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Accused baby slapper's case postponed

Accused baby slapper's case postponed

ATLANTA -- A trial set to begin Monday for the Idaho man accused of slapping a 19-month-old baby on a Delta plane in Atlanta has been postponed.

Joe Hundley's case will begin on Oct. 3 at 9:30 a.m. in Atlanta Federal Court,

Hundley faces a charge of simple assault in the Feb. 8 incident. He is accused of slapping Jessica Bennett's son and calling him a racial slur when the boy began to cry as the plane descended.

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Hundley's attorney said that when the suspect boarded the flight in Minneapolis, he had just learned that his son was brain dead, and that he was emotionally distraught when he snapped at the child.

Sentencing begins for man accused of killing teens

Sentencing begins for man accused of killing teens

ATLANTA -- The sentencing phase will begin Monday for a man accused of killing two south Fulton County cousins.

Jeremy Moody pleaded guilty last week to stabbing 15-year-old Delarlonva Mattox and 13-year-old Chrisondra Kimble.

Now jurors will decide if the 35 year old will receive life in prison with or without parole, or a death sentence. His guilty plea may be a move to avoid death.

The sentencing phase is expected to last a week. Jurors will hear gruesome details about the cousins' deaths.

Like many kids in their College Park neighborhood, the teens took a dirt path through the woods to get to a grocery store to buy snacks on Apr. 5, 2007. The next day, relatives discovered their naked bodies. They had both been stabbed multiple times with a screwdriver; Kimble had also been raped.

Man accused of killing teens pleads guilty

Man accused of killing teens pleads guilty

ATLANTA -- Just after prosecutors gave their opening statements Wednesday in the trial of Jeremy Moody, the suspect pleaded guilty.

Moody, 35, is charged with murder, rape, kidnapping, aggravated assault and obstruction in the April 2007 deaths of 15-year-old Delarlonva Mattox and 13-year-old Chrisondra Kimble.

The sentencing phase of the trial is set to begin Apr. 15. Jurors will decide if Moody gets the death penalty.

The victims' bodies were found in the woods behind Bethune Elementary School in south Fulton County, a day after they were last seen leaving a nearby convenience store.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner said both teens, who were cousins, were stabbed multiple times in the head, throat and chest. Kimble was also sexually assaulted.

1 hurt in fight at Mexican restaurant

1 hurt in fight at Mexican restaurant

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- A fight at a College Park restaurant overnight sent one person to the hospital.

Police were dispatched to El Ranchero on Old National Highway at around 2:20 a.m. Monday.

The call was originally reported as a shooting, but College Park police later said the victim was not shot.

There was no immediate word on what sparked the fight or whether anyone will face charges.

Woman found guilty of burning girlfriend's body

Woman found guilty of burning girlfriend's body

ATLANTA -- An Atlanta woman has been found guilty again in a re-trial of a murder she and her son committed in 2005.

Tonya Miller, 48, was convicted for the second time Friday in the death of 56-year-old Cheryl Miranda of Tampa, Fla.

According to information presented in court, Miller and her son Jabaris killed Miranda by hitting her in the head and stabbing her in the neck. They then set the victim's truck, with her body inside, on fire in a wooded area off of All Welcome Road in unincorporated south Fulton County on Mar. 4, 2005.

Miranda's body was identified by fingerprints, according to Fulton County District Attorney's spokeswoman Yvette Jones. Investigators determined that the victim's hands had been bound with rope and a belt had been fastened around her neck.

Atlanta Walgreens robbed

Atlanta Walgreens robbed

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a pharmacy on the city's west side.

The robbery happened at around 5 a.m. Monday at the Walgreens on Princeton Parkway near Camp Creek Parkway.

Atlanta Police spokeswoman Kim Jones said the suspect asked the Walgreens cashier for a carton of cigarettes, then pulled out a semi-automatic pistol and demanded money from the register.

The cashier told police the suspect took $400 to $500 before running from the store.

Wednesday afternoon, Atlanta Police released surveillance photos of the suspect. Jones said investigators have not yet made an arrest.

Man jailed for identity theft

Man jailed for identity theft

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. -- A College Park man is behind bars in Fayette County, accused of stealing a credit card.

Walter Samuel Sheats is being held in the Fayette County Jail on three counts of felony identity theft.

Fayette County Sheriff's Inv. Josh Shelton said the 33-year-old suspect is accused of taking a Fayette County resident's credit card and using it three times in November.

Sheats was taken into custody Thursday.