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Wednesday, July 18,2018
Police ID woman killed after Rainbow gathering
Man charged July 7 with murder
By Nick Watson
DCN regional staff
A woman killed after attend
ing the Rainbow Family of
Living Light gathering in the
Chattahoochee-Oconee National
Forest was identified Thursday,
July 12, through her dental
records.
Elizabethtown Police in
Kentucky said Amber Robinson,
18, is originally from Florida,
but they do not know where she
most recently lived.
On July 7, the Elizabethtown
Police Department in Kentucky
arrested and charged Joseph
Bryan Capstraw, 20, with the
woman’s murder. Capstraw told
authorities he met the woman
where the off-the-grid, counter
culture group had assembled in
the Bull Mountain area of the
Chattahoochee-Oconee National
Forest just outside of
Dahlonega.
“At this point, it is believed
that Robinson and Capstraw met
at the 2018 ‘Rainbow Family of
Living Light’ gathering in
Georgia, before eventually mak
ing their way to Kentucky,”
wrote Elizabethtown Police
spokesman John Thomas in an
email.
Police are still investigating
the circumstances leading to
Robinson’s death. It took five
days to identify her and notify
her next of kin.
“The big problem for us at
this point is she was so physical
ly damaged from the homicide
that we could not make a posi
tive identifica
tion based on
photographs,”
Thomas previ
ously told the
Forsyth County
News. “In my
10 years in law
enforcement,
this is the most
brutal homicide
that I have ever seen.”
In addition to blunt force trau
ma, Thomas said there is evi
dence the victim was strangled.
But so far the exact cause of
death has not been announced.
“This was a very personal
attack. I mean, he used his
hands as weapons,” he said. “It
is very unusual to see an attack
Capstraw
with this level of brutality;
there’s just no other way of put
ting it.”
Thomas said both Capstraw
and his victim were picked up
off the side of a highway
between Louisville and
Elizabethtown by the owner of
the home where the victim was
found.
“He offered them a ride and
they told him they didn’t have
anywhere to stay the night, and
just out of the kindness of his
heart he offered to let them stay
in his house,” Thomas said. “So
this was somebody trying to do
an act of kindness and then
something horrific happening in
his house.”
After the slaying, authorities
said police officers found
Capstraw in the front yard of the
home. Thomas said first
responders to the scene stated
Capstraw admitted killing the
woman, saying he blacked out
during an argument and found
her dead when he came to.
“... And later on in interviews
with detectives, he repeated that
he had beaten her to death,”
Thomas said. “So he was aware
of it, he just claims that he has
no memory of the actual attack.”
Records from the Hardin
County Detention Center show
that Capstraw is being held
under a bond of $500,000.
In May 2017, Capstraw was
charged with attempted murder
in the second degree by
Jacksonville Beach Police. The
charge was dropped later that
month.
Forsyth County News reporter
Alex Popp contributed to this
report.
Permission needed for drone use on Lake Lanier
By Megan Reed
DCN Regional Staff
The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, which man
ages Lake Lanier, is clari
fying its policy for the
use of drone aircraft,
allowing their use on
corps property only with
the corps’ permission.
Requests can be sub
mitted locally to the
corps’ Lake Lanier office
in Buford, which will
then send applications to
the corps’ district office
for approval, Chief
Ranger Chris Arthur said.
The corps’ local office
received a directive from
the national headquarters
in 2014, according to
Nick Baggett, natural
resources manager with
the corps. The corps has
made recent efforts to
remind people of the poli
cy, he said.
Baggett said examples
of requests for drone use
the corps has received
include for sporting
events and by real estate
agents looking to shoot
video of a home’s dock
and lake area for a listing.
“Our position has been
as long as you operate
that drone responsibly
from the private property,
we will allow you to do
that and not necessarily
address it until it becomes
a safety issue for the pub
lic or until you start
harassing people with that
drone,” Baggett said.
Baggett said the corps
has received some com
plaints about drones on
beaches, with some peo
ple feeling their privacy
had been violated. Drones
can also be distracting to
boaters, Baggett said.
People who are on
corps property cannot
operate a drone without
permission. Anyone who
is standing, swimming or
boating on the lake would
also need to submit a
request because they are
on corps property,
Baggett said.
Anyone found to be
operating a drone on
corps property without
permission would be
approached by a ranger
and asked to stop.
Depending on the situa
tion, the operator could
receive a verbal warning,
a citation asking them to
go to court or a fine,
Baggett said.
Anyone with questions
about the policy or appli
cation process can contact
the corps’ local office at
(770) 945-9531.
Requests should be sent
in 30 days in advance and
should include the appli
cant’s name, contact
information, intended
date for using the drone
and a map of the location,
and the license and train
ing certificate from the
Federal Aviation
Administration for the
person who will be con
trolling the drone.
Requests can be sub
mitted by mail to the
Lake Sidney Lanier
Project Managers Office
of the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers at 1050
Buford Dam Road in
Buford, Ga„ 30515.
Famous oil painter to teach workshop at Bowen
From staff reports
The Bowen Center for
the Arts has announced a
workshop for all interest
ed students with famous
oil painter, Bonnie
Flood. Flood is well-
known for teaching for
mer president George W.
Bush daily for almost a
month.
The workshop will be
held from 9:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Aug. 7-9.
Students will be inspired
through Flood’s lively
lecture and demonstra
tion, then helpful one-
on-one instruction time.
Flood enjoys making the
oil painting experience
enjoyable and complete.
Students will bring an
image of their choosing
and Flood will show
them how to create the
masterpiece. Flood, for
merly of Big Canoe, now
resides in Alpharetta.
Flood poses with George W. Bush, a former student.
Come join Lumpkin Campground of
Dawson County, Georgia as we celebrate
188 consecutive years of worship!
Lumpkin Campground will
be holding services
From July 23
Through July 29,2018
With the first service being Monday night at 7:45pm and
continuing thereafter at 11:00am and 7:45pm each day,
until Sunday, when services are 11 am and 6:30pm.
Evangelists will be: Dr. Charles T. Green and
Dr. Scott T. Gilbert, and Reggie Stowers
will be leading the music
Lumpkin Campground is located just off
Highway 400 on Lumpkin Campground Road
behind North Georgia Premium Outlet Mall.
Everyone Is Welcome To Attend
Pie ase call Bethel United Methodist Church at 706-216-6220 for more information.
The 3-day workshop
costs $300 per student,
with supplies and materi
als provided by the stu
dent. Beginners to
advance students may
apply online at www.
bowenarts.org, email
director@bowenarts.org
or call (706) 216-2787
for more information.
Space is limited.
The Bowen Center for
the Arts is located at 334
Highway 9 N in
Dawsonville, just north
of the historic square and
between Lanier Tech
College and Dawson
Junior High School.
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For the Dawson County News
Notice of two Public Hearings to consider adopting Impact Fees.
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Commissioners shall hold two public hearings to consider adopting
Impact Fees. Both public hearings shall be held at the Dawson
County Government Center, 25 Justice Way, Assembly Room 2302,
Dawsonville, GA, on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. and
Thursday August 16, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. before the Dawson County
Board of Commissioners.
These two public hearings are to allow the public to provide
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