New Charges for Cherokee Bomb Suspect

He faces charges in connection with a similar threat in January.

New Charges for Cherokee Bomb Suspect

He faces charges in connection with a similar threat in January.

The man arrested Tuesday after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of courthouses in Cobb and Cherokee counties faces five new charges in connection with a similar threat in January. Cherokee investigators had already secured arrest warrants for Jody Wilson for the Jan. 2 and May 7 threats. Cobb authorities stopped short of linking him to the earlier threat, and only charged him in connection with Tuesday's incident. Today, that changed. In Cobb, Wilson now faces charges that include two counts of transmitting a false public alarm; two counts of preventing or disrupting lawful meetings, gatherings or processions; two counts of intimidation or injury of grand or petit or court officers; two counts of false statements in writing; and two …

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Sheriff's Office: Courthouse Bomb Threat A Hoax

Business was conducted as usual inside the Cherokee County Justice Center as K-9 units swept the outside for an alleged bomb.

Authorities are confirming that there is no danger at the Cherokee County Justice Center after someone called in a bomb threat outside the courthouse Wednesday morning. According to Lt. Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, a person placed a 911 call in Cobb County and told the operator there were bombs outside the Cobb County Courthouse and the Cherokee County Justice Center. Baker said that since the "bomb" was specified to be buried outside the building, the courthouse was never evacuated and business inside was conducted as usual. The selling of foreclosed homes on the courthouse steps was interrupted but has resumed. K-9 units performed a thorough search of the premesis and discovered no buried explosives. Authorities are…

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Retiring Judge Frank Mills Honored By Commissioners

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution naming the Cherokee County Justice Center after retiring Chief Superior Court Judge Frank C. Mills III.

One of Cherokee County's longest serving public officials was recognized for more than 30 years on the bench. The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution to name the Cherokee County Justice Center after retiring Chief Superior Court Judge Frank C. Mills III. The resolution was approved unanimously; however, County Chairman Buzz Ahrens was not present. Mills was joined by his family and colleagues at the commission's meeting room as District 1 Commissioner Harry Johnston read the resolution. Johnston noted the idea was initially brought forth by County Manager Jerry Cooper, but the county also sought the input of others in the community. "The response was overwhelmingly positive," the commissioner said, …

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Video: Bomb Threats in Canton

Around 10:54 a.m. today, a man called from a pay phone in Atlanta. The person said there was a bomb at the Cherokee County Justice Center.

No bomb devices were found during sweeps of the Cherokee County Justice Center and the Historic Courthouse today, but authorities have received word of a second bomb threat in Cherokee, the spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said this afternoon. Around 10:54 a.m. today, a man called from a pay phone in Atlanta. The person said there was a bomb at the Cherokee County Justice Center. "The information was provided by Atlanta 911 who advised they had received a call from a pay phone in Atlanta and a male voice made the threat," Lt. Jay Baker said. "The Cherokee County Justice Center and the Historic Courthouse next door were immediately evacuated." The major streets around Canton's downtown square were closed as agencies, some …

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