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Man Sentenced for Role in Child's Beating

Chad Eugene Pierre-Louis, 25, was convicted on charges of second-degree child cruelty and received 10 years, with eight to be served behind bars, for his part in the beating of a 3-year-old boy on the side of the road last November, according to a report in the Douglas County Sentinel.

Pierre-Louis was present when Suzie Elie, 24, was seen by witnesses hitting her son with a switch on the side of the road, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Facebook page.

State Sen. Hit with Ethics Complaint

Just days after Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp , the incumbent in the election faces an ethics complaint that focuses on his bid to remain in office.

The complaint, as published Sunday by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jim Galloway in his Political Insider column, was filed by Cecelia H. McMichen of Dallas. It claims that State Sen. Bill Heath’s campaign coordinated with an independent committee known as the Georgia Republican Senate Caucus Promotion PAC to create “a carefully orchestrated campaign together.”

Swindler Cites Need for Money to Gamble

A man who said he needed money to gamble pulled a fast one Sunday after ordering a small fry at a Bartow County McDonald's.

The man paid with a $50, took his change and put it with money in his hand, then began counting his cash, according to the Bartow County Sheriff's Office report. He had the clerk count the money, and asked if he could see the $50 with which he had paid.

The clerk said she placed the $50 bill on the counter and the man grabbed it, refused to give it back and said he needed change for gambling. As the manager tried to determine whether or not he was due change, the man left with both the $50 bill and his change.

Parents of Suspect in Pipe Bomb Case Arrested

The parents and a male friend of a 14-year-old boy suspected of making what appeared to be "extremely dangerous" explosive devices have been arrested, a spokeswoman for the Canton Police Department said.

The boy's parents, Brian and Sandra Howell, were arrested this evening and charged with six counts of possession and manufacture of a destructive device as well as two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

According to the Atlanta Police Department, two men were arrested on armed robbery charges overnight in midtown after allegedly being a part of a larger group that had robbed a pair of juveniles in nearby Piedmont Park.

APD Zone 5 officers responded to a pedestrian robbery call at the park around 11:45 p.m. After receiving a description of the suspects and a general direction they had fled in, a subsequent canvass of “the midtown neighborhood” resulted in two of the five suspects being apprehended.

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