Beaten judge in critical condition

A 74-year-old judge remains hospitalized in critical condition a week after he was found severely beaten inside his coastal law office. A longtime friend says Glenn Thomas Junior is in a medically induced coma at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Thomas was beaten in his office in Jesup. Investigators are looking into whether the assailant was seeking revenge.

Arson arrests in southeast Georgia

There have been arrests of two juveniles for arson, connected to fires in the southeast Georgia area. A 16-year-old boy was charged with setting a brush fire near Jesup. Another boy, 12-years-old, is facing charges of starting a blaze near Waycross. Both fires were quickly put out and burned less than an acre each.

Governor Sonny Perdue's office says all arson fires have been contained. A special arson investigation task force is still following many leads. Investigators are still in search of a truck driven by an arson witness.