Traffic jam, flared temper end in arrest

An Eatonton man running late for work was arrested when he took his frustrations out on a Greene County deputy in the Publix parking lot. According to reports from Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Keith Powell was on State Hwy. 44 the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 4, when traffic was backed up. Powell noticed a vehicle swerve onto Merchant Street in Lake Oconee Village. Following behi...

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