Carjacking Crash, Arrest; Fatal Wreck; Escapee Caught 48 Years Later: News Nearby

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• 3 In Custody Following Carjacking, Crash in Sandy Springs
• Grayson Man Killed in Crash Near Lenox
• Buford Man Threatens To Kill Mother, Spurs Manhunt

Georgia Prison Escapee Captured After 48 Years

Robert Stackowitz escaped from a Carroll County prison work camp in 1968, when Lyndon B. Johnson was president and the Vietnam War was the big news of the day.

Almost 1,000 miles away, Bob Gordon soon thereafter made a life for himself in Sherman, Connecticut, where he lived for the better part of the next five decades.

And, on Monday, the two lives became one, when U.S. Marshals arrested Stackowitz, who they say has spent the past 48 years on the lam, living under an assumed name. >>> Read more.

Mother's Day Brawl Breaks Out at Atlanta Japanese Steakhouse

Police are looking for five people who were involved in a Mother's Day brawl at a south metro Atlanta Japanese steakhouse. The fight broke out on Sunday at the Kiku Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar in East Point, Ga. >>> Read more.

• Woman, 27, Dies After Motorcycle Hits Deer
• Fugitive in Custody Following Afternoon Chase, Lockdowns
• Suspect Runs, Swims From Cops After Ga. 400 Crash
• Woman Burned In House Fire Charged With Arson

• Two Men Charged In KSU Student's Sexual Assault
• Snellville Armed Robbery Suspects Quickly Nabbed
• Fundraiser Planned To Help Student Paralyzed In Crash
• Kroger Recalling Broccoli Raisin Salad, Simple Truth Frozen Veggies Over Listeria