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An investigation into a possible robbery led police to an alleged arranged drug deal that landed one man in the hospital and three in jail.   Milledgeville Police were called to Oconee Regional Medical Center around 7:12 p.m. Tuesday to speak with a recently admitted patient , claiming to have been injured during a basketball game.  “ Hospital staff advised officers of a young male arriving at the hospital at 4:45 p.m., showing signs of a head injury. According to the staff there, the victim told them that he had gotten injured while playing basketball with friends,” said Maj. Reggie Hill, criminal investigations commander .  After further discussion, the victim admitted to hospital staff that he had been robbed while visiting a friend at College Station Apartments on North Wilkinson Street .  After new information regarding a possible robbery was given to police, the case was turned over to Lt. Jim Thompson.   During an interview with the victim, additional inf...

A Hopkinsville man was charged with first- degree robbery in connection with an August 16th robbery on Oak Tree Villa Drive . Mikale J. Swindler, 18, and Martres L. Washington-Day, 20, told police Demarquavion T. Merritt, 19, who was armed with a handgun and walked up behind their vehicle and got into a fight with them before he robbed them, according to Hopkinsville police. Police said the robbery led them to charge Swindler and Washington-Day with trafficking in marijuana (under 5 lbs.) and possession of drug paraphernalia after they were allegedly found to have 1,460.5 grams of marijuana, $2,863.00, two AR-15 rifles, loaded magazines, ammunition, digital scales and electronic packaging devices in the apartment.

The following story appeared in the St. Petersburg Times on October 26, 2006, the day after Danny Rolling was put to death. Also included are photos covering the period from the time of the murders to the day of Rolling execution . Rolling Executed By Chris Tisch, Tamara Lush and Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler Times Staff Writers STARKE – The drab brown curtain between killer and survivors opened at 5:59 p.m. Wednesday. Danny Rolling lay on a gurney. A prison official asked Florida 's most notorious serial killer since Ted Bundy if he had a last statement. Rolling responded with a twangy hymn, apparently self-penned. "He who flung the stars into heavens above, created the oceans, mountains, eagles and doves," he sang. "None greater than thee, Oh Lord, none greater than thee." Family members of his eight victims - five in Florida and three he was linked to in Louisiana - clutched each other, rolled their eyes or shook their heads. One family member later ...