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Marietta standoff ends in arrest, plus a Cobb absentee ballot lawsuit

Plus, an Acworth drive-by arrest, the Falcons at Tampa Bay, and Cobb Friday night football scores.

The Morning Marietta team4 stories17 sources6 min read

Public SafetyTop story

A Marietta man is arrested after a stabbing and an hours-long standoff on North Saint Marys Lane

Marietta police ended a standoff on North Saint Marys Lane

DetailWhat police said
WhereNorth Saint Marys Lane
WhenShortly before 9:30 a.m. Friday
ChargesAggravated assault with a weapon, aggravated battery
Not releasedVictim's name, the dispute

Sources: FOX 5 Atlanta, Atlanta News First

If you were near North Saint Marys Lane on Friday morning, here's what the police activity was about. Marietta police were called to a home shortly before 9:30 a.m. and found a man outside who had been stabbed in the back of his right shoulder. He told officers his younger brother was still inside.

Police identified the brother as Jeffrey White. He stayed uncooperative for hours until department negotiators persuaded him to come outside and surrender, police said.

  • Victim: 40-year-old man, non-life-threatening injuries
  • Suspect: arrested on felony warrants, per FOX 5
  • Standoff: lasted a few hours Friday morning

The man arrested is 38, and his brother who was stabbed is 40

38
is the age of Jeffrey White, who surrendered
40
is the age of the brother who was stabbed

Sources: FOX 5 Atlanta, Atlanta News First

Public Safety

A Cartersville man is arrested after a drive-by shooting at an Acworth-area home with children inside

If you live near McCollum Way, deputies have made an arrest. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says Taconda Lashad Bush, 50, of Cartersville, was arrested Thursday with help from Bartow County deputies. Homeowners heard multiple gunshots Tuesday, and deputies found bullet holes in the home. Several children were inside. No one was hurt.

2felony charges: aggravated assault and aggravated stalking

Deputies say additional charges are pending.

Sources: FOX 5 Atlanta, WSB-TV

Investigators used surveillance footage, license plate readers, and witness interviews to identify Bush, and Acworth Patch reports they think a workplace incident may be behind it. That incident led to a permanent protective order last year.

  • Held without bond at the Cherokee Adult Detention Center
  • Where: McCollum Way, unincorporated Cherokee County
  • Injuries: none reported

Sept. 27date of an earlier shooting reported at the same home

Deputies are working to determine whether Bush was involved.

Sources: FOX 5 Atlanta, Acworth Patch, WSB-TV

Elections

A lawsuit says mailing delays could leave about 2,900 Cobb absentee voters without a counted ballot

If you voted absentee in Cobb, this one's for you. A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cobb County Superior Court says about 2,900 absentee voters could be disenfranchised. It cites state data showing only 13.3% of those ballots have been returned, compared with about 50% statewide. FOX 5 also flagged the suit as early voting wrapped up.

Only 13.3% of the affected Cobb ballots have been returned

Source: Atlanta News First

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Cobb ballots issued Oct. 6-1513.3%
Statewide, about50%

The suit names Elections Director Leigh Phillips and members of the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration. It alleges ballots recorded as "issued" Oct. 6 to Oct. 15 weren't mailed for up to nearly two weeks by the county's vendor, .

  • Filed by: voter Michael Olaribigbe, for himself and others
  • Law: during early voting, mail ballots within three days of a timely application
  • Seeks: overnight-mailed ballots, overnight return envelopes, voter notices

The suit says some Cobb ballots went unmailed for up to nearly two weeks

  1. 2022A Cobb County court order was issued, similar to the relief this suit seeks.
  2. 2024Another Cobb County court order was issued, similar to the relief this suit seeks.
  3. Oct. 5Voter Michael Olaribigbe requests his ballot while working in New York.
  4. Oct. 6The window opens for ballots recorded as issued but allegedly mailed late.
  5. Oct. 15The window closes on ballots the suit says were mailed up to nearly two weeks late.

Source: Atlanta News First

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Sports

Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr., the NFC Offensive Player of the Week, faces Tampa Bay on Sunday

If your Sunday revolves around the Falcons, they head to Raymond James Stadium to face the Buccaneers, who are coming off a 43-13 win over Carolina. Atlanta is coming off an upset of the previously undefeated San Francisco 49ers.

The Falcons upset the previously undefeated 49ers 29-⁠20

  • San Francisco 49ers20
    Atlanta Falcons29
    FinalThe loss was the 49ers' first of the season.

Sources: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta News First

Penix was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time. Atlanta News First reports he threw for 213 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Penix completed 25 of his 34 passes against the 49ers

25 of 34

  • completed
  • 9 not completed

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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completed2574%
not completed926%

“I truly believe he is a franchise quarterback.”

Falcons safety Jessie Bates III
  • Season: nine touchdown passes, one interception through five starts
  • Sunday's stop is his first at Raymond James Stadium as an NFL starter

News Notes

Election week

Republican Rick Jackson rallied at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna on Friday night, while Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms held a rally in Atlanta. FOX 5 says polling showed the governor race deadlocked as early voting closed. FOX 5 Atlanta

Cobb crash

Police identified Marc A. Beltran, 25, as the man killed in a Wednesday crash on Akers Mill Road. Police believe speed was a factor, and anyone with information can call Cobb County police at 770-499-3987. Atlanta News First

McEachern

The Indians, No. 15 in the before kickoff, clinched the Region 3-7A title with a 29-13 win over Harrison. That secures a first-round home game in the Class 7A playoffs. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lassiter

Lassiter survived Creekview for a region win Friday. The Trojans faced a critical fourth-and-1 to put the game away. Marietta Daily Journal

Marietta High

Marietta beat Wheeler on Friday behind Whiteside's six touchdown passes. Marietta Daily Journal

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McEachern beat Harrison 29-⁠13 for the Region 3-⁠7A title

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Marietta standoff ends in arrest, plus a Cobb absentee ballot lawsuit

Plus, an Acworth drive-by arrest, the Falcons at Tampa Bay, and Cobb Friday night football scores.

The TLDR

  1. A Marietta man is arrested after a stabbing and standoff
  2. A Cartersville man is arrested in an Acworth drive-by shooting
  3. A lawsuit says about 2,900 Cobb absentee voters face mailing delays
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