Tag : Georgia

Hospital Kicks Sick and Elderly Man Out After Medicare Stops Paying; Found Unresponsive On The Sidewalk

Y.R.A (BMS)October 18, 2021October 18, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)October 18, 2021October 18, 202102679

Conyers, Georgia – Police in Georgia are looking for answers after a hospital kicked a very sick, elderly man out because Medicare stopped paying for...

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6-Year-Old Kendall Rae Johnson is the Youngest Certified Farmer in Georgia

Y.R.A (BMS)October 9, 2021October 9, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)October 9, 2021October 9, 20210604

At only 6 years old, Kendall Rae Johnson has already made history as Georgia’s youngest certified farmer. According to her website, Kendall began exploring her...

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13-Year-Old ‘Genius’ Becomes Youngest Student On Georgia Tech’s Campus

BMS AdminAugust 25, 2021August 25, 2021

by BMS AdminAugust 25, 2021August 25, 202101153

ATLANTA, Ga. — At 13 years old, most kids are in the 7th grade studying civics, reading, and writing; but Caleb Anderson is navigating one of the...

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High School Basketball Coaches Charged With MURDER After Student, 16, Dies During Practice

BMS AdminAugust 11, 2021August 11, 2021

by BMS AdminAugust 11, 2021August 11, 202103156

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Two Clayton County, Georgia high school coaches have been charged with second degree murder and second degree cruelty to children in the...

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White Man Arrested After He Attacks Black Teen With Belt For Using Profanity

BMS AdminJuly 15, 2021July 15, 2021

by BMS AdminJuly 15, 2021July 15, 202102205

A white man in Carroll County, Ga. was arrested for allegedly attacking a Black teen with a belt. Matt Martel, 29, has been charged with...

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No Charges For State Trooper Who Shot and Killed Man Two Seconds After Leaving His Patrol Car

BMS AdminJuly 1, 2021July 1, 2021

by BMS AdminJuly 1, 2021July 1, 20212 4103

SCREVEN COUNTY, Ga. – On Monday, a Screven Country Grand Jury decided not to indict former Georgia State Trooper Jacob Thompson for the killing of...

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Sheriff Reopens Investigation into Death of 17-Year-Old Kendrick Johnson

BMS AdminMarch 10, 2021March 10, 2021

by BMS AdminMarch 10, 2021March 10, 202112626

The Sheriff of Lowndes County, GA announced on Tuesday that he has reopened the investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the 17-year-old found dead...

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Police Chief Forced to Resign; Patrolman Fired After Body Cam Captures Them Using Racial Slurs and Defending Slavery

BMS AdminFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 2021

by BMS AdminFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 202103933

A police chief and an officer from Hamilton, Georgia have been asked to resign or face termination after body camera footage captured them using racial...

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New Video Appears to Contradict Suspect’s Account of Ahmaud Arbery Killing

BMS AdminDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 16, 2020December 16, 202002369

A new police bodycam video has surfaced in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery that casts doubt on one suspects version of what happened. The video,...

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Georgia Court Rejects Immunity For 3 Cops Who Tased an Unarmed Black Man to Death

BMS AdminNovember 5, 2020November 9, 2020

by BMS AdminNovember 5, 2020November 9, 202003973

A Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the three Washington County sheriff’s deputies who were indicted for the death of Eurie Lee Martin will...

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Georgia Teen Apologizes for Plot to Kill Black Churchgoers; Sentenced to Juvenile Detention

BMS AdminOctober 23, 2020October 28, 2020

by BMS AdminOctober 23, 2020October 28, 202013551

Gainesville, Georgia – A 17-year-old white girl from Georgia who was accused of plotting an attack on a Black church in 2019 was sentenced to...

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Ahmaud Arbery Was Hit By a Truck Before He Was Killed; Killer Allegedly Used Racial Slur

BMS AdminJune 4, 2020June 4, 2020

by BMS AdminJune 4, 2020June 4, 202014265

During preliminary hearings in the Ahmaud Arbery case, a Georgia of Investigation agent outlined new details about the events that led to Arbery’s death on...

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Man Who Filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing Is Arrested And Charged With Murder

BMS AdminMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020

by BMS AdminMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020114543

The man who reportedly filmed the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was arrested and charged with murder, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation....

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Ahmaud Arbery Was Chased For Over 4 Minutes Before Being Shot and Killed, According to Attorney

BMS AdminMay 18, 2020May 18, 2020

by BMS AdminMay 18, 2020May 18, 20202 3929

New details have emerged regarding the murder case of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Glynn County man who was shot and killed in February while he...

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Georgia Attorney General Chooses Black Woman as Lead Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery Case

BMS AdminMay 12, 2020May 12, 2020

by BMS AdminMay 12, 2020May 12, 20202 2566

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Monday that Joyette M. Holmes, who is the first black woman to serve as Cobb County District Attorney, would...

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