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Around the Region: Gambling in Gwinnett, Wrong Way Driver on Hwy. 78 and Possible Death Penalty
A look at top Patch stories from around Georgia.
– Suwanee Patch
Developer Dan O’Leary and his partners have announced that they have the backing needed to build a gambling complex in Norcross. This complex would be built near the OFS facility along Jimmy Carter Boulevard and I-85 South. Developers believe it would generate $350 million dollars for the HOPE scholarship as well as bringing more than 2,500 permanent jobs and 1,000 construction jobs to the area.
According to Ed Sutor, who runs Dover Downs, a Delaware-based resort that is the model for the Norcross complex, the facility would target 40 to 60-year-old white collar clients who have disposable incomes. Sutor believes the resort would attract approximately five million out-of-state visitors a year.
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– Loganville-Grayson Patch
A Loganville woman was arrested on Saturday, March 9 for driving on the wrong side of Highway 78. Kristin Vicki Taggart, age 40, was charged with DUI, reckless driving and fleeing/eluding police after confessing to drinking four beers, wine and smoking K2 Spice (synthetic marijuana).
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According to reports, the vehicle driven by Taggart continued on the wrong side of the road from Monroe to the Loganville city limits, allegedly almost colliding with multiple vehicles along the way. After a brief chase the vehicle was stopped in front of the Loganville Ford Dealership by police. Taggart was arrested and her car was towed.
– Fort Stewart Patch
The U.S. soldier who was recently accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians may face the death penalty according to Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta. The U.S. soldier allegedly went on a shooting rampage in Kandahar, killing 16 unarmed men, women and children.
The Afghan Taliban said Tuesday that they would take revenge by killing and beheading Americans everywhere in the country, calling U.S. troops “sick-minded American savages.”
The soldier has been identified as a NCO assigned to a Stryker Brigade out of Fort Lewis, Washington. The soldier remains in U.S. custody and military authorities are pledging a “rapid and thorough” investigation.