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Jamal Adams facing five new charges after flipping table, getting removed from courtroom
Jamal Adams is facing five new charges after flipping a defense table and getting forcibly removed by court officers following his first-degree murder conviction.

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Daisy Elementary janitor charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
Hamilton County detectives arrested a Daisy Elementary School janitor at work Tuesday regarding the manufacture of child sexual abuse material, according to a Sheriff's…

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Man allegedly admitted to killing in text message
A man who was arrested and charged with first-degree murder last week allegedly told Chattanooga police that he had visited the scene of the…

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Former McMinn County deputy facing charges in domestic incident
A former deputy sergeant with the McMinn County Sheriff's Department in Athens, Tennessee, has been arrested in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident.

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Alabama Attorney General’s Office defends effort to execute Jeffrey Lee by lethal injection
The Alabama Attorney General's Office urged a federal court Friday to allow it to pursue the execution of a death row inmate by lethal…

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Shelby County DA declines to prosecute fatal shooting by Memphis Safe Task Force
The Shelby County district attorney will not pursue charges in the fatal shooting of a man inside a Burger King by a federal agent…

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Tennessee death row inmate seeks replacement of physician in charge of botched execution
A death row inmate is asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to replace the physician in charge of a botched execution in May or appoint…

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Kemp appoints new district attorney to Northwest Georgia judicial circuit
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Kathleen Van Pelt Davis as the next district attorney for Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade and Walker counties, according to a…

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Opportunity zone: Rossville Boulevard to be recommended for federal tax incentive boost
Rossville Boulevard may be getting a federal boost through a tax incentives program, since Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp announced his intent to nominate…

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Dueling Chattanooga Airport boards meet separately as city, state clash continues
City threatens to take back airport if it loses both legal challenges
