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News Nearby: Human Remains Found Near Suspect's Home; Teen Arrested in Fatal Car Wash Robbery

Check out today's top Patch headlines from around Acworth, metro Atlanta and north Georgia.

- Cartersville Patch

Cartersville police have arrested and a charged a second suspect in connection with the alleged robbery and killing of R.J. Statler, 28, at Sun Glo car wash in December.

The teen also has been charged in connection with an alleged purse snatching the day Statler was killed, which happened not far from the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive car wash. Find all the details on Cartersville Patch.

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Jmaal Malik Keyes Case: Human Remains Found Near Murder Suspect's Home - South Cobb Patch

Human remains have been found near the home of Robert Kane Rolison, the 17-year-old Middle Georgia State College student who was arrested last week in connection with the death of a fellow student from Austell.

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The remains were found at a Hawkinsville site last week, and the GBI will run tests to see if they belong to Jmaal Malik Keyes, according toWMAZ-TV in Macon. South Cobb Patch has more on this story.

SWAT Team Moved in to Capture Man Holding Kidnapped and Beaten Ex-Girlfriend - Sandy Springs Patch

A Sandy Springs apartment complex was the center of activity for several hours overnight, Monday, as police and North Metro SWAT gathered to free a woman allegedly being held by her ex-boyfriend.

Sandy Springs Police Capt. Steve Rose said Chamblee Police have video of a man kidnapping the woman from a Walmart. Sandy Springs Patch has more on this story.

Gwinnett Police ID Slain Suspect as Buford Man - Buford Patch

Gwinnett Police have identified the person who was shot dead Monday (May 13) in Buford in an officer-involved shooting as Rodney Pike, 38, of Buford.

According to a police news release, Pike had warrants out of Forsyth County. Buford Patch has more on this story.

- East Cobb Patch

Inside a home near Eastvalley Elementary, East Cobb Middle and Wheeler High schools, police found more than 3,300 grams of a drug that is becoming popular with young users.

Brandt Jennings allegedly extracted 3,376 grams of concentrated THC from marijuana plants and plant material, according to a Cobb County criminal warrant. Find out with what he allegedly mixed it on East Cobb Patch.

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