Sheriff Arrested For Indecency | Swamp Fire Rages | Bus Driver Charged in Crash: Patch PM

Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Monday, May 8, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

DeKalb Sheriff Vows To Clear His Name After Indecency Arrest

DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann has vowed to clear his name after allegedly exposing himself in Piedmont Park and being subsequently arrested by an Atlanta police officer. The incident is another black eye for the DeKalb sheriff's office, which has been been trying to turn the corner on a scandal-ridden past.

The latest incident occurred Saturday about 11 p.m. when Mann was observed by an officer in an area of the park known for “sexual acts after dark,” according to the police report. The man then exposed himself while walking toward the officer, who was trying to hide his uniform.

Okefenokee Swamp Fire Raging in South Georgia

A massive wildfire burning in south Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp has engulfed more than 200 square miles, causing evacuations as firefighters work in vain to bring the blaze under control.

The fire was started by lightning on April 6 in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Over the weekend, all residents were evacuated in St. George, an unincorporated community of about 2,000 people just east of the swamp.

Woman Killed In Lawrenceville Double Shooting

A Gwinnett County woman was dead Monday after a man shot her, then turned the gun on himself, according to police.

The shooting happened some time before 7:45 a.m. on Bridgewalk Drive in Lawrenceville, police said. In a post on Twitter, police said that the shooting was related to a domestic dispute. A man and woman were shot and transported to the hospital in critical condition, the post said.

Arrest Warrants Issued For Bus Driver In Crash That Killed Brothers

Roswell police detectives have issued arrest warrants for the Fulton County school bus driver involved in a fatal collision that killed two brothers who were on their way to the dentist.

Warrants have been issued for Charles Talmadge Pitts on charges of failure to yield from a stop sign and two counts of misdemeanor vehicular homicide, Roswell police spokesperson Lisa Holland confirmed to Patch.

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