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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Cherokee County Mug Shots

The following arrest information was supplied by the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center. It does not indicate a conviction.

The Cherokee County Adult Detention Center supplied Patch with the mug shots and booking reports of the inmates who appear here. At the time of reporting, none of them has been convicted of the listed charges, and all should be presumed innocent.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

New Charges for Cherokee Bomb Suspect

He faces charges in connection with a similar threat in January.

The man arrested Tuesday after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of courthouses in Cobb and Cherokee counties faces five new charges in connection with a similar threat in January. Cherokee investigators had already secured arrest warrants for Jody Wilson for the Jan. 2 and May 7 threats. Cobb authorities stopped short of linking him to the earlier threat, and only charged him in connection with Tuesday's incident. Today, that changed. In Cobb, Wilson now faces charges that include two counts of transmitting a false public alarm; two counts of preventing or disrupting lawful meetings, gatherings or processions; two counts of intimidation or injury of grand or petit or court officers; two counts of false statements in writing; and two …

Cherokee County Mug Shots

The following arrest information was supplied by the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center. It does not indicate a conviction.

The Cherokee County Adult Detention Center supplied Patch with the mug shots and booking reports of the inmates who appear here. At the time of reporting, none of them has been convicted of the listed charges, and all should be presumed innocent.

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Jada

11:06 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013

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Home of Cherokee Bomb Suspect Was in Foreclosure

He faces charges in Cobb and Cherokee counties.

The home of the Woodstock man in custody in connection with a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of courthouses in Cobb and Cherokee counties was in foreclosure, the spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said late this afternoon. Moments after Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren and Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn announced charges against 45-year-old Jody John Wilson during an afternoon press conference, Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Lt. Jay Baker issued a press release indicating that Wilson's home in the 7000 block of Surrey Drive "was scheduled to be sold on the courthouse steps." Detectives, he said, "believe that was the motive of the bomb threats." About 10:55 a.m. today, investigators with the Cobb County Sheriff's …

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Cherokee County Mug Shots

The following arrest information was supplied by the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center. It does not indicate a conviction.

The Cherokee County Adult Detention Center supplied Patch with the mug shots and booking reports of the inmates who appear here. At the time of reporting, none of them has been convicted of the listed charges, and all should be presumed innocent.

UPDATE: Courthouse Bomb Threats - Someone in Custody

Cobb County authorities have someone in custody in connection with today's bomb threats made at courthouses in Cobb and Cherokee counties.

UPDATE (1:25 p.m.): Authorities in Cobb County are saying that a person is in custody in the wake of today's bomb threats, which caused evacuations at the Cherokee Justice Center and the Cobb County Courthouse.  "We've got somebody in custody," Col. Milton Beck said to Marietta Patch. A press conference with the Cobb County Sheriff and Marietta police chief will be held later this afternoon. UPDATE (12:35 p.m.): The Cherokee Sheriff's Office has completed its sweep of the Cherokee Justice Center and the historic courthouse, and found no proof of a bomb threat that was called in against both buildings earlier this afternoon. Lt. Jay Baker of the Sheriff's Office said that proceedings at the courthouse will resume immediately, and …

Monday, May 6, 2013

Flood Waters Wash Out Road in Free Home

Portions of Glenn Wilkie Trail were damaged by rushing waters Sunday morning.

A road in the Free Home community has been shut down after flooding washed out almost half of the road's surface. According to Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, the agency responded to a 911 call on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. regarding damage to Glenn Wilkie Trail, which is located off of Highway 372. Battalion Chief Dan Flood said that two to three feet of the road had been washed away when they arrived. As the day progressed, more dirt under the roadway collapsed, which caused half of the road to be destroyed. Flood debris collected in pipes under the road, causing additional soil erosion. Drivers in the area are being cautioned to avoid the entirety of Glenn Wilkie Trail due to concerns about the road's asphalt. The soil under the …

Cherokee County Mug Shots

The following arrest information was supplied by the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center. It does not indicate a conviction.

The Cherokee County Adult Detention Center supplied Patch with the mug shots and booking reports of the inmates who appear here. At the time of reporting, none of them has been convicted of the listed charges, and all should be presumed innocent.

Former Atlanta Braves Center Fielder Otis Nixon Arrested in Cherokee

Nixon, 54, has been charged with felony possession of cocaine after he was arrested along I-575 near the Airport Road interchange.

Former Atlanta Brave Otis Nixon is in trouble with the law. The former center-fielder for the Braves was arrested just after midnight on Saturday for felony possession of cocaine and possession of a drug-related object, according to a police report from the Cherokee Sheriff's Office.  He remains at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with a $11,880 bond. Nixon, who had a 66-year-old female passenger in the truck with him, was pulled over after Cherokee County dispatchers put out a be-on-the-lookout for a possible intoxicated driver traveling in a red Dodge Ram truck northbound on Interstate 575. Dispatch received the tip from a caller who witnessed the truck allegedly weave over the roadway. An investigator with the sheriff's office…

Cherokee County Promotes Six Firefighters

The ceremony was held recently in Canton.

Six Cherokee County firefighters were promoted during ceremonies at the Cherokee County Administrative Offices located at The Bluffs in Canton. Those promoted were: Erdely, came to work for the fire department 18 years ago and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in September 1998 and promoted to lieutenant in November 2001. After being promoted to captain in 2003, Erdley went on to become a battalion chief in 2005. Hughes has worked for Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services for 25 years.  In 1996, Hughes received his first promotion to sergeant. Three years later, he was promoted to lieutenant and in 2003 he became a captain. Gibbs has been with the department since 1999 and was promoted to sergeant two years later. He became a …

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