in Pollard crash stole car that morning hotel on BY SARAH ROBINSON Victory srobinson@ledger-enquirer.com Drive. He was Columbus police said charged the teen charged in the with hom- April 18 wreck that killed Cross icide by Carver High baseball vehicle, coach David Pollard stole felony murder and theft a vehicle about an hour by taking auto and trans- before the three-vehicle ported to the Muscogee crash. County Jail. Authorities said Cross was enrolled at 19-year-old William C. Carver, Spencer and Har- PHOTOS BY MIKE HASKEY mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com Cross stole a 2007 Audi daway high schools, said Officials hosted a grand opening on Wednesday for Patriot Pointe, the citys new public housing complex for senior A8 valued at $9,000 from Valerie L. Fuller, director citizens. The community replaces the old Chapman Homes and offers one- and two-bedroom apartments to the 1800 block of Somer- of communications at the residents 55 years of age and older. The complex includes the demolition of the Booker T. Washington Apartments set Avenue around 11:30 Muscogee County School and the building of a new public housing complex on the northern end of that land. The southern end, fronting a.m. He was driving at a District. He attended Victory Drive, Veterans Parkway, Fifth Street and Sixth Avenue is planned to be used for commercial development. high speed when he ran a Carver from Aug. 13, 2012, stop light at the intersec- to Aug. 13, 2014, before tion of Buena Vista and attending Spencer from Grand opening celebration for Patriot Pointe senior housing Andrews roads and Aug. 25, 2014, to Sept. 15, crashed into Pollards 2014. He went on to at- vehicle, which then struck tend Hardaway from Sept. another vehicle. 23, 2014, to March 19, Police said Cross fled 2015, Fuller said. the scene on foot by the Police said they will not time they arrived to the comment further on the area at 12:53 p.m. incident until Cross pre- Pollard, 36, died of liminary hearing, which is blunt-force trauma at 1:52 set for 9 a.m. today in p.m., said Muscogee Columbus Recorders County Chief Deputy Court. Coroner Freeman Worley. He was married with a Sarah Robinson: 9-year-old daughter. 706-571-8622, Cross was taken into @sarahR_92 Patriot Pointe replaces the old Chapman Homes housing After the ceremony, officials and residents gathered in custody at 12:30 p.m. area and offers one- and two-bedroom apartments. the spacious lobby area for refreshments. Monday at the Value Place
Police: Man wanted
in carjacking held woman hostage This is the kitchen area of one of the one-bedroom apartments. There BY SARAH ROBINSON was no VIDEO This is a theater on the ground floor, open for use by all srobinson@ledger-enquirer.com mention of residents. the woman For video from the event, visit ledger-enquirer.com. Columbus police said being in- Wednesday the man want- jured dur- ed in the March 15 car- ing the FROM PAGE 1A him the Columbus State The opportunity to re- jacking at the Wal-Mart on Thoman incident. University funding was gain the funding exists Manchester Expressway Officials
BUDGET coming out of the budget,
Smith said. The reason given was McKoons ac- next year, Smith said. McKoon has said all along that the CSU funding was held a woman hostage at the time of his arrest. Police said they went to said they issued the origi- nal arrest warrant for Thoman after they identi- seum is in Sen. (Ed) Har- ership. He also introduced tions in the General As- not needed in the new the 900 block of 42nd fied him as the man who bisons Senate district and a bill that would have sembly, Smith said. budget and the projects on Street Tuesday morning to carjacked a woman on Rep. (Calvin) Smyres taken away the governors Smith said he never told the main campus will apprehend Shawn Poo- March 15 around 10:15 House district, McKoon power to appoint a U.S. McKoon of either meet- move along as scheduled kie Thoman on a felony a.m. The victim told police said. No. 1, I would be senator in the event of a ing. in a year. count of hijacking a motor that she was trying to disappointed if Gov. Deal midterm vacancy. If Richard Smiths Columbus leaders need vehicle after receiving tips place items in the trunk of tried to punish either of In March, Smith out- story is true, I will never to bring the governor here concerning his where- her 2012 Honda Accord those legislators by harm- lined two high-level meet- understand why he did not and begin a healing pro- abouts. They announced when she heard a male ing the memory of the ings in which he was told contact me if he was in- cess, but there also needs their arrival but no one voice. When she turned infantry men and women that McKoons behavior terested in seeing these to be other proactive answered the door, ac- around, the gunman who served our country. was an issue and it was items funded, McKoon moves, Smith said. cording to a police report. aimed a gun at her face No. 2, if Rep. Smith had going to cost the Colum- said. Furthermore if it is If the governor and Officials then obtained before fleeing the scene in information that the gov- bus region funding. true, I would hope the Josh have an issue, then a search warrant for the her Honda. She wasnt ernor was intending to The first meeting hap- concern the newspaper maybe Josh needs to set residence. Police said they harmed, police said. politicize the National pened in January, Smith has demonstrated in writ- up that meeting, Smith entered the home and Thoman is set to appear Infantry Museum, I am said. The leadership team ing more stories on this said. Columbus State and found Thoman holding a in Columbus Recorders surprised he did not do of the National Infantry issue than any other in the the infantry museum are woman against her will Court at 2 p.m. today to anything about it. Museum met with Deal to six years I have served in too important to let this while announcing that he face one count each of Smith said the infantry ask the state to put up $2 the Legislature would be drag on. This needs to be had a gun. hijacking a motor vehicle, museum project is more million toward the con- directed at people who see nipped in the bud. After about an hour and false imprisonment and important than district struction of a memorial their stewardship of tax a half of negotiating, the obstruction. lines. for the Global War on dollars as an opportunity Chuck Williams: woman was released from It may not be in his Terror. to settle political scores 706-571-8510, the home and Thoman Sarah Robinson: district and its not in my The governor and his rather than to chide elect- @chuckwilliams was taken into custody 706-571-8622, district, either, but it is a chief of staff made it clear ed officials who stand on and transported to the @sarahR_92 part of Columbus, Smith they were not giving any matters of principle. Muscogee County Jail. said. It is a vital part of money and the reason was Columbus because of our Sen. McKoon, Smith said. emphasis on the military Toward the end of the and economic develop- legislative session, Ral- ment. stons Chief of Staff Spiro The National Infantry Amburn came to Smiths Museum issued the fol- legislative office and told lowing statement: The money really hasnt gone away. The governor has given the Department of Social Security Economic Development authority to spend it on its highest priority tourism Disability Denied? projects. We will continue to work with state tourism Call Ed Tante officials to convince them Disability Claimants that the planned Global Attorney War on Terrorism memo- rial and other projects at NO FEE the National Infantry UNLESS YOU GET Museum are worthy of BENEFITS state support. But for now it is gone Over 30 Years and Smith has contended Experience it is part of a political message aimed at McKoon. During the most FREE CONSULTATION recent General Assembly session, McKoon intro- 706-324-6465 duced legislation to term Powell & Tante limit the speaker of the Attorneys at Law House and almost imme- 619 Broadway diately pulled it at the Were Local, We urging of Senate lead- Know your Doctors!