Fears over stolen guns

In northwest Georgia, law enforcement officials in Pickens County fear dozens of guns stolen from a Jasper sporting goods store may be on the streets of Atlanta. The cache of weapons were taken during a smash-and-grab robbery on Nov. 8. Jasper Police say three men entered the Bargain Barn, an outdoor store on Highway 515. He said the suspects snatched more than 40 guns, 35 semiautomatic handguns and six semiautomatic rifles.

(Associated Press)

Georgia fugitive caught in Florida

A fugitive wanted in Georgia on child molestation charges is now in custody in Florida. Christopher Edward Brown fired at deputies in Florida when they tried to arrest him at a campsite in Lake Wales. That now adds attempted murder charges to the existing child molestation charges in Pickens County. Brown told sheriff’s officials that he was sorry, and was afraid of going to jail back in Georgia.