A Georgia mayor was arrested for breaking into a lake house he coveted and confronting the frightened homeowner while snarling, “Do you know who the f–k I am?” police and the victim say.
South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau was busted Saturday after the homeowner called cops around 6:52 a.m. about a trespasser at his home on Cascade Palmetto Highway.
The victim said that while he was on the phone with police, Kamau yelled at him several times, snarling, “Do you know who the f–k I am? I’m the mayor, and I’ll wait for my police to get here and see what happens then,” WSB-TV said.
Kamau has declined to comment on the incident, instead choosing to praise the South Fulton Police Department for its quick intervention.
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“I do want to thank the South Fulton police and the staff of officers for their courteous and professional service throughout the day,” he told reporters as he later left jail.
South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau was arrested Saturday after a homeowner called police about a trespasser at his home. Fulton County Jail
The mayor told officers that he was on his way to a dog park when he stopped by the house, claiming it was his dream home and that he had hopes of purchasing it one day, according to the police report.
Kamau admitted to police that he was aware he was trespassing on the homeowner’s property, despite telling FOX 5 Atlanta he believed the home was “abandoned.”
The homeowner, who has not been publicly identified, said he saw the mayor walk up his driveway and approach his lake house when he rushed to get dressed and called police from inside his truck.
The owner of the home then approached Kamau and held him at gunpoint until police arrived, warning the mayor to stay put, the report states.
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“No, motherf–ker, you stay right there,” the homeowner said, according to Kamau.
Kamau allegedly claimed he’d always had his eye on the lake house.WSB-TV The mayor allegedly admitted to police that he knew he was trespassing. WSB-TV Mayor Kamau was released Sunday morning on $11,000 bond. WSB-TV
The mayor claimed that he apologized to the homeowner and explained who he was. When the homeowner warned him to wait for police, Kamau allegedly responded: “Are you going to shoot me while I’m walking away?”
The mayor was charged with criminal trespass and first-degree burglary and was booked in the Fulton County Jail on $11,000 bond before being released.
City officials said the investigation is ongoing and did not provide further details on the case.
“The city of South Fulton is committed to upholding the law and ensuring that all individuals, regardless of their position, are subject to the same fair and just treatment,” officials said in a statement.
A Georgia college student was shot dead by an ‘armed intruder’ on Saturday
The incident occurred at 4pm local time triggering a shelter-in-place on campus
The suspect has now been arrested and is no longer considered a threat
By Alice Wright For Dailymail.Com
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A Georgia college student has been shot dead by an ‘armed intruder’, officials confirmed on Saturday.
‘Kennesaw State officials can confirm that a female student was fatally shot on campus,’ the university said in an alert posted to its website.
The college confirmed that a suspect has been detained and that there is ‘no threat to the campus community.’
The incident occurred around 4pm local time triggering a shelter-in-place on campus.
The order was lifted around 4:45pm but advised students to ‘avoid the South Campus Housing area due to police activity.’
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‘Kennesaw State officials can confirm that a female student was fatally shot on campus,’ the university said in an alert posted to its website on Saturday
Kennesaw State University Police are working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, according to the university.
This is the second emergency alert put out this year due to an armed intruder at the college, WSB-TV reported.
Students and staff were put under a shelter-in-place order for hours during a January incident in which a person with a gun was reported on campus.
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Female Georgia college student is shot dead by ‘armed intruder’ causing shelter-in-place alert before police arrest suspect
President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili on Friday vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” law that has been decried as “Russian-style” legislation and has sparked massive protests in the country.
Zourabichvili took to her Twitter account to announce the veto, saying, “Today, I vetoed the Russian law. This law, in its essence and spirit, is fundamentally Russian, contradicting our constitution and all European standards. It thus represents an obstacle to our European path.” Zourabichvili said the veto was legally sound because the law was not “subject to any changes or improvements.”
Georgia’s parliament adopted the controversial law on May 14th, which would have designated civil society organizations that receive funding from abroad as “foreign agents.” The law, which is known as the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, would require any organization in Georgia that receives more than 20% of its income from foreign sources to register as a foreign agent.
The adoption by parliament sparked widespread protests as critics viewed the bill as directly inspired by Russia and said the government was trying to isolate Georgia from the rest of the world. The backlash has been so severe that several Georgian officials have stepped down in protest, most notably Gotcha Javakhishvili, the current ambassador to France.
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The legislative process has spurred local protests and provoked the ire of international advocacy groups, which argue the law stifles civil society and fundamental freedoms. Marie Struthers, Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International, stated the law “contravenes Georgia’s international obligations on the rights to freedom of expression and association and strikes at the heart of civil society’s ability to operate freely and effectively.”
Georgia softball advances to the second round in the NCAA Athens Regional after defeating UNCW 8-0 on Friday afternoon.
The Bulldogs will face Liberty at 11 a.m. Saturday on ESPN+. The Lady Flames defeated Charlotte in game one Friday afternoon 6-3.
Since this is a double elimination tournament, the winner of Georgia’s second round matchup will head to the finals and the loser will get one more shot at glory at 6 p.m. against the winner of UNCW/Charlotte’s 3:30 p.m. game.
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The winner of the entire Athens Regional will advance to the Super Regionals against the winner of the Los Angeles Regional, which houses national No. 6 seed UCLA, Grand Canyon, San Diego State and Virginia Tech.
This is the second time Georgia has hosted back-to-back regionals, dating back to the triple host gig they had between 2014-2016. It is the 23rd straight NCAA Tournament made by Georgia, not including the canceled 2020 season. Georgia had advanced to last year’s super-regional rounds. The Bulldogs have advanced to the Women’s College World Series five times, last in 2021, never bringing home the title.
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