Crime
Demetria Spence Arrested for Making False 911 Call Linked to Events Leading to Rapper Young Scooter’s Death
Atlanta Police have announced an arrest in connection with the 911 call that led officers to a residence in southeast Atlanta, where they encountered Kenneth Bailey, widely known as rapper Young Scooter.
According to the Atlanta Police Department (APD), 31-year-old Demetria Spence has been taken into custody and charged with Transmitting a False Public Alarm under O.C.G.A. 16-10-28, subsection (d)(2), which applies when serious bodily harm or death results from a public safety agency’s response.
Spence is currently being processed by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
Additionally, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has released its official autopsy report, ruling Bailey’s death as an accident.
The report states that he sustained fatal injuries after cutting his leg on a wooden fence while attempting to flee from APD officers on Friday.
The incident took place at a residence on William Nye Drive in the Lakewood neighborhood.
Crime
Woman Fatally Struck by Semi-Truck on Birmingham Interstate Exit Ramp Identified as Shontea Baker
Authorities have identified the woman who was killed earlier this week after being struck by a semi-truck on an interstate exit ramp in Birmingham.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Friday that the victim was Shontea Renee Baker, 40, a Birmingham resident.
The fatal incident occurred at approximately 10:26 a.m. Wednesday on the Arkadelphia Road exit ramp from Interstate 59/20.
Emergency responders pronounced Baker deceased at the scene at 10:42 a.m.
At this time, no further details regarding the circumstances of the crash have been released.
The Birmingham Police Department is continuing to investigate the incident.