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Chattanooga Update - September 3, 2013

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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics

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First of all, an Ooltewah man is in jail after crashing his ex-girlfriend's Labor Day party.

Police say Edwin Ammons rammed his taxi into her SUV, which knocked over the woman and her child.

That's when witnesses say Ammons jumped out of the taxi and drew a knife.

Police say several men tried to stop him and were cut in the process.
Ammons was charged with aggravated assault, child abuse and reckless endangerment.
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Fire Department investigators are searching for an arsonist who set four cars and a van on fire Sunday night along Brainerd Road.

Within 20 minutes, authorities say the person went from vehicle to vehicle, opening the gas tanks and throwing something on fire into them.

Only one car was heavily damaged, and no one was injured in the ordeal.
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B.J. Coleman has been released from the Green Bay Packers.

 The former UTC standout got the word from the team Sunday night.

 The packers signed veteran quarterback Seneca Wallace instead.

Coleman says he's not sure what will come next - he could get picked up by another team or return to Chattanooga.
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The Freedom from Religion Foundation is demanding an end to prayer meetings at a local elementary school.

Teachers, parents, students and church members have been meeting monthly at Hardy Elementary to pray for the children there.

The foundation sent a letter to Hamilton County Schools, saying the prayer meetings offer an endorsement of a particular religion and raise constitutional concerns.

Principal Annetta Ferguson says the prayer walk IS after school and is optional.

Hamilton County Schools says it's looking into the matter.
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A Franklin County middle school counselor has been suspended with pay amid allegations she kept a meth lab in her garage.

Susan Meeks, the counselor at South Middle School, is also the ex-wife of an officer at the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Police say they originally found meth in the car she was driving on August 16, which led to a search of her Estill Springs home.
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Soddy Daisy Ponzi schemer Jack Brown has died.

The tax preparer who admitted taking his neighbors' savings in a massive ponzi scheme died Friday.

Brown collected nearly $10 million dollars from investors, but instead used it to buy lakefront property and large homes.

Brown admitted the scheme from a hospital bed in March. Funeral services are set for today.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating another Bradley County deputy.

The bureau has opened a probe of deputy Bill Coultry, but no information has been given about the nature of the case.

In June, the TBI was asked to investigate allegations that Captain Jimmy Woody helped make evidence disappear in return for sexual favors.
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Finally, Six Flags Over Georgia is planning to open a new water park called Hurricane Harbor.
Park officials say the expansion will be the largest yet and is slated to open in May 2014.
They say Hurricane Harbor will be free with park admission.

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