Crime & Safety
Regional Roundup: UGA Loses Offensive Lineman, Road Rage, and Braves Exhibition Game
A look at top Patch headlines from around the region.
UGA Loses Offensive Lineman -- Athens-Clarke County Patch
UGA loses Offensive lineman Chester Brown after an immigration ruling. Based on a ruling by The Board of Regents, high school students without proper documentation can not attend UGA, Tech, Georgia State, Georgia College & State University or the Georgia Health Sciences. Though the University Council and the Student Government Association came out in opposition to the ruling, UGA was unsuccessful in repealing the policy. Chester Brown, of Hinesville, has withdrawn his UGA commitment.
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Man brandishes gun in road rage incident. A man claimed that a driver pulled a gun on him after a cut-off incident on the highway earlier this month. According to the police report, the 48-year-old man from Auburn, Ga., was driving southbound on I-85 around 3:45 p.m. on Jan. 13 in the far right lane near the Beaver Ruin exit when a white 2012 Cadillac attempted to get off the exit. The driver of the Cadillac changed his mind, though, and cut off the Auburn man in order to continue on I-85. The man changed and the Cadillac followed suit.
The man in the Cadillac then pulled up next to the victim, rolled down his window and displayed a silver pistol; the victim then slammed on his brakes and followed him for a while and lost sight of him. He was able to give the tag number to police.
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Braves Exhibition Game -- Loganville-Grayson Patch
Tickets went on sale last night for Atlanta Braves and Gwinnett Braves full-season ticket holders for the exhibition game at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville on Tuesday, April 3rd in which the Atlanta Braves will play against farm-system stars. For the first time at Coolray, fans will be able to watch established Braves stars along with Gwinnett Braves alumni like Jason Heyward, Freddie Freeman and Craig Kimbrel as they take on future stars of the Atlanta system, according to a Braves news release. The game is to begin at 7:05 p.m.
Fans with partial season tickets will be able to purchase tickets at a $5 discount starting Monday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.
Non-season ticket holders, have three opportunities to purchase tickets check out the website at www.gwinnettbraves.com. or call the Gwinnett Braves at 678-277-0300