Service Dog Attack Severely Injures Delta Passenger | Patch PM

Fans from across the country joined ex-wife Cher and family members of groundbreaking musician Gregg Allman at his Georgia funeral service, while a Delta passenger suffered serious facial injuries when a service dog attacked on a plane. Plus, Six Flags loses a $35 million lawsuit over a brawl and an Atlanta actress is at the trial of Bill Cosby to lend her support. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Monday, June 5, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Gregg Allman, Original 'Ramblin' Man,' Laid To Rest

Many mourners reportedly wore jeans to the funeral of Gregg Allman, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, a fashion choice made at the unassuming musician's request. The southern rock singer passed away May 27 at his home in Savannah, Georgia. He was buried near his brother Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon.

Passenger Mauled By Dog On Delta Flight

A Delta Airlines flight experienced a harrowing moment when an emotional support dog attacked a passenger, badly injuring a man's face, according to media reports. The incident happened recently on a flight from Atlanta to San Antonio and resulted in the bitten passenger having to be taken off the flight for medical attention.

Six Flags Must Pay $35M Judgment In Brawl: Ga. Supreme Court

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday that a teenager who was viciously beaten by a group of purported gang members at Six Flags in Austell in 2007 can collect the $35 million judgment he won in a civil suit against the park, Patch has learned.

More Georgia headlines:

• IFC's 'Stan Against Evil' Filming Again In Douglasville
• Bill Cosby Thanks Atlanta Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam For Trial Support
• 6th District Race: Councilman Endorses Jon Ossoff
• Adairsville Teen Drowns In Little River Canyon FallsFather Kills Man Who Shot His Daughter: Police
• Smyrna Woman Who Died At Lake Allatoona To Be Buried Monday
• Grayson Man Wants To Build Local 'Farmmunity'
• Body Found Along Bartow County Road

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