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Your official newspaper serving Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia’s Lake Country \ www.LakeOconeeNews.us VOL. 19 NO. 47 g FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24 2017 75 CENTS GREENE COUNTY Teenager shot twice in Greensboro Dave Brown dave@lakeoconeenews.us A shooter has been located by a fast-working and quick-reacting street investigation into a weekend incident that sent a teenager to the hospital in Athens with multiple gunshot wounds. However, the Greensboro Police are not releasing the name of the shooter at this point in the investigation. On Monday, Cpt. Rodricus Monford reported that a shooting took place in front of MLK Market located at 1340 MLK Jr. Drive. A1 Treyvon Alexander, 18, suffered two gunshot wounds and was transported to Piedmont Regional Hospital in Athens for treatment. Piedmont Regional Hospital is not releasing any information or even confirming the existence of Alexander as a patient. Alexander was struck in both the chest and face during the incident. SEE SHOOTING » AlO PUTNAM COUNTY GREENE COUNTY Causey to serve life in prison for Ivanditti murder Lynn Hobbs lynn@lakeoconeenews.us Frank Don Causey was found guilty last week for the Dec. 2, 2016 murder of Lydia Huggins Ivanditti by strangu lation and drowning and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. After deliberating approximately 50 minutes Wednesday, Nov. 15, the jury of 10 women and two men returned with the guilty verdict on all three charges - felony murder, malice murder and aggravated assault. On that final day of the trial, several SEE GUILTY » A12 Pit Bull ordinance adopted Dave Brown dave@lakeoconeenews.us After hearingtheimpassioned pleas of three local dog experts, the Greensboro City Council decided to go ahead with a new Pit Bull Ordinance. However, the city council may revisit the situation if the dog experts are abletocobbletogetherataskforce of animal rescue groups, animal control officers and veterinarians to address the situation. City councilman Vince Lewis said he was impressed with the local dog experts’ presentation against the proposed ordinance, but was voting for it during the second November meeting Monday night. “I can’t, just can’t, in good con science not vote for it because a kid could get mauled tomorrow,” SEE PIT BULLS » All Dave Brown/Staff City attorney Barry Fleming said the new Pit Bull Ordinance would not expose the municipality to liability. Dave Brown/Staff Diane Driscoll is a renowned dog trainer who opposed the Pit Bull Ordinance. index Calendar B1 Churches B8 Classifieds D4 Community B1 Obituaries A8 Opinions A4 Recipes D1 Sports C1 Sports C1 FRIDAY 59/38 Sunny WEATHER »D8 0 94922 87855 7 Published by Smith Communications Inc. Contributed Traffic on I-20 was backed up for miles after a fatal crash near the Parks Mill Road overpass last week. Man killed in 1-20 crash T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us A Texas man died in a trac tor-trailer crash on 1-20 on the afternoon of Nov. 15. Scott Edward Bartley, 40, of Granbury, Texas, was killed when his truck collided with another truck near the Parks Mill Road overpass on the interstate. According to a report obtained from the Georgia State Patrol, an F-550 truck driven by Marvin Escobar-Matias, 38, of Hogansville, was traveling west when it crossed the median for unknown reasons and entered theeastboundlanesoftraffic. The F-550 struck the front of Bartley’s tractor-trailer, causing the cab to catch fire and also the trailer connected to the F-550. SEE CRASH » All MORGAN COUNTY Dead body found at Days Inn T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us The body of an Athens man who may have committed suicide was discovered at the Days Inn on Eatonton Road last Tuesday afternoon. Madison Police officers were dispatched to the hotel after the manager reported that a guest refused to leave his room at check out time. According to the report filed by Officer Stacy Eaton, the man was staying in room 133. The hotel manager gave Eaton the key, but the door was latched, and he could only open the door a few inches. Eaton reported that he saw the body of 49-year-old Wade Bowden lying face down on the bed still covered in a blanket. Eaton said he tried several times to get the man to answer him, but he never responded. SEE BODY » All Wilson - Bryant A company you can TRUST! 866 Harmony Rd. Eatonton, GA 706-485-5456 • www.bryant-air.com
