Lawsuit In Gwinnett P.D. Taser Incident

An employee at a Loganville Waffle House has filed a lawsuit against the Gwinnett County Police Department after he says an officer stunned him with a Taser for fun. The department's internal investigation records show that the officer used the weapon like a toy with tacit approval from two superior officers. The waiter, 22-year-old Daniel Wilson, spoke publicly about the encounter last week. The incident led to the arrest of 33-year-old Cpl. Gary Miles and the resignations of Sgt. Christopher Parry and Sgt. Joey Parkerson. Wilson said the restaurant provided police with free food and all three officers were regulars there. He said the officers often pointed the red laser from their Taser at him playfully but that Miles zapped him with it in February.

(Associated Press)

Local bank goes under

Another Georgia bank has gone under. Federal bank regulators seized the Community Bank of Loganville. A Virginia bank is assuming the bank's assets and the former Community Bank of Loganville locations are being renamed Bank of Essex. This is the 3rd Georgia bank to fold in four months, the 20th in the nation to fail this year.

(Atlanta Business Chronicle)