Crime & Safety

Convicted Felon From Tifton Arrested on Grounds of Fowler Drive School

The information in the story comes from the ACC Police Department. An arrest doesn't mean a conviction.

Around 11:20am on October 29, Athens Clarke County Police officers responded to Fowler Drive Elementary School to reports of a suspicious person.

There, they encountered Larry Michael Yearwood. He told them he was at the school to visit someone who wasn't expecting him
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Police found out that Yearwood, 64, of Tifton, had a firearm in his vehicle. He was arrested and charged with Weapons on School Property and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. 

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