MABLETON, Ga. (WXIA) -- A 21-year-old woman has been arrested on charges related to the stabbing death of her sister.

The incident happened shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, when police found the body of 21-year-old Kourtney Dyches inside a home on Gallant Circle in...more Mableton.

Cobb County police spokesman Mike Bowman said the suspect, Chakaya Folborg, got into an argument with Dyches and stabbed her repeatedly with a knife.

Folborg has been charged with murder and aggravated assault. She is being held without bond in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.

MARIETTA, Ga. -- A Georgia prosecutor told jurors a former attorney for gun manufacturer Glock Inc. was essentially running the company's U.S. operations and used his position to steal millions from his employer.

In his opening statement Wednesday, Cobb County Assistant District...more Attorney John Butters listed various methods that he says Paul Jannuzzo used to siphon money into personal accounts. He says Jannuzzo stole money by fabricating loan documents and pilfering corporate funds.

Defense lawyers chose to defer their opening statement until they begin presenting their case.

Jannuzzo has pleaded not guilty. He worked for the U.S. division of Glock, which is based in Austria.

A former Glock vice president confessed nine years ago to the company's founder that he and Jannuzzo stole from Glock. He's expected to testify against Jannuzzo.

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ATLANTA (WXIA) -- Marietta science fiction author Mitchell Gross pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges.

According to a release from the US Attorney's office, Gross began a romantic relationship with a woman he met through an internet dating service...more - and claiming he was independantly wealthy and financially secure, convinced the woman to to wire nearly $3 million to an account controlled by Gross.

In a second scheme, the US Attorney said Gross befriended an unmarried couple and represented himself as "successful lawyer and entrepreneur." The release said Gross had been disbarred in 1991 for engaging in "dishonesty, fraud and deceit."

The release said Gross got the couple to pay about $2.2 million in "legal fees" to Gross over the course of 10 years in relation to a supposed lawsuit related to the couple's real estate business. According to the US Attorney, no such lawsuit existed, and the money they paid to Gross

KENNESAW, Ga - Cobb Police have identified the suspect accused of stabbing a transit bus driver, while the director of Cobb's bus service says the victim himself may be in some hot water.

21-year-old Taniesha Nicole Twyne is facing several charges including aggravated assault after...more an incident on board a Cobb Transit bus Monday afternoon. Cobb police say Twyne pulled a knife while on the bus, then stabbed the driver with his own pen.

According to officers, Twyne was on a bus near Towne Center Mall when she got into an argument. Police say Twyne borrowed a cell phone from another passenger but refused to return it.

Cobb police say when bus driver Damian Haney tried to stop the fight, Twyne displayed a knife. During a struggle the knife fell to the floor. Police say Twyne grabbed a pen from Haney's shirt pocket and stabbed him repeatedly in the face.

Twyne was treated for minor injuries she suffered during the altercation and taken to the

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Opening statements are set in a Georgia case against a former attorney for gun manufacturer Glock Inc., accused of theft and racketeering.

A court employee said jury selection was expected to wrap up Tuesday in the trial of Paul Jannuzzo in suburban Atlanta. Opening...more statements starting Wednesday.

Jannuzzo has pleaded not guilty. He worked for the U.S. division of Austria-based Glock.

Prosecutors charged Jannuzzo with stealing money by fabricating loan documents and pilfering corporate funds.

A Glock vice president confessed nine years ago to the company's founder that he and another top lieutenant had been stealing millions from the gun maker. The executive, Peter Manown, got 10 years probation after pleading guilty to theft and is now set to be the government's star witness against Jannuzzo.

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta residents have plenty of opportunities to give blood to the American Red Cross between now and the summer.
An up-to-date list of donation times and locations can always be obtained by entering a zip code at redcrossblood.org. Several blood drives have already been...more scheduled in Smyrna:
Wednesday, Feb. 22
First Baptist Church of Smyrna
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 12
Smyrna Community Center
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday, Apr. 9
Bethany United Methodist Church
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday, Apr. 9
Smyrna Community Center
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta residents have plenty of opportunities to give blood to the American Red Cross between now and the summer.
An up-to-date list of donation times and locations can always be obtained by entering a zip code at redcrossblood.org. Several blood drives have already been...more scheduled in Marietta, including East Cobb:
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Non-Surgical Orthopaedics, 335 Roselane Street
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
WellStar Windy Hill Hospital
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Cobb County Department of Human Resources
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24
Peachtree Business Products, 1940 West Oak Circle
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25
Zion Baptist Church
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
St. Catherine's Episcopal Church
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 29
Roswell Street Baptist Church
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 5
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
9 a.m. to 7

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta residents have plenty of opportunities to give blood to the American Red Cross between now and the summer.
An up-to-date list of donation times and locations can always be obtained by entering a zip code at redcrossblood.org. One blood drive has already been scheduled in Mableton:
Tuesday, Mar. 13
Covered Bridge Church
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta residents have plenty of opportunities to give blood to the American Red Cross between now and the summer.
An up-to-date list of donation times and locations can always be obtained by entering a zip code at redcrossblood.org. Several blood drives have already been...more scheduled in Kennesaw:
Thursday, Feb. 23
Northwest Family YMCA
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Kennesaw Community Center
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 5
Lewis Elementary School
2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 5
Palmer Middle School
3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 20
Townpark Commons, Building 225
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Apr. 3
Kennesaw State University
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Apr. 4
Kennesaw State University
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Apr. 4
Ravine One
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Apr. 10
Kennesaw First Baptist Church
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Apr. 19
Mount

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta residents have plenty of opportunities to give blood to the American Red Cross between now and the summer.
An up-to-date list of donation times and locations can always be obtained by entering a zip code at redcrossblood.org. Several blood drives have already been...more scheduled in Austell and Powder Springs:
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Trinity Chapel Church of God, Powder Springs
2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 1
Powder Springs Primary Care Center
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 5
Austell Presbyterian Church
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 5
American Legion Post 294, Powder Springs
2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 19
WellStar Cobb Hospital, Austell
9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 29
Lost Mountain Baptist Church, Powder Springs
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, Apr. 20
Boots Ward Recreation Center, Powder Springs
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

 
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ATLANTA -- The local author of a fantasy trilogy who was accused of bilking women out of millions of dollars is scheduled to enter a guilty plea in federal court.

Mitchell Gross' defense attorney Jerry Froelich said his client would plead guilty at a hearing Tuesday to charges...more related to the scheme.

The 61-year-old Marietta man was charged last year with bilking a Florida real estate agent he met through an online Jewish dating site into investing about $3 million in a sham company that he secretly controlled. They say he used some of the money to repay another woman who he had bilked out of at least $1.4 million.

Gross writes under the pen names Mitchell Graham and Douglas Alan. His work includes a suspense story called "Circle of Lies."

SMYRNA, Ga. -- Police have identified the driver of the car involved in a single-car wreck on the on ramp of I-75 at Cumberland Boulevard on Saturday morning. 

According to investigators, the driver, 17-year-old Derrick Pritchett got into an accident after trying to evade a Cobb...more County emergency vehicle attempting to make a traffic stop. 

Pritchett was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  

One passenger was pronounced dead on the scene and the other is in critical condition at Grady Hospital. 

Investigators believe the dead passenger to be a juvenile but have not been able to positively identify him.