Police, GBI investigating Summerville man’s death
SUMMERVILLE, GA. – The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are looking into how a Summerville man died Monday night.
Sheriff Mark Schrader said Renee Lanham called 911 around 10 p.m. to report that she had returned to her home in the 1800 block of Butler Dairy Road to find her husband, Edward Earl Lanham, dead. Investigators with the sheriff’s office and the GBI examined the crime scene overnight.
“The death is of a suspicious nature,” Schrader said in a statement Tuesday. “However, no more details are being released.”
The sheriff asked anyone with tips about Edward Lanham’s death to call investigators at 706-857-3411.
Firefighters work to extinguish a house fire on the 1200 block of Judys Lane on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (Photo by Capt. David Thompson)Fatal Lookout Valley fire victim identified
CHATTANOOGA – The victim in Sunday’s fatal Lookout Valley fire has been identified as 72-year-old Charles Vaughn, according to a release from the Chattanooga Fire Department.
Vaughn was reportedly in the attached garage of a home on the 1200 block of Judys Lane, working on a lawnmower, when the fire started. At some point, he went into the house while it was on fire. Neighbors and off-duty firefighters rushed to help Vaughn’s wife and daughter from the burning home, but Vaughn never made it out.
Vaughn’s wife was taken to a local hospital by Hamilton County EMS to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation, while his daughter was treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation, according to the release.
The CFD said the fire has been ruled as accidental and the cause is undetermined at this time. The house is considered to be a total loss.
Vaughn’s death is the fourth fire-related fatality so far this year in Chattanooga.
Demetrius Delaney BuchananLocal man added to TBI most wanted list
CHATTANOOGA – A Chattanooga man has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s top 10 most wanted list, according to a news release.
Demetrius Delaney Buchanan, 23, is wanted by the Chattanooga Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on charges of first- degree murder, reckless endangerment and employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
Buchanan has a history of drug-related charges and possession of firearms and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Buchanan, an African-American male with black hair and brown eyes, is 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 160 pounds. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
Anyone with information on Buchanan’s whereabouts is urged to call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463). There is a reward of up to $2,500 being offered for information leading to his arrest.
Trump to campaign for Strange in Senate race
MONTGOMERY, ALA. – President Donald Trump’s trip to Alabama to campaign for Sen. Luther Strange has been moved to Friday.
The Strange campaign announced Monday that Trump will visit the Von Braun Center in Huntsville on Friday. The rally will begin at 7 p.m. The campaign said ticket information will be released later.
The president’s visit to Alabama comes four days before the Sept. 26 Republican runoff between Strange and Roy Moore, the state’s former chief justice. Strange is in a heated battle with Moore for the Republican nomination for Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ former Senate seat.
Trump, who has endorsed Strange, announced the visit to Alabama over the weekend with a tweet.
“‘Big Luther’ is a great guy who gets things done!” Trump tweeted.
The visit had originally been planned for Saturday.