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Police had accused him of using a portable wall to keep a woman prisoner; his home was also scene of a bomb scare.

DECATUR — A 19-year-old daughter battered her mother and her mother’s husband, who is recovering from brain surgery, after becoming enraged because she was told she couldn't use the family car, police report. Sworn affidavits from Decatur Police said the daughter was arrested at 11:30 p.m. Sunday at the family home in the 2100 block of North Church Street and booked on two preliminary counts of domestic battery. Officers said they found the daughter’s 35-year-old mother “actively bleeding” from a wound caused by being hit in the head with a candle. Her husband, recove...

Timothy W. Smith Timothy W. Smith pleaded not guilty April 1 to two charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a girl under the age of 15 and a charge of domestic battery involving physical contact against the same victim. Bryan C. McGee Bryan C. McGee was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of a stolen handgun after accepting a plea deal. A judge dismissed one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.  Justin D. Tate Police say Justin D. Tate picked up a runaway 14-year-old girl and force-fed her methamphetamine before making her perform sex acts and t...