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, FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wdn—d»y, J«nuary 13,1989
Sheriff’s office incident report summary
Two sought in hold-up
I Two men wearing white masks and armed with a
shotgun held up an Alpharetta gas station Sunday
evening, making off with SIBO cash.
Deputies responded to the Texaco Food Mart at
6045 Hwy. 9 after receiving a 5:42 p.m. call from
the on-duty cleric. The cleric, who was the only one
in the store at the time, said one of the men pointed
a double-barrel shotgun at her head while the other
man demanded money. She could not provide inves
tigators with a description of the vehicle in which
they escaped.
; The man with the shotgun is described as a white
male less than 21 years old standing 5 feet, 7 inches
tall. The other man is described as being less than 21
years old standing 5 feet, 9 inches tall. Both were
wearing dark clothes and gloves.
‘ Investigators placed a video tape of the incident
into evidence, but could not lift any fingerprints.
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Suburban reported stolen
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; A 1995 Chevrolet Suburban 3500 was stolen
from a Suwanee job site on Jan. 8. The SIB,OOO
vehicle belongs to T & T Masonry, a Hanceville,
Ala.-based business. Crew foreman Carl Williams
skid the vehicle was left at the site on Peachtree
PJcwy. at 3 p.m. and was discovered missing the next
rporning. The Suburban is brown with Ala. tag
25DK046.
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Accident investigation
By Colby Jones
Staff Writer
I
: A Mack truck rear ended a
Flymouth Renault on Hwy. 369
Monday morning, causing the car
tb overturn and leaving two
Dawsonville residents in the hos
pital.
• Firefighters and paramedics
had to remove the roof of the
Renault to extricate passenger
Gladys Bourque, 70, and driver
T.L. Mcßrayer, who also is
TOWER from 1A
I Bowen said that traffic was a real problem in the
area. “I deeply regret that our engineering department
didn’t require a traffic study on this intersection,” he
sfcid.
! Jenkins said that he could not support the rezon
i(ig due to the fact that the eight acres in the rear of
tfie property was “pure speculation.” He also said that
O&I (Office and Institutional) was a more appropri
ate zoning for the property.
■ Another zoning application that has caused a great
deal of discussion in the past is zoning application
#2275. This is a proposal by The Atlanta Company to
rfczone property on Old Atlanta Road from R1 (resi-
deaths,
Alan E. Gordon
j’Alan E. Gordon, 43, of
Gumming, died Sunday, Jan. 10,
I|P9.
-’Gordon graduated from the
University of Georgia and was a
rdember of Alpha Epsilon Pi
fraternity.
include his parents,
Laurence and Estelle Gordon of
Gumming; brothers, Richard L.
Gdrdon and Mitchell K. Gordon,
both of Richmond, Va.; grand
mother, Freda Kreiger; aunts and
uhcles, Bob and Rebeca Gordon,
Ed and Celia Adler Sternberg,
Linda and Don Miller and Milton
Gordon; great aunts,lrene Parker,
Rdselle Raynes and Rose
(sCeenberg and a number of
copsins.
L Graveside services were held
Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. at
Crestlawn Memorial Park. Rabbi
Mark H. Kunis officiated.
*«ln lieu of flowers, contribu
tions may be made to the charity
oif jone’s choice.
-'Green Lawn Jewish Funeral
Directors had charge of the
arrangements.
Forsyth County News
Jan. 13, 1999
Ida Parker Padgett
Ida Parker Padgett, 82, ot
Cumming, died Monday, Jan. 11,
1999, after a long illness. She was
preceded in death by her husband,
Cumming First United
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Motorist is threatened
Deputies arrested a Cumming man for threaten
ing a motorist with a handgun in the parking lot of
Tri-County Plaza on Jan. 9. Clint Lamar Richards,
19, was charged with making terroristic threats and
pointing a handgun at another.
Dawsonville resident Jason Cowart, 21, said
Richards yelled at him while driving by in a
Camaro, then stopped beside his parked vehicle.
When Cowart went up to the Camaro to find out the
problem, Richards slammed the door into his leg
and pointed a .22-caliber handgun in his face.
Cowart told authorities he slapped the gun away and
hit Richards in the face before being threatened
again. Deputies stopped the Camaro in the parking
lot of a nearby Krystal and recovered the loaded
handgun from Richards. He was transported to the
Forsyth County jail without incident.
Hunting lodge burglarized
Three guns were stolen from a hunting lodge on
Matt Hwy. between Dec. 27. and Jan. 8. A depart
ment report states the buiglar broke a rear window
using a rock, then entered the lodge through the
back door. The guns —a Winchester shotgun, 12-
gauge Mossburg shotgun and .22-caliber magnum
with scope are worth $2,900. They were being
stored in a bathroom closet.
- Compiled by Colby Jones, staff writer
described as being in his 70s.
Authorities transported
Bourque by Life Flight to Georgia
Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, where
she remained in stable condition
Monday afternoon. She was on
her way to a doctor for back treat
ment at the time of the 10:33 a.m.
collision, said Sheriff’s office
spokeswoman Karleen Chalker.
Mcßrayer was taken by ambu
lance to North Fulton Regional
Hospital and also was listed in sta
ble condition
dential) to NS (Neighborhood Shopping).
Jenkins said that he has been asked by the devel
oper’s attorney to abstain from participating in thfe
vote because he lives near the property in question.
The Chairman asked County Attorney Rachel Iverson
to research the issue of his participation, and to seek
an opinion from the Attorney General’s office.
Iverson said that it would take her office about 30
days to form an opinion, and could take up to three
months for the Attorney General’s office to respond.
Jenkins made a motion to postpone the matter
until July 12, with Anderson supplying the second.
The vote was unanimous.
Loyd Padgett.
Survivors include her brother
and sister-in-law, Randall and
Bobbie Parker of Cumming;
nieces and nephews, Remona and
Terry Cowart, Donna and Sam
Hale and Robbie and Stanley
Wilbanks, all of Cumming;
nephew, Mark and Karen Parker
of Dawsonville; and a number of
great nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Services will be held
Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. at
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel.
The Revs. Bud Sutton, Terry
Cowart and Randy Roper will
officiate.
Interment will be held at
Friendship Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home of
Cumming had charge of the
arrangements.
Forsyth County News
Jan. 13,1999
Darice E. Arthur
Darice E. Arthur, 43, of
Cumming, died Saturday, Jan. 9,
1999, after an extended illness.
Survivors include her husband,
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The driver of the Mack truck,
Jason Stowers, 24, did not require
treatment.
According to deputies, both
vehicles were heading westbound
when Mcßrayer slowed to make a
left-hand turn onto Doctor
Bramblett Road.
“When he was hit from behind,
it pushed the vehicle off the road
and it overturned,’’ Chalker said.
No charges had been filed
Monday, pending completion of
the accident investigation.
Steven Thomas Arthur of
Cumming; children, Cory Clifton
of Atlanta, Karla Leigh
Langworthy of Peachtree City,
Anna Rene Arthur of Cumming,
and Kaley Suzanne Arthur,
Stefanie Nicole Arthur and
Nicolas Steven Arthur, all of
Ormond Beach, Fla.; parents,
Darrow and Audrey Edward of
Plainville; brother, Stanton Darrell
Edwards of Woodstock; and other
relatives.
Services were held Monday,
Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. at Midway
United Methodist Church with the
Revs. Charles Robinson and
Martha Aenchbacher officiating.
Interment was in Arlington
Cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home .of
Cumming was in charge of
arrangements.
Forsyth County News
Jan. 13,1999
Glenn R. Fowler
Glenn R. Fowler, 88, of
Cumming, died Friday, Jan. 8,
1999.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Helen Benson Fowler, in
ARREST from 1A
The suspects pulled into the
Windward Business Center less
than a mile away from the bank
and slowly crawled up the hill,
stopping about a hundred yards
from the deputies’ parked patrol
car.
Witkowski said the next thing
he remembered was gunfire.
Investigators found 37 sheil cas
ings near the patrol car. Bullets
flattened a tire, punctured the radi
ator and one went through the pro
tective glass separating the front
and back seats. Witkowski, who
was wearing a protective vest, was
hit twice. He has recovered and is
back at work with the department.
Widener was not injured.
At first authorities thought the
suspects were still somewhere in
the office park or adjoining woods.
Agencies from Atlanta, Gwinnett,
GUN from 1A
Investigators became involved
after bus driver Carl Reed called
the Sheriff’s Office. Reed said he
learned of the incident from the
mother of a student on his bus.
When first questioned at
school Tuesday, only one student
reported seeing the weapon. Two
other students said they had
talked to Finley on the bus, but
did not see a gun. However, one
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Zero means zero.
No firearms are
permitted under
any circumstances.
99
of those stu
dents later told
a school
resource officer
that Finley
passed him a
bullet and
showed him the
gun. A third
witness contact-
ed at home said he saw Finley
pull the gun from his pants pock
et and display it.
Deputies searched Finley and
his book bag Tuesday, but did not
find the weapon. They also ques
tioned and searched Finley’s girl
friend without finding any evi
dence.
Despite the students’ state
ments, Finley maintained he
never took a gun onto the bus.
A department report states
Finley argued with officers while
being taken into custody.
Sheriff Denny Hendrix said
1981. He was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Cumming.
Survivors are Daisy Fowler of
Cumming; daughters and sons-in
law, Jean and Jimmy Brannon of
Smyrna and Teresa and Everett
Bennett of Suwanee; son and
daughter-in-law, Benson and
Reba Fowler of Duluth; four
grandchildren; five great-grand
children; sister, Louise Cobb of
North Carolina; and a host of
nieces, nephews and other rela
tives.
Memorial services were held
Sunday, Jan. 10, at 3 p.m. at First
Baptist Church of Cumming with
Dr. Bob Jolly officiating. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be
made to Baptist North Hospital,
133 Samaritan Drive, Cumming,
Ga. 30040.
Ingram Funeral Home of
Cumming was in charge of the
service.
Forsyth County News
Jan. 13, 1999
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Lawrenceville and Roswell, in
addition to the GBI and FBI, rein
forced local authorities in the
search. It was called off after
dozens of officers and teams of
police dogs could not pick up a
trail.
Investigators initially said the
robbers escaped on foot and met
up with at least two other accom
plices, who were waiting on them
with a getaway car. They also said
the same group was responsible
for an Oct. 19 robbery at
SouthTrust Bank, which sits
across from the Wachovia branch
on McFarland Road, and an Oct.
27 robbery at Etowah Bank in
Cherokee County.
There has been some confusion
during the multi-jurisdictional
investigation regarding suspects.
A crew from the television pro-
Finley most likely took the gun
home and didn’t bring it to
school the next day.
“We hope to find out exactly
what happened when Finley’s
parents return home,” Hendrix
added.
District Attorney Phil Smith
said many residents are not aware
state law defines 17, not 18, as
the legal age of adulthood. Most
crimes, particu
larly those
involving drugs
or weapons,
carry much
stiffer penalties
if committed on
school grounds.
Finley will
be subject to a
tribunal hearing with the Forsyth
County Board of Education pend
ing completion of the Sheriff’s
Office investigation. The tribunal
will decide if Finley will be
expelled from school.
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gram America’s Most Wanted
interviewed Witkowski and
Widener two weeks ago for a seg
ment they will be airing this
Saturday night. Avery Mann, a
spokesman for the show, said the
segment is about the capture of a
brazen Florida bank robber, who
appeared as a guest on the Jerry
Springer show while on the run,
and eventually was arrested in
California. The program inter
viewed the deputies because the
suspect reportedly told FBI agents
he had shot a deputy after robbing
a bank in Georgia.
Armstead said the connection
was way off base. She would not
comment on whether the FBI is
looking at more than two people in
connection with the Wachovia rob
bery or about the investigation into
the other two robberies.
“If the allegations are true, he
is in violation of federal and state
laws as well as our school district
policy,” said David Adams,
school safety coordinator for
Forsyth County Schools.
“Federal law says we have to
have a policy of zero tolerance of i
firearms - no firearms are per
mitted under any circumstances,”
Adams said.
Outside of firearms posses
sion, Forsyth County Schools do
not have a strict zero tolerance
policy in place for weapons. The
reason for this, Adams said, is to
protect students in the event of
mistaken reasoning.
“I have a pencil in my pocket
with a very sharp point which
could be used as a weapon,”
Adams explained. “But zero
means zero. We still hold out on
our own discretionary power.
There has to be some discretion -
we really have to trust our admin
istrators, and I do.”
Creek Middle School band teacher
Anna Ames, who was on the right,
was misidentified as student Erin
Campbell.