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Forsyth J Your "Hometown Count Since 19( GEORGIA 0001646 * Mt# NEWSPAPER 12/31/2020 PROJECT i IjTT MAIN LIBRARY-UGA Vol. 99, No. 134 Child, granny hunt down suspect Man charged with enticing 12-year-old girl at bus stop By Julie Arrington Staff Writer Authorities are praising the quick action of a 12-year-old girl and her grandmother for the arrest of a Forsyth County man Jury hung in case of road rage Incident claimed life of 1999 NFHS grad By Julie Arrington Staff Writer After three days of jury delib¬ eration, a criminal case of road rage that resulted in the death of an Iraq war veteran from Forsyth County has ended in mistrial. Jack Robert Snook, 24, was shot to death in April 2005, reportedly after 1 an early-morning traffic dispute at the corner of Linden Avenue and West Peachtree Street in Atlanta. Charles Anthony Key, now 27, was later arrested at his home in northern Fulton County and charged with murder. The trial began last week in Fulton County Superior Court. The jury was not able to reach a verdict Tuesday on voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges. Key’s attorney, Dennis Scheib, said afterward that his client asserted from the beginning that he didn’t do anything wrong. “The jury evidently couldn’t reach a verdict,” Scheib said. “They came back 9-3 on the manslaughter, not guilty, and 6-6 on the other. From the very beginning, we knew it would be a very difficult case for the state to prove. '* Assistant Fulton County District Attorney Eleanor Ross said it would be up to District Attorney Paul Howard whether to retry the case. Ross said Howard met with Snook’s family before the trial ended to let them know that attor¬ neys would be talking with the jury to get feedback before any decision on a retrial is made. Attempts to reach members of Snook’s family have not been suc¬ cessful. Witnesses told police in 2005 that Snook was a passenger in a vehicle that morning when it pulled up next to a pickup truck driven by Key near the Radisson Hotel. According to police reports, the two men argued. Then Snook got out of the car and confronted Key, who shot Snook in the face. Key then fled in his truck. Scheib said Key was defending himself when the shooting occurred and that it’s “an unfortu¬ nate situation for everybody. “A young man died, a young man may be retried,” Scheib said. “He‘s got to live with he killed somebody. That’s not what he See JURY, Page 2A Missed paper policy: For a replacement paper, call 8:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday ( 770 ) 887 - 3126 . Copyright © 2007 Forsyth County News THURSDAY August 21,2008 on child enticement charges. Sabino Monte Blanco, 22, of Cumming remained in custody Wednesday morning, a day after he reportedly tried to lure the girl into his vehicle at a school bus stop. Checking it twice I ■ m* - \ ■m :y. ■ ip A v v w Y * ' .. fig / % pr £ 4^ < n Runoff recount confirms Boff’s win By Jennifer Sami Staff Writer A recount has confirmed the results of the Aug. 5 runoff election, with Jim Boff edging Julie Tressler by 30 votes for the District 5 seat on the Forsyth County commission. Tressler asked for the recount last week, as the differ¬ ence between the two candi¬ dates was within 1 percent of the vote. In the end, Boff received 50.24 percent of the vote, com¬ pared to Tressler’s 49.76 per¬ cent. “I’m glad it’s been recon¬ firmed exactly as expected,” Boff said after the recount, which was held Tuesday morn¬ ing at the county administration building. ’ “I hope we can go on from here and get some work done File From left, Jeremiah Holland and Ethan Blackfoot look at a classic street rod at year’s Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Car Show. INDEX Abby Classifieds 7B .. ...5B Deaths ■■•••■■•■•••••••■•■•••■•■•a 2A Horoscope---------- .......7B Incident reports 6A Kids Page 8B Opinion 5A Sports 3B Blanco, who is being held in the Forsyth County Detention Center, has been charged with enticing a child for indecent pur poses and possession of false identification documents. Bond has not been set. "Hr \ I >. • * T . 4 - a for the county. It was a close race and I’m just glad that it’s over. Tressler said she hasn’t made any decisions on her next course of action. Though it is See RECOUNT, Page 2A Makings of a muscle car ministry Annual church show set for Saturday at Cumming Fairgrounds By Ben Holcombe Associate Editor Late summer car show sea son hits full throttle Saturday with the annual Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Car Show at the Cumming Fairgrounds. The Mount Pisgah show, now in its 15th year, often Local County reserves steady, money not moved. Page 3A Blanco was arrested, Forsyth County Sheriff’s investigators said, after the girl told her grand mother about the encounter and the woman tracked down the sus pect. Investigator Jeff Robertson Jim Boff, right, looks over results with his campaign manager, Charles Smith. entries from across Georgia, the Carolinas Tennessee. I think that’s the reason the done as well as it did the years,” said church and event organizer Bearden, “is that we’ve it not for our benefit, but the Lord’s benefit. S •I* AAU team featuring top Forsyth County players places fifth. Page3B said the incident occurred between 9 and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Robertson said the girl, whose See SUSPECT, Page 2A Gary J. Smith, standing, listens to Julie Tressler ask a question during the recount process. In the end, the results verified the runoff election returns, with Jim Boff securing the post by 30 votes. f S&. f Sunny High in the high 80s. Low in the mid-60s. raan 7* ' V* A Tourney BUSINESS. 1B lime once again i Blanco Forsyth County Voter Registrar Gary J. Smith, left, and elec¬ tions board member Janis Thomas look over the results from the Aug. 5 runoff election for District 5. Losing by less than 1 percent to Jim Boff, Julie Tressler request¬ ed the recount. Photos/ Jennifer Sami The event began when Bearden thought a show might make a good church fundraiser. Proceeds from the $25 per car entry fee benefit Mount Pisgah’s outreach efforts — from providing Thanksgiving meals for families and See SHOW, Page 2A LAKE LANIER LEVELS Date Level Aug. 16 1053,95 ft Aug. 17 1053.88 ft Aug. 18 1053.81 ft Aug. 19 1053.73 ft Full 1071.00 ft