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Oconee teen dies after attack, Athens police search for beer thieves

An Oconee County teenager has died at a hospital in Athens: Joseph Jackson was 19 years old. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office says he was the victim an attack that happened on Whippoorwill Road west of Watkinsville. Investigators are searching for information and witnesses to the incident that happened on Wednesday.

Athens-Clarke County Police say they have identified and were, at last report, still trying to find two suspects accused of stealing a half-dozen cases of beer from the Wal Mart store on Atlanta Highway in Athens.

The Sheriff’s Office in Hartwell reports the arrest of a man accused of wielding a knife and a machete during a domestic dispute. Hart County Sheriff’s Office investigators say Samuel Madden is facing charges that include battery and aggravated assault. The 34 year-old Bowersville man was allegedly arguing with a woman over car keys. She was not injured.

A Gainesville man is in the Hall County jail accused of holding a gun to a woman’s head: there are assault charges and methamphetamine possession charges for 38 year-old Johnny Reynolds. The Sheriff’s Office says the woman was not injured.

A Gwinnett County man convicted of scamming professional athletes and musicians in a phishing scheme gets prison time. Kwamaine Ford of Dacula will serve 3 years in federal lockup after being convicted of hacking into more than 100 Apple accounts and using stolen information to spend more than $300,000.

A Lawrenceville man gets a 35-year prison sentence after his conviction of methamphetamine trafficking charges. 31 year-old Richard Rumbo was arrested in 2016, caught with what Gwinnett County drug agents say was more than 400 grams of meth, cocaine, and heroin.

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