A death row inmate was put to death by lethal injection. This individual was connected to a series of crimes. The execution was for a kidnapping and murder that occurred in 1996.
The victim of this crime was Richard Allen Montgomery. The inmate's actions led to a conviction and ultimately the loss of their life.
Further details about the case and execution are available from the source.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta man was sentenced to life in federal prison Thursday for sexually abusing two children while stationed overseas as a member of the United States Army, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said. Adam Schlueter, now 4...
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The terror attacks on 9/11 changed air travel forever, leading to big challenges both for the world’s busiest airport and the hometown airline, Delta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray looks at the changes in a...
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What this ruling does: It protects immediate mail-in voting access: The ruling prevents the Postal Service from refusing or returning mail-in ballots just as several states begin sending them out to voters for the November midterm elections. It curbs executive control over state ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Moisture will increase across North Georgia from Friday through the weekend, bringing scattered to numerous storms with rain and thunderstorm chances climbing significantly. Heat index values will climb into the triple digits. Tonight: Isolated...
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Two Gwinnett County brothers have remained behind bars without bond since June after a confrontation with a neighbor ended in gunfire. Kehonia Vick, the brothers’ mother, spoke exclusively with Channel 2 investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln about the case, saying her sons respond...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An inmate at the Clayton County Jail died from sepsis caused by “medical neglect and uninhabitable living conditions” at the jail, according to the Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office. Scott Worthy, 57, died on Sept. 6, 2025, after he was ...
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Deputies are seeking information from the public to help identify a young boy whose skeletal remains were found in a wooded area in Rockdale County.
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DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Marcus Autism Center (MAC) recently received a massive grant worth $17.25 million, an amount it hopes will help scientists change — or even prevent — certain health issues for autistic children. The science around autism has changed drastic...
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A 13-year-old Gainesville boy was hit by a car while riding his bike home from a haircut and the driver left him bleeding in the road without stopping. Celia Vazquez Garcia says her son, Diego Martinez, was riding home from a haircut on Aug. 29 when a car hit him near Hazel Stree...
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Trump administration from using the U.S. Post Office to vet absentee ballots. The order would give the postal service broad power to reject some mail-in ballots. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News...
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People attending a popular festival at Stone Mountain Park say the park needs more police, not fewer. The DeKalb Fraternal Order of Police says the Stone Mountain Park Police Department has gone from a full-time force of 18 officers to eight officers. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News ...
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Convicted killer Tasmiyah Whitehead was granted parole after serving 16 years in prison. Channel 2 Action News reported when Tasmiyah and her twin sister Jasmiyah were convicted for killing their mother, Nikki Whitehead. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ]...
