Georgia weighs pickup seat belt rule in legislature
Georgia lawmakers dispute requiring seat belts in pickups as three House bills push changes amid backing from insurers and safety groups. Proponents cite 60 percent reduction in deaths and potential $17 million in medical savings over 10 years. opponents stress personal freedom and government overreach.
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Georgia
House
Senate
Dalton
Jeff Mullis
Chickamauga
Indiana
New Hampshire
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
American Automobile Association
AAA
Man sentenced for murder of ex girlfriend in 1903 case
Sherman DeWalt, 59, pleaded guilty to murder and first degree burglary for the July 1903 shooting of Davita Roseboro in Fairfield County. A judge imposed five years of probation on top of a 30 year prison term, with life in prison if parole is violated, while her three children aged five, ten, and twelve witnessed the crime.
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Sherman DeWalt
Davita Roseboro
Fairfield County
DeWalt
Lars
Aiken
Aiken County
Last officer in Henry County corruption case sentenced
Federal Judge James Turk fined and sentenced former Sgt. Robert Keith Adams to 12 months and one day in prison for obstructing justice and false statements. Adams, praised for family and community ties, declined a bribe during a government sting and has defenses appeal. The case involved 20 indicted officers selling seized drugs and weapons amid racketeering and narcotics charges.
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Roanoke
Henry ‘County
Robert Keith ‘Adams
U.S
James Turk
Adams
Turk
Terry Grimes
Grimes
Henry County
H. Franklin Cassell
Officer shot to death in Central City confrontation
Louisiana police say a man sought for questioning in a rape overpowered a patrolwoman in a Central City parking lot and used her own gun to shoot her multiple times. The officer, unidentified pending family notification, radioed for backup as witnesses described a brief struggle behind her patrol car.
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Warren Riley Sai
Central City
Riley
Joe
Rcisse Sara Riley
Urban Avenue
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