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News Nearby: Police Arrest Parents of Pipe Bomb Suspect

Top Patch headlines from across Georgia include a body found in the Chattahoochee River and a man missing in the mountains.

The parents and a male friend of a have been arrested, officials with the said tonight.

The boy's parents, Brian and Sandra Howell, were arrested this evening and charged with six counts of possession and manufacture of a destructive device as well as two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

"Our investigation revealed they had knowledge of what was going on," Canton Police Chief Bob Merchant told Canton-Sixes Patch. He said six devices were found in the home.

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Cobb County police are asking for the public’s help to identify a body two fly fishermen discovered in the Chattahoochee River near an Akers Mill apartment complex around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating the case, as it’s believed to be a homicide.

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Police describe the victim as a black male about 5’10” with numerous tattoos. Cobb County’s Public Information Officer Dana Pierce said the body is too badly decomposed to offer any other details about the victim’s features.

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Authorities in Rabun County are looking for a man who went missing while in the North Georgia mountains.

According to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Richard Arnold "Rick" Masters, 56, was reported missing on July 21 by his brother, who lives in , after not being heard from in two days.

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