Convicted Murderer Posted Selfie From Prison | Patch PM

Just over a year after he killed two teens, a Georgia man has posted a selfie of himself in prison on social networking site Instagram. Meanwhile, a Fulton County official is calling for a probe of claims singer R. Kelly runs a "sex cult" and a former NFL player and metro Atlanta high-school standout has been charged with armed robbery. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking about on Friday, August 11, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Convicted Murderer Posts Selfie On Instagram From Prison

The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating how a convicted double murderer was able to post a selfie onto a popular social media app from one of its facilities. Jeffrey Andrew Hazelwood, who is serving a life sentence in the August 2016 murders of Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis, appeared to have snapped the photo of himself and uploaded the picture onto Instagram, Gwendolyn Hogan, spokesperson with the department confirmed to Patch.

R. Kelly Probe Called For Amid 'Sex Cult' Allegations

Fulton County Chairman John Eaves held an emergency news conference Friday morning to call for the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office to open a criminal investigation against singer R. Kelly. The move comes as critics are calling on county leaders to stop Kelly's concert at Atlanta's Wolf Creek Amphitheater on Aug. 25 amid explosive allegations that the superstar is running a "sex cult."

Ex-NFL Player Arrested For Douglasville Robbery

A former NFL defensive end who played in high school for state powerhouse Grayson was one of two men police say robbed an AT&T store in Douglasville on Wednesday. Quanterus Smith, 27, of a DeKalb County address, is charged with armed robbery, felony fleeing and eluding, theft by receiving and possession of a handgun during the commission of a felony.

More Georgia News:

• 'I Hope You 'Never Get Paroled,' Judge Tells Marietta Rapist
  
• Chase Massner Case: Former Fugitive Denied Bond In Death Concealment Probe
  
• Intoxicated Woman Set Bed On Fire Twice: Authorities
  
• Man Charged With Torching Ex-Girlfriend's Van
  
• 17 Dogs, 14 Cats Found At Woodstock Home
  
• Sinkhole Closes Portion Of Powers Ferry Road In Sandy Springs
  
• Ex-Atlanta Officer Gets 90 Days For Kicking In Ex-Beau’s Door
  
• 'I Don't Want Anybody Else To Die': Mom Of Ex-Firefighter Wants Georgia Park Closed
  
• Couple Hired To Help Cancer Patient Stole From Him Instead: Police
  
• Accused Roof Scammer Hit With New Charges
  
• 18-Year-Old Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested By FBI
• Georgia Colleges Whose Grads Make The Most Money

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