🌱 Teen Turns Self In For Murder Connection + Youth Pastor Wanted

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Warmer with a few showers. High: 77 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories today in Johns Creek:

1. Jemarcus Jernigen, 17, turned himself into police in connection with the alleged murder of Atlanta native Rasheeda Williams, "Koko Da Doll," a transgender woman who appeared in the 2023 Sundance Film Festival documentary "Kokomo City." Williams was killed earlier this month at a retail development near Martin Luther King Drive SW and Hamilton E. Holmes Drive. Police do not currently believe Williams was targeted because she was transgender. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
2. The FBI has put out a warrant for the arrest of Christopher Burns, a former youth pastor at Perimeter Church in Johns Creek. Burns is accused of committing fraud against numerous investors during his tenure as a financial advisor and is suspected of taking millions of dollars for personal use, which reportedly includes a fascination with Disney World. On September 24, 2020, Burns was last seen by his ex-wife and children, just before he was scheduled to submit business-related documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission. (The Christian Post)
3. A Johns Creek resident reported to police that empty envelopes were sent from his address across the country, even though he did not send them and did not allow anyone else to use his address. He had been receiving empty envelopes that were "returned to sender" for about two weeks, and people were calling him daily to ask why he sent them. The resident contacted his local post office, which instructed him to file a report online and hold any future envelopes for investigation by the postmaster. (Appen Media)

Today in and around Johns Creek:

• Feeding Fridays At Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center (8:00 AM)
• Indie Bookstore Day- Sale, Bookshop Hop, And Author Event! At Read It Again, Suwanee (10:00 AM)
• Suwanee Arts Center Spring Show 2023 At The Suwanee Arts Center, Suwanee (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Johns Creek wants to wish good luck to the Johns Creek High School varsity boys soccer team, who go up in the final four today, Friday, Apr. 28 at 7:30 p.m. (City of Johns Creek, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
• Crews are continuing utility work and pouring concrete for the sidewalk/trail on the Haynes Bridge at Old Alabama Road intersection development project. The City of Johns Creek expects that the project will be complete by the end of the summer if inclement weather doesn't intervene. (City of Johns Creek, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
• A new study by Bumper.com found that electric vehicle ‘charging deserts’ – places where charging stations and ports are in short supply – stretch across states, largely divided by economic and racial lines. On average in Georgia, there are 2.22 charge ports per 10,000 people. Learn more about EV charging rates in Georgia and nationwide at the link. (Bumper.com)

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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!