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Roommate Charged With Murder of Man Found in Chattahoochee

The suspect who police believe killed the man found last week in the Chattahoochee River has been arrested without incident, said Cobb County police.

Hajja Kenyatta Miller, 39, of Decatur was arrested Saturday by Cobb County Fugitive Investigators and U.S. Marshal’s Regional Task Force. According to Martin’s arrest warrant, he is charged with aggravated assault and felony murder. Investigators believe Miller shot 39-year-old Ralph Taco McGhee in the head. The two men were believed to be roommates.

Dog in Back of Moving Truck Dies, Driver Charged with Misdemeanor

 this morning arrested a Savannah man whose dog was later treated for exhaustion and low glucose levels.

Authorities responded to  after they received a complaint the man was driving a U-haul through Cartersville with his Cocker Spaniel-mix in the back of the moving truck, according to a news release.

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Lawsuit: First Baptist Canton ‘Enabled’ Sexual Abuse

 allowed a fired employee with a history of sexual misconduct against children to return to the church as a volunteer, a misstep that led to the sexual battery of a teenage boy, the parents of the victim allege in a civil suit.

The boy's parents are suing the church, senior pastor George Anderson and former church employee Shawn Finch, alleging that they not only failed to properly supervise the volunteer and the children in their care, but tried to "downplay" the abuse in a meeting at the church.

A Cherokee County grand jury in April 2011 indicted the volunteer, 29-year-old Matthew Brent Sheffield of Canton, in the June 2010 sexual battery of the boy, who was 14 years old at the time. Sheffield faces two felony counts of child molestation.

Read more on Canton-Sixes Patch. 

Alleged Gay Assault at Atlantic Station

Details surrounding an alleged assault on a gay man Saturday night as he exited an Atlantic Station parking garage were still emerging Monday afternoon.

As Project Q Atlanta reported, the victim was at the mixed-use development to attend the gay-friendly Fenuxe Fire Party in the former Fox Sports Grill space. The incident occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m.

According to the Atlanta Police, the 50-year-old victim said he was walking in the west district area of Atlantic Station when he asked a male and female couple for directions. The white male then reportedly asked him, “Are you gay?” When the victim replied that he was, he said the man knocked him to the ground with a punch to the face, striking his head as he fell.

Read more on Midtown Patch.