Tag Archives: atlanta

‘Cop City’ protesters throw ping pong balls during Atlanta council meeting: ‘Dropped the ball’

Atlanta, Georgia residents who oppose the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center dubbed “Cop City” showed up in droves at the city council meeting on Monday, shouting, “You have dropped the ball,” while throwing ping-pong balls toward the front of the room. The Stop Cop City organizers told FOX 5 in Atlanta they were marking a year since they submitted a …

Read More »

Fani Willis defies subpoena to testify at Georgia state Senate hearing

District Attorney Fani Willis did not testify at a Georgia state senate hearing Friday after she was subpoenaed for her testimony. The Senate Special Committee on Investigations, chaired by Republican state Sen. Bill Cowsert, subpoenaed Willis to compel her testimony related to the committee’s investigation into allegations she misused taxpayer funds. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Cowsert said …

Read More »

Atlanta bus hijacking suspect was interviewed by reporters as witness after food court shooting

The man who authorities say hijacked a bus in Atlanta Tuesday and shot a passenger dead was a witness to a shooting at a downtown food court just hours before and was interviewed by reporters where he rambled about his mental health. Joseph Grier, 39, was arrested Tuesday after holding a bus driver at gunpoint and holding the remaining 17 …

Read More »

Fani Willis notches legal win in Trump case after months of setbacks

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis caught a break this week after a Georgia judge decided that a court order pausing litigation in the electioneering case against former President Trump would not prevent him from letting some parts of the case move forward. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Tuesday said he plans to continue working on some …

Read More »

Atlanta hijacker who led police on wild chase in crowded public bus identified

Atlanta police have identified the alleged hijacker who they say held a bus driver at gunpoint and held the remaining 17 commuters hostage as he led police on a 15-mile chase through multiple jurisdictions, along with the passenger he shot dead. Joseph Grier, 39, was taken into custody without incident after a chase that spanned multiple jurisdictions and involved multiple …

Read More »

Fani Willis files 'last ditch effort' to dismiss the appeal to have her disqualified from Trump's Georgia case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal by former President Trump and co-defendants in his case to have her disqualified from litigation over her romantic affair with a subordinate counsel. In the motion filed Wednesday, Wills argued that Fulton Superior Court found there was no sufficient evidenceto support their claims that Willis has …

Read More »

Georgia man accused of attacking pregnant woman is repeat offender in Atlanta area: police

A Georgia man allegedly seen attacking a pregnant woman at an Atlanta pizzeria has been arrested, authorities said this week. Willie Grace, 52, who has a long criminal history, was taken into police custody on Monday and had been a negative presence at Fellini’s Pizza for years, the manager told Fox Atlanta. On Friday, officers responded to the pizza shop …

Read More »

Off-duty Atlanta police officer shoots convicted felon who opened fire in food court, injuring 3 people

An off-duty Atlanta police officer shot a gunman who opened fire in a food court Tuesday afternoon, injuring three people. Police responded to Peachtree Center in downtown Atlanta around 2:30 p.m. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said four people were shot – including the alleged shooter – at the Peachtree Center Food Court. He took to X to say the building …

Read More »

Crowded public bus hijacked, taken on wild high-speed chase down Atlanta freeway; 1 killed

A passenger was killed by a gunshot wound after a suspect hijacked a transit bus in metro Atlanta and led authorities on a high-speed chase into a neighboring county, police said. Atlanta Police Zone 5 officers responded to a report of gunfire on a Gwinnett County Transit bus and a possible hostage situation near downtown Atlanta around 4:30 p.m. Upon …

Read More »

Fani Willis faces nothing but setbacks in case against Trump, the latest pending with Supreme Court

District Attorney Fani Willis had high hopes to take former President Trump to trial before the November election, but with the latest court decision on her scandalous relationship with a special prosecutor, that prospect has never appeared slimmer. Willis was accused in February of having an “improper” affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had hired to help prosecutor …

Read More »