Investigation Yields Arrest of Identity Thief

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I-85 SALES END MONDAY LaGrange DailylagNrangeenewws.cosm INSIDE WEATHER SPORTS Manning Today’s artist: Jamari- Callaway Lady takes stand in ana Martin, third grade, Cavs gearing up WikiLeaks trial Berta Weathersbee El- to make another ...... 6A ementary, Tomorrow’s appearance at high, 76, low, 66...... 2A state ...... 1B Vol. 170 • No. 193 •10 pages Thursday, August 15, 2013 50 cents daily | $1.50 Weekend Investigation yields arrest of identity thief Asia Ashley with the U.S Marshals Caldwell, business throughout the ulently purchase tires for officials are seeking to Staff Writer Service and the Newnan Williams southeast. $4,000. have Williams extra- An investigation and LaGrange Police used sto- The sheriff’s inves- After nearly three dited to Troup County among multiple Georgia Departments, found len driv- tigators were contact- weeks in similar for prosecution follow- agencies has yielded that Jhointea Marquette e r ’ s ed by a local business schemes, Williams was ing court proceedings in the arrest of an alleged Williams, 33, of Gulfport, licenses that was defrauded by arrested near Jackson, Mississippi. Mississippi identity thief Miss., had allegedly and Williams, and found that Miss. this week, when Caldwell says that who has spent thousands made fraudulent pur- check- similar incidents had police identified him more could be charged of dollars on fraudulent chases from various busi- books of occurred in the above from the Newnan video in this incident as inves- purchases at local busi- nesses throughout Troup people Williams mentioned jurisdictions. footage. tigators are working to nesses. County, Coweta County with a similar appear- Investigators were able to Williams will be held identify William’s accom- An investigation by the and the city of LaGrange. ance to himself, to pur- track down a video from in Mississippi on federal plices whom were also Troup County Sheriff’s According to sheriff’s chase tires, trailers and a business in Newnan fraud and identity theft seen on the video surveil- Office, in conjunction Investigator Mike other goods from various showing Williams fraud- charges; Troup County lance. LaGrange firefighters soak up fun at Muscular Dystrophy camp $35 million Hyundai plant to produce parts for KMMG Matthew Strother News editor A $35 million plant by Hyundai Dymos America expected to employ 300 people is planned at the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia site, and local governments are set to start voting on it today. The plant is planned to be located near the city of West Point fire depart- ment off Kia Parkway. West Point Development Authority project manager Dave Lyons is set to present the plan to the Board of Education at 5:30 p.m. on the new plant. The Board of Education, County Commission and West Point City Council will need to sign of an agree- ment to allow the plant to be a payment-in-lieu- of-taxes project, meaning it will pay a set fee over a period of time instead of ad valorem property taxes. The West Point Development Authority Submitted See HYYUNDAI | 2A LaGrange firefighter Gary Casper getting soaked by one of the campers during Water Wars. LaGrange Firefighters have attended the one day event for six years, and the visit to the camp promotes the kickoff of the upcoming MDA Boot Drive held by LaGrange Firefighters in the coming months. Volunteers needed for ‘This isn’t ‘Animal House’” lake cleanup LC fraternity named National Chapter of the Year Jennifer Shrader Staff writer Lewis O. Powell IV “All our hard work paid cer, so we donated those The U.S. Army Corps Staff Writer off,” James said, “It’s not funds to the American of Engineers wants you. Alpha Delta Gamma the easiest thing to guys Cancer Society,” added The corps is recruit- fraternity president, motivated to get up and Whitfield. ing for the annual lake Matt James, adamantly do community service.” All the while, the orga- cleanup, set for Sept. 28. states, “this isn’t ‘Animal The relatively young nization has been hon- About 1,000 volunteers House,’” referring to the fraternity chapter has ored as having the high- are needed to cleanup 1978 comedy about a worked very hard to est grade point average West Point Lake shore- rowdy, notorious frater- maintain a sterling repu- of any Greek organization line. nity. tation since it was started on campus and they’ve Volunteers with pon- Now, the members in 2006. held that honor for three toon boats also are need- of the Alpha Epsilon Chapter vice presi- years. In addition, the ed to ferry volunteers to Chapter at LaGrange dent Isaiah Whitfield, a chapter took the same cleanup sites. College, can officially LaGrange native, proudly honor among the national The cleanup will be state that they’re nowhere lists the organization’s fraternity chapters. from 8:30 a.m. to noon close to the ridiculously accomplishments over The organization’s Submitted and lunch will be pro- low fraternity standards the past year. The group beliefs are broken down Members of LaGrange College’s Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha vided afterwards at Pyne of “Animal House” after worked closely with into what they call, “The Delta Gamma pose with their awards at the national covention. Road Park for volunteers being named chapter of Habitat for Humanity, Five S’s.” These core Pictured are, back left to right, Patrick Riley, Curt Ellison, Brock courtesy Wendy’s on the year by the frater- organized a clothes areas of development are Morris, Adrien Vakerics and Dylan Corbett. On the front row, left Lafayette Parkway. nity’s national council. drive and even held a the spiritual, the scholas- to right, are Kevin Bal, J.J. Martone, Matthew James, Hill Daniel, West Point Lake is a The chapter was hon- water pong tournament tic, school spirit, service Tyson Sandlin, Isaiah Whitfield and Matthew Daniel. jewel of the community, ored at the fraternity’s to raise money. “The and social development. examining each chapter areas are considered. said Rocky Millenbine, National Convention last father of an alumnus When the fraternity’s at the end of the year, corps spokesman. Over passed away from can- national council begins week in Nashville, Tenn. criteria in these five key See FRATERNITY | 2A See CLEANUP | 2A PAGE 2A Thursday, August 15, 2013 LOCAL/INERNATIONAL www.lagrangenews.com LaGrange Daily News Death toll from Egypt violence rises to 525 CAIRO (AP) — Near the site of one killed in Wednesday’s ner Mohamed ElBaradei and other cities across ing in the killing of pro- Egyptian authorities on of the smashed encamp- violence at the sit-in. resigned later Wednesday Egypt. Government testers. Thursday significantly ments of Morsi’s sup- Funerals for identified as Egypt’s interim vice buildings and police sta- A security official raised the death toll porters in the eastern victims were expected president in protest — a tions were attacked, said 200 protesters were from clashes the previ- Nasr City district, an to take place later on blow to the new leader- roads were blocked, arrested at both camps. ous day between police Associated Press report- Thursday. ship’s credibility with the and Christian churches Several men could be and supporters of the er on Thursday saw Meanwhile, a mass pro-reform movement. were torched, Interior seen walking with their ousted Islamist presi- dozens of blood soaked police funeral — with Interim Prime Minister Minister Mohammed hands up as they were led dent, saying more than bodies stored inside a caskets draped in the Hazem el-Beblawi said in Ibrahim said. away by black-clad police. 500 people died and lay- mosque. The bodies were white, red and black a televised address to the At one point, protest- The Brotherhood has ing bare the extent of wrapped in sheets and Egyptian flag — was held nation that it was a “dif- ers trapped a police spent most of the 85 the violence that swept still unclaimed by fami- in Cairo for some of the ficult day” and that he Humvee on an overpass years since its creation much of the country and lies. 43 security troops killed regretted the bloodshed near the Nasr City camp as an outlawed group or prompted the govern- Relatives at the scene in Wednesday’s clashes. but offered no apolo- and pushed it off, accord- enduring crackdowns by ment to declare a nation- were uncovering the Interior Minister gies for moving against ing to images posted on successive governments. wide state of emergency faces in an attempt to Mohammed Ibrahim, who Morsi’s supporters, say- social networking sites The latest developments and a nighttime curfew. identify their loved ones. is in charge of the police, ing they were given that showed an injured could provide authorities The death toll, which Many complained that led the mourners. A ample warnings to leave policeman on the ground with the grounds to once stood at 525, accord- authorities were prevent- police band played funer- and he had tried foreign below, near a pool of again declare it an illegal ing to the latest Health ing them from obtaining ary music as a somber mediation efforts. blood and the overturned group and consign it to Ministry figures, makes permits to bury their funeral procession moved The leaders of Morsi’s vehicle. the political wilderness. Wednesday by far the dead. with the coffins placed Muslim Brotherhood Three journalists were In his televised deadliest day since the El-Khateeb said 202 of atop red fire engines. called it a “massacre.” among the dead:

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