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Fulton County Sheriff’s Office arrests reckless driver after pursuit

June 29, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Support Team (F.A.S.T.) has arrested a 27-year-old Chicago man following a pursuit.

Willie James Pye executed in Georgia

March 21, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Georgia officials executed Willie James Pye on Wednesday for the 1993 kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough.

Georgia set to execute man for 1992 murder

March 19, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Condemned murderer Willie James Pye is scheduled for execution by lethal injection at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.

Two men found guilty of Acworth, Georgia, murder

March 8, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

A judge sentenced a 61-year-old man to life without the possibility of parole for the June 2022 death of a gas station owner during an armed robbery attempt in Acworth.

Man receives three life sentences for 2021 Kennesaw golf shooting

February 2, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

A 26-year-old man has received three life sentences after pleading guilty to a 2021 shooting at a Kennesaw, Georgia, golf course.

GBI investigating officer-involved near shooting Smyrna

November 16, 2023 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting between Marietta and Smyrna at the request of the Cobb County Police Department.

Man sentenced to life for Cobb County malice murder

November 10, 2023 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Childs has sentenced an 18-year-old to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 20 years after pleading guilty to malice murder and violating the street gang terrorism and prevention act.

Georgia district attorney says more money is needed for DNA testing

September 28, 2023 Todd DeFeo

In the 50-plus years since a murderer took his nine-year-old sister’s life, Melvin Randall and his family have always wondered what happened.

South Carolina ready to resume lethal injections

September 20, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The South Carolina Department of Corrections could soon carry out executions by lethal injection after Gov. Henry McMaster signed a “shield statute” into law and the state has procured the drug needed.

Atlanta agrees to scan referendum petition for police training center

September 19, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation to start scanning forms filed as part of a petition calling for a referendum on the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.