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Fighting words.(Exercising The Right)(Brief Article)
On December 12, 2003, Freddie Johnson was trying to break up a fight in a Macon, Georgia, neighborhood when the altercation spilled into the front yard of Marshal Lee Wright's home. When Wright came out and told the men to leave, Johnson pushed him in the face and told him to mind his own business. When Johnson also threatened to harm the homeowner, and shoot into his house, Wright went inside, grabbed a shotgun, and returned to again order the trespassers to leave. Undeterred, Johnson approached Wright in a menacing manner and dared him to shoot. Wright fired a single blast, mortally wounding Johnson, who died at the scene.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Johnson's criminal record included at least 21 arrests, mostly on drug charges. After the shooting, police found five pieces of crack cocaine in his car. They did not, however, find a ...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 21, 2004 700+ words
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- Press release article from: Business Wire November 6, 2007 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 16, 2004 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 23, 2004 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 4, 2004 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 31, 2003 700+ words
...to county attorney Hale Almand. But Bibb County Commission Chairman Tommy Olmstead said...States of America does not apply in Bibb County, Georgia." Cornetta's attorneys...filed last April to reflect changes Bibb County has made since then in its adult entertainment...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 17, 2003 700+ words
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Source: HighBeam Research, Fighting words.(Exercising The Right)(Brief Article)