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www.MyMCR.net Vol. 48 No. 14
4 Sections, 24 Pages. Wednesday. April 3, 2019
SEE PAGE 8C
This screen
capture from
a jail cam-
era shows
former
deputy Wil-
liam Jackson
striking the
head of
Micka Mar-
tin with the
back of his
elbow. The
sheriff's of-
fice released
the video
after settling
Martin's
lawsuit for
$90,000.
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The Monroe County in a July 16, 2016 traffic office general liability
sheriff's office has paid stop. insurance carrier, National
an Ohio woman $90,000, Micka Martin and the Service Associates, paid
about a quarter of what she sheriff's office filed no- the settlement. The county
was asking, to settle her tice in U.S. District Court pays NSA $97,669 per year
lawsuit accusing former in March that they have to provide the insurance.
deputy Sgt. William Jack- settled their lawsuit out
son of using excessive force of court. The sheriff's See LAWSUIT Page 7A
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Mary Wagner
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Harold Forsythe
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Fire destroys the Monroe County home of Catherine Kehl and Caleb Fuller early Saturday
morning. Twelve hours later they were married in Peach County. (Photos courtesy MCEMS
NA11B 6A Public Affairs/Facebook)
Carol Ann Dewberry
Donna Lynn Wilkerson
Monroe County couple sticks with wedding
plans despite devastating fire on eve of nuptials
By Will Davis page. "Come hell or high water; and let me
INDEX pubhsher@mymcr.net tell you, hell was at my house".
The couple had celebrated their rehearsal
MCR VENT. 3A Hours before their wedding, Catherine dinner on Friday night, March 29, and
Opinion 8, Letters 4A Kehl and Caleb Fuller lost almost every- the groom, Fuller, had gone back to their
Sports 1B thing they owned in a fire that destroyed home at 249 Emerald Drive off Pate Road
with four men, groomsmen and friends
Community i their south Monroe Countylog-cabin" "
Recor nome early >aturaay mornmg. Fuller said he was going to behave on his
Public
lne couple emoracea m me glow orme
wedding eve and go to bed early while his
flames around 3 a.m. as Monroe County friends stayed up h.angmg out and chatting
by the pool The bride was spending the
Legals . firefighters tried to save what was left of . . . . . "
mght wath her bridesmaids and friends
their home, and determined to go ahead
But around 2 15 a m, the groomsmen
o wi', their wed din, g later that day. :
dr" We both said, we will still be married See FIRE Page6A
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By Will Davis partment said the black skinned black male with the Marco's and Subway
pubhsher@rnymcr.net male suspect used a a mustache, wearing a in Locust Grove had
brick to shatter the glass white hoodie and blue had similar break-ins,
door at Marco's to gain jeans, seeming to support the
F0rsyth police are
looking for the man entry. He stole $6 from Daniels said they think theory of a truck driver
who broke into the local the register. The sus- the suspect may drive an on the move on the
Marco's, Subway and pect got $100 from the 18-wheeler because they interstate rather than a
Big Chic early Monday drawer at Subway, and see a tractor trailer in the local suspect.
morning, stealing about nothing was reportedbackground of the video Anyone with informa-
$106 cash from two of stolen from Big Chic. that's gone after the tion that may help lead
the restaurants. Video from Marco's robbery. While talking to an arrest is asked to
Inv. Alexander Daniels security camera shows to the Marco's manager, call Daniels at 993-1005.
of the Forsyth Police De- the suspect is a light- Danids discovered that
