Atlanta, GA
Atlanta mother, human rights coalition demand answers after prisoner murdered in Ga. state prison
CALHOUN COUNTY, Ga. — The Human and Civil Rights Coalition of Georgia is putting the spotlight on a murder inside a state prison.
Martel Dorsey, 32 of Atlanta, was serving time at Calhoun State Prison when the coalition’s Deputy Director Susan Sparks Burns said a group of inmates stabbed him to death on Nov. 24.
Sparks Burns said staff never came to help. Instead, she said fellow prisoners had to step in to transport Dorsey to the medical office.
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“He had laid there 20 minutes, at least that, and then they took a food cart, that they get their Styrofoam packed food in, and transported him to medical,” said Sparks Burns.
Sparks Burns said the reports began pouring into her office from inmates who said they’d witnessed the attack and prison response.
Dorsey’s mother, Eutha Dorsey, said she wants evidence confirming how the prison responded to her son’s attack.
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“I want to know why? What happened? Where’s the video?” said Dorsey.
The Georgia Department of Corrections said her son was serving time connected to shoplifting and entering auto charges in Walton and Coweta Counties. Records show he was there eight days when he died.
His family points out the state has a duty to keep inmates safe.
His mother, heartbroken, said he was a father, an uncle, son and brother. He was supposed to come home before Christmas.
Channel 2 Action News requested video, incident and supplemental reports from DOC under the Freedom of Information Act. The department said it cannot provide the video because the investigation is ongoing. Our team is waiting for incident reports.
The Department of Corrections Spokesperson Lori Benoit wrote, “Staff witnessed inmate Dorsey run out for the dorm as he was being chased by several other inmates. They immediately went to Dorsey and began rendering aid and called EMS.”
Benoit said it is possible that 20 minutes passed from the time deputies saw Dorsey until medics transported him, but she said he did not lay unnoticed for 20 minutes.
We have asked for the names and charges of inmates connected to Dorsey’s murder.
The DOC said that is part of the ongoing investigation and it is unable to disclose that at this time.
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Atlanta police release video to identify suspect in unprovoked deadly stabbing
ATLANTA – Investigators with the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit are seeking the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in a deadly stabbing that occurred early Saturday.
The stabbing happened at approximately 4:24 a.m. on Dec. 14. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers, responding to a reported stabbing near 133 Trinity Ave. SW, found a 54-year-old man with an apparent stab wound. Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
Investigators said the attack was unprovoked and happened while the victim was sleeping.
Surveillance video released by investigators shows the male suspect walking in the area.
Authorities urge anyone with information to submit tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers Atlanta by calling 404-577-TIPS (8477), visiting StopCrimeAtl.org, or texting CSGA and the tip to CRIMES (738477). A reward of up to $2,000 is available for information leading to an arrest.
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Atlanta, GA
Will the Atlanta Hawks Be Buyers At The NBA Trade Deadline?
At this point last season, Atlanta was the talk of the league, but for the wrong reasons. All of the chatter around the Hawks was around the trade deadline and what they would do with the pairing of Dejounte Murray and Trae Young, as well as the rest of the team. Now, things have changed.
The Atlanta Hawks battled the Milwaukee Bucks all the way to the final whistle in Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal, but they came up just short in the 108-100 loss and now their run in the NBA Cup is over. Atlanta will go back to the regular season and hope to continue their climb in the Eastern Conference Standings. Despite the loss, there is plenty to like from what the Hawks showed. It was not just the NBA Cup though. Atlanta has won seven of their last nine games and is positioning themselves to possibly make a run to the top of the Eastern Conference. The Hawks have some time off before they take the court again on Thursday vs the Spurs.
Currently, Atlanta is in 7th in the East, but they are only 2.5 games back of third place. Can Atlanta climb that high? That is going to be worth watching the rest of the season and I think they could if they stay healthy and figure some things out on offense
With this surprising run of success for the Hawks, will that make them buyers at the trade deadline? Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley had the Hawks being buyers as one of his bold predictions for the trade deadline:
“Before this season even started, it felt like the end of the road for this iteration of the Hawks. At the very least, they seemed likely to move out their remaining high-dollar vets and start shaping things around the young quartet of Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu and top pick Zaccharie Risacher—with or without Trae Young.
Maybe things will still play out that way, as ESPN’s Tim Bontemps reported Atlanta “will listen” should teams “being calling about their veterans.” With the Hawks showing perhaps more fight than expected, though, maybe this roster has a longer leash than anticipated. Maybe there’s even some incentive for the front office to make some win-now moves with eyes on snagging one of the East’s top-six seeds.
If nothing else, it feels like Young is extending his stay with the only NBA franchise he’s known. He has never been more productive as a passer, and as ESPN’s Brian Windhorst relayed in the same piece, he is “becoming better” with his “leadership and relationship-building skills.”
If the Hawks now plan on keeping Young, then they could go search for ways to bring him more support. Instead of outright dumping the likes of Clint Capela and Larry Nance Jr., maybe they use those salaries and some non-premium trade assets (i.e., not their own future firsts) to bring in some support stoppers, shooters and secondary shot-creators.
They probably haven’t shown enough to justify big-game hunting, but targeted trades for reasonably priced role players could be in the works, particularly if the front office feels this group has a legitimate chance of avoiding the play-in tournament.”
It will be interesting to see how the Hawks handle the deadline. If they feel like they can grab a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference, do they become buyers and try to make a run? Or do they stand pat and let this group see what happens? Atlanta is a young team with guys like Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, and Jalen Johnson being the cornerstones for the franchise and they may just want to see how these guys continue to improve. Unless there is a great deal out there that benefits not only the Hawks for this season but the future as well, I think Atlanta may just sit tight at the deadline. The next month or so will be vital for the Hawks to figure this out.
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Falcons at Raiders: How to watch, odds, expert picks as Atlanta vies for playoff bid
Life looked peachy for the Atlanta Falcons three weeks ago. With a two-game lead in the NFC South and the tiebreaker over Tampa Bay after a season sweep, the playoffs felt certain. But after dropping the division lead to the Buccaneers during a four-game losing streak, the heat is on the Falcons and quarterback Kirk Cousins to save their season when Atlanta travels to face the Las Vegas Raiders. Atlanta is favored by more than a field goal in the second matchup of Monday night’s doubleheader.
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The downfall of Cousins accelerated Atlanta’s spiral into mediocrity. The veteran signal-caller hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass during Atlanta’s losing streak — the longest such drought of his career — while throwing eight of his league-high 15 interceptions over that span. If Cousins struggles to find a rhythm against one of the league’s worst teams, calls will grow louder for Atlanta to make a change to first-round pick Michael Penix Jr.
Regardless of Atlanta’s situation under center, running back Bijan Robinson should get plenty of touches. During Cousins’ struggles, Robinson has 20-plus carries in three of the last four games as he closes in on 1,000 yards for the season.
Keeping quarterbacks and running backs healthy remains an issue for Las Vegas, which is on an NFL-high nine-game losing streak. If Aidan O’Connell (questionable) is sidelined, third-string quarterback Desmond Ridder gets a revenge-game opportunity against the team he started for last season. The Raiders’ abysmal running back committee remains last in the NFL in yards per game.
Against a below-average Atlanta defense with the NFL’s fewest sacks, rookie tight end Brock Bowers will be the focal point for Las Vegas. Second in the NFL with 87 catches, Bowers surpassed Sam LaPorta’s single-season rookie tight end receptions record during Week 14.
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