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Man charged after officer is dragged
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Published: July 5, 2009
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Authorities say a Lenior man faces 10 counts of assault with intent to kill after dragging a Myrtle Beach police officer during a traffic stop and ramming into other cars to try and get him to let go.
Clark Tuttle, 25, was still being held yesterday at the Horry County jail, jail records showed
Police said that an officer pulled over Tuttle on Ocean Boulevard on Wednesday.
Authorities say Tuttle drove off with the officer still holding the driver's side door, then rammed four other vehicles, trying to get him away from the car.
Police say they had to stun Tuttle with a Taser to subdue him.
Driver who killed toddler dies in prison
COVINGTON, Ga. -- A man convicted of killing a 2-year-old and injuring her mother, aunt and two young cousins in an attack with a car at a McDonald's restaurant three years ago has died in prison.
Shortly after his arrest in May 2006, it was learned that Lanny Perry Barnes had leukemia. Sharmelle Brooks, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Corrections, confirmed that Barnes, 49, died June 24 at Augusta State Medical Prison.
Witnesses said Barnes smiled and laughed as he struck the family leaving the Covington restaurant and ran over them several times, killing Avery Nicole King of Asheville, N.C. No motive was established.
The child's pregnant mother, Anita King, aunt Stephanie Casola, and Casola's sons Isaac and Jacob were injured.
Camp Lejeune holds naturalization
CAMP LEJEUNE -- Camp Lejeune celebrated Independence Day with a naturalization ceremony for 25 Marines, sailors and their spouses.
Last night's ceremony was part of a daylong Independence Day celebration featuring fireworks, food and live music performed by the 2nd Marine Division Band.
The 22 active-duty service members and three spouses come from 16 countries including Jamaica, Zambia and China. They are assigned to units at Camp Lejeune, New River and Cherry Point. Many are combat veterans.
Chapel Hill to give warning tickets
CHAPEL HILL -- Chapel Hill is no longer writing tickets for people who let their parking meters run out for the first time.
Instead, the city is leaving them a note saying: "Thank you for visiting downtown Chapel Hill."
Town officials say they approved the idea after a consultant and citizen panel said it could help the parking situation downtown.
Officers will issue one courtesy ticket per vehicle each year. Tickets cost about $15 each, and one in three tickets issued are for first-time violators, so the city could lose about $12,300 per year.
Becky Broun got one of the tickets as she rushed from a hardware store this week. She says it's good for visitors who might not understand Chapel Hill's parking rules.
Electric-car plant looks at states
MOBILE -- A South Korean company says it's considering four Southeastern states and one Western state for an electric-vehicle manufacturing plant that will create 2,600 jobs over the next five years.
CT&T Company Ltd. says it plans to decide by September among sites in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and California.
Curt Westlake, a spokesman for the company's U.S. branch, said the sites will see full assembly of electric cars within 12 months.
Westlake said that CT&T plans to build a North American headquarters, a research and development center and several manufacturing facilities, which could be spread among multiple states or consolidated on one site.
He said CT&T would evaluate sites based on the presence of a skilled work force, the transportation infrastructure and the incentives offered
Groups give GI Joes to soldiers' kids
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Fayetteville Area visitors bureau and a local volunteer group teamed up with Hasbro to provide GI Joe action figures to children of fallen soldiers.
The Army's Army, a Fayetteville volunteer organization dedicated to supporting military families, handed out the action figures during Fort Bragg's Independence Day celebration at Fort Bragg's Main Post Parade Field.
The organization says the gifts were a small gesture of support and appreciation to the children of fallen soldiers from their community.
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