Motto rights claim filed
CLINTON, Tenn. – A second criminal defendant is claiming his rights are violated by “In God We Trust” emblazoned on the Anderson County Courthouse.
Flyd Hammond Jr., of Knoxville, is being held on drug and theft charges. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported Hammond’s lawyer filed a motion Tuesday seeking dismissal of the charges. The attorney is David A. Stuart, who filed a similar motion a week ago on behalf of another client, Kenneth Darrin Fisher.
The motions claim the placing of the national motto on the sides of the courthouse render it “a temple of fundamentalist self-styled Christianity.”
Students indicted in fake ID making
ATHENS, Ga. – A Clarke County grand jury has indicted 18 University of Georgia students and two others who are accused of producing and distributing fake IDs.
The Athens Banner-Herald reported Thursday that the ring was led by two roommates who provided door-to-door services. Officials say they used couriers to take customers’ photos in their dorm rooms, collected personal information for the IDs and delivered the products for $50 to $100 each.