Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson says three people are dead and one injured in an apparent murder-suicide on Saturday night. The shooter is among those dead. A domestic dispute turned deadly when 54-year-old Russell David Payne entered a house on Wood Station Road and opened fire. Killing his estranged wife, 54-year-old Jacklyn D. Payne and her father, 79-year-old Eugene “Jack” Denny. One survivor, identified only has a family friend was transported to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery. He remains in critical condition. Authorities say that Russell David Payne died of a self inflicted gun shot wound.
A judge on Friday declined State Senator Colton Moore’s request for an arrest warrant against a state House staffer following a confrontation between the two earlier this year. Moore, a Republican from Trenton, had sought the arrest warrant against Keith Williams, a lawyer in the House speaker’s office. The two men were involved in a scuffle outside the House chamber in January. Fulton County Magistrate Judge Robert Wolf said at the end of a hearing that he hadn’t seen sufficient evidence to support probable cause that criminal charges were warranted. The lawyer for Moore says they intend to appeal the judge’s ruling. Moore was arrested Jan. 16 after he tried to push his way past House staffers who were blocking him as he tried multiple times to enter the House chamber for the governor’s state of the state speech. House Speaker Jon Burns, a fellow Republican, banned Moore from the chamber last year after Moore denounced late House Speaker David Ralston on a day when Ralston was being honored and his relatives were watching.
The LaFayette City Council meets tonight. The meeting is set for 6:30pm at City Hall.
Three felony arrests on Saturday in Walker County. 51-year-old Jeremy Ray Bruce was arrested and charged with probation and possession of meth. Get the complete arrest report online at DiscoverWalker.com
The latest restaurant health inspection. The Crushed Tomato in LaFayette got a 96. The Best received a 75. In Chickamauga, Phil’s Primetime Pizza received a 98. It was a 96 for Great Wall.
ADM Animal Nutrition is recalling certain pelleted animal feed products because they contain elevated levels of copper or have lower than advertised amounts of zinc. Both of which could be harmful to cattle. According to ADM the feed was distributed between January 16th and February 27th in both Georgia and Tennessee. ADM says customers who have purchased a recalled item should stop use immediately and return it to their distributer for a full replacement or refund. To see if a product is included in the recall, the lot number on ADM products can be found on the bottom of the label. To view the complete list of recalled products visit ADM.com.
