Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The GBI will run tests to see if they belong to the missing college student from Cobb County.
Human remains have been found near the home of Robert Kane Rolison, the 17-year-old Middle Georgia State College student who was arrested last week in connection with the death of a fellow student from Austell. The remains were found at a Hawkinsville site last week, and the GBI will run tests to see if they belong to Jmaal Malik Keyes, according to WMAZ-TV in Macon. Middle Georgia State College campus police arrested Rolison, a dual-enrolled high school and Middle Georgia State student, Thursday night. He faces a charge of murder. Keyes, a 19-year-old freshman from Austell, was reported missing more than two weeks ago after he visited his family in the Atlanta area. WSB-TV reported last week that Keyes' family had lost contact with him …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Police made an arrest in the case of missing student Jmaal Malik Keyes of Austell, who was reported missing from the Middle Georgia State College campus since April 25.
A 17-year-old Middle Georgia State College student is accused of murdering fellow student Jmaal Malik Keyes, who's from Cobb and was reported missing since April 25. Middle Georgia State College campus police arrested Robert Kane Rolison Thursday night and charged him with murder. Keyes, a 19-year-old freshman from Austell, was reported missing more than two weeks ago after he visited his family in the Atlanta area. WSB reported earlier this week that Keyes' family had lost contact with him since April 25, a few days after his sister drove him back to his college campus in Cochran. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that campus police has yet to find Keyes' body as of Friday morning, and the murder suspect, Rolison, is a dual-…
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
If convicted of all charges, he could face life in prison without parole.
A Smyrna man has been indicted on murder charges in connection with the December 2012 death of his wife. A Cobb County indictment handed down April 4 alleges that on Dec. 5, 31-year-old Derrick McLaurence Williams used his hands to choke 33-year-old Finesse Dawson at a home on Old Springs Road. After allegedly beating and strangling Dawson to death, Williams cleaned up his wife's body and wrapped her in bedding to hide the crime before fleeing the scene, investigators told Patch at the time. Williams was arrested Dec. 11 in Washoe County, Nev., and extradited back to Cobb. He is at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center without bond on various charges, including malice murder, felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault. If …
Saturday, February 9, 2013
There's a thriller on the loose and a chilling indictment of the nation's pharmaceutical industry.
Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is behind this thriller that shows you what can happen when prescription medications like antidepressants go haywire in "Side Effects." Rooney Mara plays a woman with a lot going on in her life. Her husband, Channing Tatum, is getting out of prison. She's in a financial crisis and in deep depression. Her psychiatrist, Jude Law, prescribes an experimental new drug at the request of another medical colleague played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. While on the drug, Mara's character sleepwalks her way into a murder, and from there we go on a thriller roller-coaster ride. There is a surprise ending to this film so I will not give away too much information. I will say that the film is not quite what it seems …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Nearly 29 years ago, authorities discovered the body of a 30-year-old Smyrna woman floating in Bear Creek in South Fulton County.
Nearly two years after the state's highest court overturned the conviction of a 65-year-old man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and strangling a Smyrna woman, Curtis Tyner is scheduled this week to stand trial for murder. On April 15, 1984, authorities discovered the body of 30-year-old Martha Anne Mickel floating in Bear Creek in south Fulton County. She'd been sexually assaulted, strangled and thrown in the creek after the attack, according to investigators. Days after the murder, authorities arrested Tyner, who is charged with murder, felony murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, robbery by force and sexual battery. Tyner said he pleaded guilty to Mickel's murder because prosecutors …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Smyrna police say Derrick Williams was arrested Tuesday night.
Derrick Williams was arrested overnight near Reno, Nevada, said Smyrna police spokesman Michael Smith. Authorities said they do not have more details about his arrest at this time. Patch will be providing the latest updates as soon as they become available. Smyrna police are looking for a man who is considered armed and dangerous in connection with the Dec. 5 death of his wife. Derrick Williams of Smyrna, 35, is wanted for killing his wife, 33-year-old Finesse Dawson, said Smyrna police spokesman Michael Smith. Smith said autopsy results from the Cobb County Medical Examiner revealed evidence of strangulation as a cause of death. After allegedly beating and strangling his wife to death, Williams cleaned up his wife's body and wrapped her …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Smyrna police are looking for Derrick Williams, who is accused of strangling his wife to death, and is currently at large.
Smyrna police are looking for a man who is considered armed and dangerous in connection with the Dec. 5 death of his wife. Derrick Williams of Smyrna, 35, is wanted for killing his wife, 33-year-old Finesse Dawson, said Smyrna police spokesman Michael Smith. Smith said autopsy results from the Cobb County Medical Examiner revealed evidence of strangulation as a cause of death. After allegedly beating and strangling his wife to death, Williams cleaned up his wife's body and wrapped her in bedding to hide the crime before fleeing the scene, according to investigators. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that "Williams is a convicted felon who spent seven months in prison last year on weapon and drug charges," and was again arrested in…
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