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CHAMPION ist Place General Excellence Award Winner GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION ‘BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST’ 2007, 2009-2017 SECTION A: VOL. 27 NO. 3 The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. THURSDAY, JULY 20,2017 THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM □ DEKALBCHAMPNEWS m DEKALBCHAMPNEWS FOR THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS VISIT US AT THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM USING THE DEVELOPER SAYS'IT'S GOING TO BE OK' PAGE 9A DeKalb County began clearing demolished buildings at Brannon Hill Condominiums on July 13. DAY Buildings at Brannon Hill torn down BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com arsameh Bured, a resident at the dilapidated Brannon Hill Condominiums, said residents at the complex need DeKalb County’s help. After the county announced it would demolish several buildings at the property, Bured said it’s a step in the right direction. DeKalb County officials held a press conference July 13 in front of a torn-down unit at Brannon See Hill on Page 5A AIRPORT OFFICIAL EXPLAINS HOW HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ISTIEDTOTHE AREA'S ECONOMY PAGE19A DEKALB PLAYERS FEATURED IN 247 SPORTS TOP 100 STATE RANKING PAGE19A QUICK FINDER Business 12A Classified 14A Education 13A Opinion 7A Sports 15A 641 1 6 DeKalb Police incident ignites protests BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com In the aftermath of a DeKalb County Police officer being filmed repeatedly striking a homeless woman with his baton, protests were held in several locations through the county asking for the officer to be fired for alleged police brutality. The incident, which occurred June 4 at a gas station on Glenwood Road, involved DeKalb officer P.J. Larscheid and Katie McCrary. According to the incident report, McCary was allegedly asking customers See Protest on Page 5A Multiple protests were held in DeKalb County in support of Katie McCrary, a homeless woman who was hit repeatedly with a baton by a DeKalb County officer.
