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Canton Police Identify Body Found Behind Marketplace - Canton-Sixes Patch

The Canton Police Department has identified the young man whose body was discovered behind the Canton Marketplace Sunday morning.

In a press release, the department named 19-year-old Sergio Oliverio Padron as the person located in a wooded area by hunters at roughly 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. See Canton-Six Patch for more details on this story. 

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Cobb Schools Employee Faces Child Porn Charges
- Northeast Cobb Patch

A longtime employee of the Cobb County School District has been arrested on charges that he produced and received child pornography.

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According to multiple reports, Stanley Keith Johnson, a transportation field coordinator with the school district, was charged by federal officials on Tuesday. . 


Naked Man Reportedly Found Dancing in the Streets Faces Charges
- Oconee Patch

Oconee County Sheriff's deputies Wednesday arrested a Watkinsville man in connection with an incident Sunday in which he had reportedly been dancing naked in the roadway.

According to an incident report, deputies found the man in the intersection of Arrowhead Road and Etowah Court around 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 9. Visit Oconee Patch for more on this story.

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