad recovering after chiropractic visit left her with traumatic brain injuryHeavy rain drenches parts of southeast Georgia, LowcountryThe vehicle sped off, but then returned to the church parking lot, with the driver exiting the vehicle and grabbing the victim.The suspect is described as an older white man, possibly in his 50s. No other physical description was provided. If you have any information regarding the incident, or may know the suspect's identity, contact Troup County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigators at 706-883-1616 or Crime Stoppers at 706-812-1000.

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Authorities in Georgia need your help identifying a man wanted in connection to a rape at a church in the middle of the afternoon.

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According to the Troup County Sheriff's Office, the alleged incident happened August 9 around 2 p.m. at a church at Roanoke Road at Pegasus Parkway.

The alleged victim told officials she was entering the church driveway when a man driving a dark blue pickup truck approached her, with the driver repeatedly asking if she needed a ride.

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The vehicle sped off, but then returned to the church parking lot, with the driver exiting the vehicle and grabbing the victim.

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The suspect is described as an older white man, possibly in his 50s. No other physical description was provided.

If you have any information regarding the incident, or may know the suspect's identity, contact Troup County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigators at 706-883-1616 or Crime Stoppers at 706-812-1000.

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