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Driver charged with killing pedestrian

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, April 21st, 2014, 7:17am
Driver charged with killing pedestrian


ATLANTA -- A woman was arrested for hitting and killing a pedestrian on Interstate 285 Sunday morning.

Tabatha Williams, 24, was charged with vehicular homicide, DUI and reckless driving in the accident.

The pedestrian was hit at around 4:45 a.m. on southbound I-285 just south of Langford Parkway.

Atlanta Police spokesman Greg Lyon said the victim, whose name was not released, was standing on the road's right shoulder when Williams' car swerved and hit him.

Williams was arrested at the scene. A passenger in her car suffered minor injuries and was treated at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Lyon said police have not determined why the pedestrian was standing on the shoulder.

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Killer's double jeopardy claim rejected by Ga. Supreme Court

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, March 3rd, 2014, 9:44am
Killer's double jeopardy claim rejected by Ga. Supreme Court

ATLANTA -- The Supreme Court of Georgia has rejected a convicted murderer's claim that his right against double jeopardy was violated.

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Jason Pierce killed two college students and shot his girlfriend in the face on Aug. 26, 1999. He pleaded guilty in 2003 to aggravated assault and two counts of malice murder, and received two consecutive life sentences without parole.

In 2011, aggravating circumstances forced the state's high court to throw out Pierce's sentences. The case was sent back to a lower court. Pierce withdrew his guilty pleas, then argued that retrying him would be double jeopardy.

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Man gets life for trafficking 14-year-old girls

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Friday, February 28th, 2014, 8:49am
Man gets life for trafficking 14-year-old girls

ATLANTA -- A convicted pimp has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for prostituting two teenage runaways.

Derek Spencer, 34, was found guilty Thursday on charges of human trafficking, statutory rape, aggravated child molestation, pimping, pandering, sexual exploitation of children and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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According to information presented in Fulton County court, Spencer met the 14-year-old victims at a southwest Atlanta convenience store in October 2012 and invited them back to his Fletcher Street home.

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Atlanta rapper arrested for flipping stolen cars

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Wednesday, February 5th, 2014, 10:16am
Atlanta rapper arrested for flipping stolen cars

ATLANTA -- Local rapper Andrae Wilson has been charged with altering the VINs of stolen cars.

Wilson, who goes by the name Lil Hot, faces a number of charges, including theft by receiving, identity fraud, driving on a suspended license and possession of a vehicle with an altered VIN.

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Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said Wilson, 31, was arrested Monday at a house on Stone Road in southwest Atlanta.

The rapper was in possession of a Ford F-150 with an altered VIN, a Chevrolet Avalanche with an altered VIN, a Dodge Charger reported stolen from the city of Atlanta and a Bentley that was carjacked in College Park last year, according to Jones. Wilson also had the keys to both the Ford and the Bentley.

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ATM stolen from Atlanta gas station

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014, 1:45pm
ATM stolen from Atlanta gas station

ATLANTA -- Police are looking for about eight suspects accused of stealing an ATM from an Atlanta gas station.

The ATM was taken from the Chevron station in the 550 block of Northside Drive at around 5:30 a.m. Thursday.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said two vans, each of which had about four people inside, pulled up to the gas station. One of the vans seemed to act as a lookout, while the suspects backed the other one into the station's Food Mart twice.

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Several men got out of the second van and loaded an ATM inside. Both vans then drove away.

The Food Mart was open at the time, and an overnight clerk witnessed the robbery. He said at least one of the suspects was armed with a gun.

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At least 3 shootings reported in Atlanta overnight

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013, 7:13am
At least 3 shootings reported in Atlanta overnight

ATLANTA -- Atlanta police reported at least three separate shootings in the city early Tuesday.

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The first shooting happened at around 12:30 a.m. at an apartment building on Daniel Street in northeast Atlanta.

Atlanta Police Capt. Todd Coyt said a man was shot in the head. He was alert, conscious and breathing after the shooting, and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

The shooting is under investigation. Coyt said police do not yet have a description of the suspect.

The second shooting happened about an hour later at a home on West Avenue near Roy Street in southwest Atlanta.

Coyt said the victim was shot in the stomach and was also alert, conscious and breathing. No other information was immediately available.

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Sketch released of sexual assault suspect

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, December 24th, 2013, 7:16pm
Sketch released of sexual assault suspect

ATLANTA -- Atlanta police have released a sketch of a man they say sexually assaulted a woman Tuesday morning.

The attack happened on Lillian Avenue in southwest Atlanta.

The victim told police she was walking toward Metropolitan Parkway when a man grabbed her around the neck from behind and dragged her to the side of a vacant house.

According to a police report, the victim slipped in mud and fell to the ground. The suspect climbed on top of her, took her cell phone and identification, and fondled her at knifepoint. He returned the victim's belongings and let her go when he noticed she was trying to get a good look at his face.

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