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GA HR1474
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
Clay Pirkle
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution 1474, sponsored by Representative Pirkle of the 155th district, recognizes and commends Turner County Sheriff Andy Hester for negotiating the peaceful surrender of a bank robbery suspect on February 10, 2016
- Sheriff Hester located the vehicle of suspect Glen Roth, wanted for robbing a bank in Union, South Carolina, at the Ashburn Best Western hotel after receiving a BOLO alert from South Carolina authorities
- Sheriff Hester entered the hotel lobby and contacted the suspect by phone in his room, using a calm and strategic approach to convince him to surrender without incident
- The resolution also commends the Georgia State Patrol and the Ashburn Police Department for their coordination in the peaceful arrest
- The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to Sheriff Andy Hester
Legislative Description
Hester, Andy; Turner County Sheriff; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/22/2016
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