Shaddi Abusaid

21 hours ago | ajc.com | Shaddi Abusaid

For the second time in as many months, authorities say they are investigating the attempted kidnapping of a child in Cobb County. A Mableton man is in jail without bond after a 12-year-old girl told her school counselor she was nearly abducted last week at her bus stop along Riverside Parkway in Austell, Cobb police said. Based on information the student provided about the man and his vehicle, Cobb police said they stopped 39-year-old Seron D. Kennedy and brought him in for questioning.

1 day ago | gazettextra.com | Shaddi Abusaid |Michelle Baruchman

By Shaddi Abusaid and Michelle Baruchman - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) ATLANTA - With the stroke of a pen Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure aimed at ensuring intellectually disabled people aren't executed in Georgia. House Bill 123, which passed both legislative chambers with bipartisan support, lowers the legal threshold required to show someone has an intellectual disability in death penalty cases. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

1 day ago | thederrick.com | Shaddi Abusaid |Michelle Baruchman

ATLANTA — With the stroke of a pen Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure aimed at ensuring intellectually disabled people aren’t executed in Georgia. House Bill 123, which passed both legislative chambers with bipartisan support, lowers the legal threshold required to show someone has an intellectual disability in death penalty cases. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

1 day ago | ajc.com | Shaddi Abusaid |Michelle Baruchman

With the stroke of a pen Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure aimed at ensuring intellectually disabled people aren’t executed in Georgia. House Bill 123, which passed both legislative chambers with bipartisan support, lowers the legal threshold required to show someone has an intellectual disability in death penalty cases. Previously, a defendant had to prove their disability beyond a reasonable doubt.

1 day ago | ajc.com | Shaddi Abusaid

The Atlanta Police Department has a pattern of “ignoring sexual predators in its own ranks,” a Gwinnett County family alleges in a new federal lawsuit, after they say their teenage daughter was forced to give oral sex to an officer while he drove her home. Former Officer Anthony Anderson pleaded guilty to improper sexual contact in January and is serving six years in prison.