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Vol. 89, No. 13
Forgery investigation nets three arrests
By Michael Kurtz
Staff Writer
Three people have been arrested in con
nection with a recent string of forgeries in
Forsyth County.
Kimberly Ann King, 17 of Cumming,
Chad Russell Silvers, 20 of Cumming, and
Alpharetta resident Kelly Ann King, 19,
were picked up by deputies Tuesday night
after allegedly trying to pass a forged check
at the Hwy. 9 Country Cupboard.
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Road work ahead
Work is under way along Ga. 400’s northbound entrance ramp at Pilgrim Mill Road where Allen Pipeline
Company is preparing to bore under the roadway for a 30-inch pipeline. That line will join two existing 16-
inch lines. The Georgia Department of Transportation is preparing to do work at Hwy. 369, which will be
closed during certain hours eight to 10 working days starting Feb. 5. Details in Sunday’s edition.
Arrest spotlights community issue
By Michael Kurtz
Staff Writer
A man arrested for public indecen
cy Friday may have just been looking
for a place to stay.
Andrew Caldwell Edwards, 40, was
picked up by Sheriff’s Office deputies
' about 10 a.m. after someone reported
! seeing him walking naked down
Bannister Road near Mockingbird
i Lane.
Edwards was fully clothed when he
was found by deputies. According to
reports, Edwards said he had been
walking naked because he was hot.
He also told deputies that he was in
possession of marijuana, but nothing
was found when his clothing was
searched.
Edwards said he had been eating
brownies at a friend’s house. He
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in 21-year-old’s death
By Michael Kurtz (
Staff Writer ;
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The body of a 21-year-old
Forsyth County woman was found I
Tuesday, the apparent victim of 1
carbon monoxide poisoning. 1
Shana Smith was found by her ;
Watch where
you smoke
By Sheri Toomey
Staff Writer
Anyone caught smoking in the
county administration building is look
ing to get burned.
Smoking in public areas or build
ings which display no smoking signs is
a misdemeanor, according to state law.
The Board of Commissioners
Monday held a public hearing to con
sider a proposed change in the coun
ty’s policy and allow smoking in the
county administration building.
See SMOKE, Page 2A
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Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Karleen
Chalker said a lookout for the three had
been posted in several county stores.
According to reports, Kimberly King
tried to purchase goods with a S3O check
drawn on a Nationsßank account. She
allegedly told the store clerk that the check
was her father’s. King left in a white Ford
Ranger with the other two suspects. The
clerk then called 911.
Chalker said the vehicle was spotted
heading south on Hwy. 9.
couldn’t recall where the friend lived.
Deputies drove him around the area
for about 10 minutes, but he couldn’t
find the house.
It turned out Edwards is homeless,
possibly suffering from dementia, and
was a bigger harm to himself than any
one.
“It’s possible he was just looking
for a place to stay,” said Maj. Mark
Thomas. “This happens here more
often than people think.”
Edwards is one of about a dozen
people who are regularly brought into
the jail on one charge or another. The
real crime is they are homeless and suf
fer from a mental disorder.
Thomas said the people are brought
in on the charge, fed and given a place
to stay.
See ISSUE, Page 2A
roommate, Jerry McKinney, in the
garage of their Pilgrim Mill Road
residence.
McKinney told investigators
he was returning from a five-day
trip to Las Vegas, Nev., when he
found the body inside a car in the
garage.
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One of the suspects allegedly threw the
check and a fake driver’s license out the
window before they were pulled over.
Both were recovered.
Kimberly King was charged with first
degree forgery for trying to pass the check.
The other two were charged with second
degree forgery as accomplices.
They are free on SI,OOO bond each.
However, more charges may be pending
against the trio.
Inv. Scott Wilson said they are suspected
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Exhibiting knowledge of social science
A crowd gathered at Cumming Elementary School’s social science fair. From geogra
phy to earth sciences, exhibits showed research and hard work. More on Page SA.
Both car windows were open
and the key was in the ignition
switch turned to the on position.
The gas tank was empty and
the engine was cold, states the
report, but the garage had a strong
odor of carbon monoxide.
Investigators found evidence at
Planners approve
development for
Hwy. 369-Ga. 400
By Sheri Toomey
Staff Writer
Shoppers may soon be able to add another store to their
grocery list.
The Planning Commission Tuesday -recommended
approval for Browns Bridge Investments'LLP’s 37-acre
project on Hwy. 369 and Ga. 400. The anchor would be a
grocer surrounded by smaller mom-and-pop retailers.
Future plans could include fast food restaurants, a bank
and a motel.
Another nearby project on Hwy. 306 which also
i planned for a grocery store anchor was again postponed
I since the developer could not provide sufficient informa
j tion about the project. Robert M. Bush 111 is requesting
I commercial zoning for 15 acres for a retail center and
industrial zoning on 32 acres behind it.
In other business, the planning commission again post
poned a commercial rezoning request by Dewey C. White
for 66 acres off Hwy. 141 which adjoins Bridle Bridge and
See PLANNERS, Page 2A
the scene which indicates Smith
may have been drinking prior to
her death.
Sheriff’s Office spokesperson
Karleen Chalker said the body was
sent to the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation crime lab to deter
mine carbon monoxide levels and
in at least 10 other incidents of forgery
around the county.
Forgery has become a major problem in
the area during the past several months.
Three cases were reported to the
. Sheriff’s Office Jan. 24.1\v0 Kroger stores
and the same Country Cupboard reported
incidents in which people tried to use
checks which were already written or with
out identification.
See ARRESTS, Page 2A
blood alcohol content.
Chalker said investigators ini
tially approached the case as a
homicide or suicide, but will prob
ably rule it an accidental death.
“Unless the crime lab turns up
something unexpected, we believe
it’s an accident,” she said.
For the fish
Ten sites along Lake Lanier,
including Six Mile Creek,
have been selected for bank
fishing habitat improvement.
The Georgia Department of
Natural Resources and the
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers were sinking
Christmas trees collected for .
recycling to improve fish habi
tat. Reggie Weaver, Ava
Sears, Chris Lovelady,
Charles Baker and Carlton
Fortner participated in the
tree-sinking project.
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