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DeKalb County began clearing demolished buildings at Brannon Hill Condominiums on July 13.
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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
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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.
