(GEORGIA NEWS NETWORK)
*An inmate at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta was stabbed on Thursday night and taken to the hospital. Authorities have not disclosed details about the incident, including the condition of the inmate or those involved. The jail has faced issues of violence and controversy, with a recent report by the U.S. Justice Department.
*A Roswell police officer is dead after being shot. Police officials say it happened Friday night at 1425 Market Boulevard at a shopping center. The officer was responding to a call about a ‘suspicious person’ who was behind the building. When confronted the suspect allegedly hit and shot the officer multiple times. He later died at the hospital. The suspect has been arrested.
*Georgia Southern researchers are developing a technology that can predict earthquakes with 98% accuracy, aiming to provide early warnings to save lives. By analyzing past earthquake data, they are training artificial intelligence to recognize patterns and forecast the exact timing of seismic events. The researchers believe this technology could also be applied to predicting other natural disasters, such as wildfires. Researchers tell WSAV that there are potential errors in AI, they are optimistic about solving these issues and plan to have an early warning system ready within the next two years.
*State Investigators arrested 49-year-old Pearson Mayor Robert “Buster” Johnson Thursday. GBI agents tell WALB Johnson planned to have an incarcerated person released from jail using fake documents. They also say he was getting kickbacks from city contracts, he stole municipal land, and he bribed city employees.
*Two West Georgia judges have resigned after being accused of misconduct and wrongdoing in the court system. Haralson County’s chief magistrate judge, Jason Blackmon, resigned Wednesday amid judicial misconduct charges. And Heard County chief magistrate judge Brenda Jennings also resigned after alleged wrongdoing. Jennings is being accused of several violations including failing to be at court, using profane language in court, and failing to be courteous with a litigant among others. The accusations against Blackmon have not been made public. Gov. Kemp accepted both resignations this week.