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Showing posts with label drug shooting. Show all posts
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Monday, June 18, 2007

Atlanta police seek NFL star

Police are seeking troubled NFL star Adam “Pacman” Jones in connection with a shooting early Monday outside an Atlanta strip club.

Atlanta police say the Tennessee Titans cornerback had argued with a group of men over a woman. The men left the club in a Toyota Sequoia. Police believe members of Jones’ entourage followed them in two cars, and opened fire. One person was injured.

Jones had left the scene, however, before things got violent. Police only want to question him as a witness.

The NFL has suspended Jones for a year following an earlier shooting at a Las Vegas strip club. Jones, 23, has been arrested five times. He attended Westlake High School in Atlanta.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Two Atlanta officers plead guilty in elderly shooting case

Following a five month long joint-probe by Atlanta police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, two of the three Atlanta police officers charged in the 2006 shooting death of an elderly black woman, have pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy charges. Investigators found the police lied when they said a confidential informant told them they could buy drugs at the house. The informant has since recanted his statement.

Former police officers Gregg Junnier and Jason Smith admitted they conspired to mislead investigators following the death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston. The woman lived alone in one of Atlanta's high drug trafficking areas. She died after she shot at police, who had forced their way into her home.

The attorney for officer Jason Smith said his client understands what he did, and accepts responsibility.

Both officers face a minimum of 10 years in federal prison. The third officer, Arthur Tesler, remains on paid administrative leave from the Atlanta police department pending investigation.

A spokesman for the Johnston-family, Reverand Markel Hutchins, said the family was satisfied with Thursday's developments.

The Fulton County district attorney's office said its' investigation is not finished, concerning the look into corruption within Atlanta's police department.

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