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Husband Leaves Injured Wife at Accident Scene; Man Bites Off Finger in Fight

Check out these top stories from Patch sites around the Atlanta metro area and north Georgia.

- West Cobb Patch

A West Cobb boy is accused of molesting a 10-year-old girl.

West Cobb Patch is withholding his identity because he is a juvenile, but he faces charges of child molestation and aggravated child molestation.

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The incident, according to a Cobb County criminal warrant from March 29, occurred between Oct. 31 and March 2 at a residence in the 2200 block of Byron Court.

"During a forensic interview with the victim," authorities wrote in the warrant, "she stated...she said no." Visit West Cobb Patch for more information and updates.

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Warrant: Husband Leaves Injured Wife at Scene of Accident
- Acworth Patch

An Acworth woman got out of a moving Chevy Silverado sometime between 11:53 p.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday, and her husband allegedly left his injured wife on McClure Road without calling 911.

Though Erin Reed had "significant injuries to her face, head, shoulder, leg and hands" that "should have caused immediate concern for the safety and preservation of the victim's well being," Jeremiah D. Reed "did not remain at the accident location and call for assistance from EMS and police," according to a Cobb County criminal warrant. Find the details on Acworth Patch.


Suspect in Hurdon Road Homicide Turns Himself in to Police
- Snellville Patch

Homicide suspect Stephen O'Reilly, 24, turned himself in Monday after a nationwide manhunt for him was conducted over the weekend.

Gwinnett County Police Department officers were dispatched March 30 to a homicide on Hurndon Road in unincorporated Snellville a little after noon.

When officers arrived, they found the victim, 28-year-old Brent Francis, suffering from multiple stab wounds. Before dying from his wounds at Gwinnett Medical Center, he told police that his roommate, Stephen O’Reilly, 24, was the man who had attacked him. Snellville Patch has more on the story.


Cops: Finger Detached During Fight with East Cobb Man
- East Cobb Patch

An East Cobb man is accused of biting off the left index finger of another man during an altercation.

The disagreement between Michael Juwan Rodgers and the other man occurred between 11:30 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of Clay Drive, according to a Cobb County criminal warrant.

"During a physical altercation with (the victim), the accused did bite the left index finger of (the victim)," authorities wrote in the warrant. "The finger, just above the middle knuckle, became entire(ly) detached by the bite, and was unable to be re-attached by medical staff." Go to East Cobb Patch for more.

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