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Albany 73 51 t-storm
Athens 71 49 rain
Atlanta 68 48 rain
Augusta 77 54 t-storm
Bainbridge 74 53 t-storm
Brunswick 79 59 t-storm
Cartersville 67 47 rain
Chattanooga,TN 59 44 rain
Columbus 71 51 rain
Cordele 71 52 t-storm
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62 43 pt sunny
58 39 pt sunny
68 48 rain
67 40 sunny
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Police arrest 1, hunt for 1 other
Special to the Journal
One of two suspects in a
burglary that took place Oct.
5 at The
Bulldawg
Case in
Warner
Robins has
been arrest
ed.
According
to a police
report,
members of
the Newport
News
Fugitive
Unit, along
with the
United
States
Marshall’s
Service-
Fugitive
Task Force
were able
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to locate
Steven Joseph Decapite in
Yorktown, Va., Friday.
According to the report,
Decapite was taken into cus
tody without incident and is
being held in the Newport
News Jail until he can be
extradited back to Georgia
for the charges of burglary
and armed robbery.
Still at large as of Monday
was Jason Thomas White.
Both were also suspects
in an armed robbery at
LikHome Hotel in Warner
Robins Sept. 6.
Both suspects, according
to the report, were believed
to have fled the state to avoid
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Mix of sun and
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low 70s and lows in
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Dalton 65 45 rain
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Dublin 73 48 t-storm
Duluth 67 46 rain
Gainesville 63 50 rain
Helen 66 46 rain
Lagrange 70 47 rain
Macon 70 48 t-storm
Marietta 67 46 rain
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Los Angeles 88 61 sunny
Miami 84 69 t-storm
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New York 65 46 p! sunny
arrest, and were traveling
in a 1993 white Mitsubishi
Eclipse with dark tinted
windows with a drive out
tag from Macon.
Anyone with informa
tion regarding the location
of White is asked to con
tact Det. Shane Mann with
the Warner Robins Police
Department at 478-929-6911,
478-929-6909, or the Macon
Regional Crimestoppers.
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UV Index
Wed 10/24 5 Moderate
Thu 10/25 6 High
Fri 10/26 6 High
Sat 10/27 6 High
Sun 10/28 5 Moderate
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number scale, with a higher UV Index
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City Hi Lo Cond.
Peachtree City 66 44 rain
Perry 71 49 t-storm
Rome 65 43 rain
Savannah 80 55 t-storm
St. Simons Island 79 59 t-storm
Statesboro 78 51 t-storm
Thomasville 74 54 t-storm
Valdosta 73 53 t-storm
Warner Robins 69 48 t-storm
Waycross 76 51 t-storm
Phoenix 92 66 sunny
San Francisco 80 53 sunny
Seattle 56 41 cloudy
St. Louis 60 42 pt sunny
Washington, DC 66 50 cloudy
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LEVERETTE
Isaiah Malcom Leverette
BYRON - Isaiah Malcolm
Leverette, 60, passed away
Thursday, October 18, 2007.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, October 21, 2007 in
the chapel of Heritage Memorial
Funeral Home. Interment fol
lowed at Centerville Cemetery.
Chaplain Mary Gardner offici
ated.
Mr. Leverette, a native of
Macon, was the son of the late
Isaiah H. and Mary (Greathouse)
Leverette. He was a retired truck
driver having worked with the
Middle Georgia Beer Company,
Pabst Blue Ribbon, Colonial
Bread, J.B. Hunt and Gateway.
Many of his fellow truckers knew
him as “Moose" and “Levi”.
Mr. Leverette enjoyed hunting
and fishing and was a member
of the B & R Hunting Club,
was an avid coin collector and
Georgia Bulldog fan. But, one of
his favorite passions was being
with all his grandchildren, nieces
and nephews watching them in
school and sporting activities, he
never missed an event.
Survivors include his daugh
ters, Lisa Hardy (Bruce) of Byron,
Tina “Cat” Pittman (Joe) of Gray,
sisters, Ann Hancock (Ronny)
of Lizella, Madelyn “Booty”
Man gets 30 years -15 to serve
Special to the Journal
According to a release,
Brandon Judon Rozier, age
25, of 113 Alabama Avenue,
Warner Robins entered
a plea of guilty Friday to
charges stemming from
the armed robbery of Bob’s
Package Store in Bonaire
and the assault upon the
workers inside.
Rozier entered a plea of
guilty to armed robbery,
aggravated battery and
aggravated assault. The
armed robbery was for rob
bing Alpesh Patel, the owner
of Bob’s Package Store, of
the cash proceeds of the
day.
The aggravated assault
was for pointing the firearm
at Sandhta Mehta, the clerk,
and forcing her to the back
of the store. The aggravat
ed battery was for striking
Patel in the head with the
gun.
Rozier, according to the
release, admitted his guilt
in the case and asked the
court to give him leniency in
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Leverette of Macon, broth
ers, Marvin Leverette (Faye)
of Kathleen, Melvin Leverette
(Darlene) of Byron and Martin
Leverette (Maggie) of Macon.
Grandchildren, Brian “Grandson”
Hardy, Jessica “Grandaughter”
Hardy, Katie Pittman, Drew
Pittman, Devin Pittman, Frannie
Pittman, Victoria Pittman and his
cat, Lucky, several nieces and
nephews, aunts and uncles. The
family wishes to express their
gratitude to the caring staff of
the Medical Center of Central
Georgia and the Heartland
Hospice House.
The family may be contact
ed at 3715 Lawrence Drive S.,
Macon, GA. Please sign the
online register at www.heritage
memorialfuneralhome.com.
Ethelyne Watson Risher
PERRY - Ethelyne Watson
Risher, 91, of Perry, passed
away at Colonial Gardens on
Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. Funeral
services were held Monday at
Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Risher, born in Hall
County, was the daughter of the
late Claude W. and Florence
Warren Martin, and had lived
in Houston County most of her
life. She was retired from the
Houston County ASCS office.
She was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Perry where
she taught Sunday School for
many years.
Survivors include her chil
dren: Gail Watson Brown and
William Derek Watson (Janie),
both of Perry; her grandchildren,
Robert Watson Brown (Stacey)
of Sandersville, Richard Alan
Brown (Margo) of Athens, Trina
Watson Martin of Forsyth, Mary
Jane Kinnas (Chris) of Perry,
Guy Merrill Watson (Elizabeth)
of Camilla, and James Campbell
Watson (Melanie) of Kathleen,
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ROZIER
and his lack of a significant
criminal record.
Having heard all of that,
Judge Katherine Lumsden
pointed out that “the vic
tims were terrorized, there
is a price for that.” To that
end, Lumsden sentenced
Rozier to 30 years to serve
15 years in prison. As the 15
years is for armed robbery,
it carries with it no parole.
Rozier had additional condi
tions of: No contact with co
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fourteen great-grandchildren and
four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
husbands Guy E. Watson and
Parker Risher, and a son-in-law,
Robert Brown. In lieu of flow
ers, memorials may be made
to the First Baptist Church of
Perry, 1005 Main Street, Perry,
Georgia 31069. Please sign the
online register at watsonhunt.
com.
Billy J. Fountain
CENTERVILLE - Silly J.
Fountain, 69, passed away
Friday. Graveside services were
held Monday in the Mausoleum
at Parkway Memorial Gardens.
His brother preceded him in
death. Survivors include his
wife Linda Wright Fountain of
Centerville, three daughters, two
siblings, eight grandchildren:
and a sister-in-law.
Earl Perry
WARNER ROBINS - Earl
“Pee Wee” Perry, 82, passed
away Thursday. His parents, a
son, sister and granddaughter
preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Ann Bartlett, Perry; two
sons, a daughter, a grandchild
and a niece. Services were held
Saturday at McCullough Funeral
Home.
Grace frammell
WARNER ROBINS - Grace
Trammell, 84, passed away
Saturday. Her parents, George
Love and Cora Ledford Love,
preceded her in death. Survivors
include her daughter, Tammy
Trammell (George Stokes),
Warner Robins; sister, Bonnie
Walker, Centerville; brothers,
Oakie Love, Athens, and James
Love, Hampton. Graveside ser
vices were held Tuesday.
its sentence.
Rozi e r ’ s
family was
present for
the sen
tencing and
noted his
prior ser
vice in the
armed forc
es, his love
of his family
defendants or the victims.
No crimes involving a fire
arm. No crimes of violence.
Additionally he will have
to pay the victim’s medi
cal bills and losses from the
store when he gets out of
prison.
“This was a particularly
brutal crime as Mr. Patel and
Ms. Mehta were unnecessar
ily attacked,” said District
Attorney Kelly Burke, who
prosecuted the case for the
state of Georgia. “They were
fully compliant wi* a the rob
bers’ demands ar.u offered
no resistance. There was
absolutely no need to physi
cally harm them in any way.
“Fortunately the victims
did not sustain lasting phys
ical wounds, but they will
always carry this frighten
ing episode with them.
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