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Showing posts with label Cleveland. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

North Georgia youth minister found dead

A church youth minister in north Georgia has been found dead. The body of 44-year-old Reverand Edward Frank Harris was found a little before 4am Monday morning in a yard in Cleveland. His family says Harris had called late Sunday night to say he was giving a ride to some people who were stranded. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in on the case to help police in Cleveland. Harris was youth minister at the Pendergrass Baptist Church.

Monday, December 24, 2007

Atlanta Rapper Arrested at Airport on Weapon Charge

Cleveland police say an Atlanta-based rap music performer who attempted to take a loaded gun onto a Delta Air Lines flight was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

Twenty-seven-year-old Jasiel Robinson, who performs as Yung Joc, was arrested about 6:20 a-m yesterday at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport before boarding.

Police say they found a semiautomatic handgun and ammunition in Robinson's carry-on bag, and he told them he did not know the weapon was there.

Robinson was attempting to go through a standard security checkpoint when he was stopped and questioned, then arrested without incident.

Robinson was freed today on bond after he was formally charged. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday. His attorney says Yung Joc maintains his innocence.

Yung Joc was one of the biggest hip-hop stars in 2006, selling one million records off his debut album "New Joc City," behind the Grammy-nominated song "It's Goin' Down." His follow-up album "Hustlenomics" was released in August.

(The Associated Press)

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