Politics & Government
Year in Review: Jorelys Rivera
Since Tuesday, Canton-Sixes Patch has taken a look back at some of the top local stories of 2011. No other story gripped Canton as much as the abduction and murder of 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera did.
(Dec. 2, 2011) and (Dec. 7, 2011)
The story: Jorelys Rivera, a first-grader, was near a playground at the apartment community where she lived. Sixty-five local, state and federal investigators worked to find Jorelys. Hours after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Child Abduction Response Team joined the search at 7 a.m. Dec. 5, authorities in a compacting Dumpster from the apartment complex. An autopsy found that she likely died 60 to 90 minutes after she disappeared. Jorelys had been , GBI director Vernon Keenan said at a Dec. 6 press conference.
From the story: "Calling it a 'very horrific and brutal murder,' he said the crime was 'very calculated and planned.' "
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The rest of the story: On Dec. 7, law enforcement arrested , a 20-year-old River Ridge maintenance worker who Keenan said had access to the trash compactor. He remains in isolation in the on charges of murder and making false statements. A date for his arraignment has not been set.
After a public , a candlelight and a public in Canton, the came under fire for its failure to immediately call in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Child Abduction Response Team after Jorelys disappeared.
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What happens next: Cherokee County District Attorney Garry Moss' office is expected to file additional charges against Brunn in the near future.
It’s . His court-appointed attorneys, who told Canton-Sixes Patch that to the slaying of Jorelys, will have to file a motion to get him a bond hearing.
Meanwhile, the Canton Police Department continues to face scrutiny in the wake of a Dec. 21 report that detailed the .
At a press conference where he announced , Sheriff Roger Garrison said CART should have been on the ground the morning after Jorelys disappeared.
This week, LaGrange Public Safety Chief Louis M. Dekmar started his " after Canton Mayor Gene Hobgood .
A completed report will be submitted to Canton City Manager Scott Wood within the next several weeks.
For all of Canton-Sixes Patch's coverage of the Jorelys Rivera case, go to http://canton-ga.patch.com/topics/jorelys-rivera.
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