Inmate Found Hiding In River | Free Chick-fil-A For A Year | $1,000-A-Day Lottery Ticket: Patch PM

Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Tuesday, May 9, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Escaped North Georgia Inmate Captured

An inmate charged with a violent armed robbery who escaped from a north Georgia courthouse Monday is back in custody.

After a multi-agency, all-day manhunt, Dustin Earl Cotton, 26, was found at about 10 p.m. Monday night, hiding along the banks of the Etowah River.

Man Found Dead In Car On I-85 In DeKalb: Report

Law enforcement officers found a man dead in his car on Interstate 85 southbound Tuesday morning, according to news reports.

A white male was found slumped over behind the wheel of a car on the shoulder, police told local media. First responders arrived on the scene to treat what they described as "a medical emergency," but it quickly became a death investigation when they realized the man could not be revived.

Rebuilt Chick-Fil-A In Akers Mill Offers Free Food For A Year

Later this week, Chick-fil-A is celebrating the renovation of one of its key locations in the Akers Mill area of Cobb County and giving customers a chance to win free food for a year.

The rebuilt location at 2975 Cobb Parkway is bringing back 45 employees and will hire more than 100 others to join a staff that is part of a thriving food scene less than a mile from SunTrust Park, the Atlanta Braves' new stadium.

More Georgia headlines:

• New Details Released In Fatal Roswell School Bus Crash
• Winning $1,000-A-Day Lottery Ticket Sold In Gwinnett
• Man Told Motorist "Someone's Trying To Kill Me" Before Stealing Jeep
• Husband Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide
• Motorist Killed When Jeep Hits Deer, Rolls Down Embankment

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