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2 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS NEWS NOVEMBER 7, 2012 15% OFF 30,000 Mile Interval Service Valid on Toyota, Lexus & Scion only & at Cherokee County Toyota only. Expires 11/28/12 One Pair of Glasses $ 59 00 Single vision only. Includes frame & lens. Expires November 14, 2012 Comprehensive Eye Exam & Complete Pair of Glasses $ 99 00 Includes frame & single vision lens. Expires November 14, 2012 Two Boxes of Disposable Contacts & Exam $ 99 00 Biomedics monthly disposable 6 month supply. Expires November 14, 2012 One Pair of No Line Bifocals $ 99 00 FREE CUT with paid Color Service New Clients Only. Expires 11/30/12. CONTACT LENS • Disposable • Soft • Tint • Toric • Gas Permeable • Bifocals • Extended Wear • Many In Stock EYE GLASSES • Wide Selection Including Designer Styles • In-Office Lab for Fast & Accurate Service Ask about Free Lasik Consultations We accept most insurance, including Eyemed Spectera, Davis, Blue Cross Blue Shield United and more. Dr. David J. Wayland, Optometry Dr. Chad C. Ferdon, Optometry Dr. Brian G. Shipley, Optometry Dr. Angela Girello, Optometry Dr. Kenny Holloway, Optometry nnn Nuckles indicted for murder Grand Jury returns true bill for multiple charges including felony and malice murder, cruelty to children and drug possession in death of D.J. Elrod BY JESSICA WAGNER jessicaw@ledgernews.com A Canton man accused of maliciously shooting his 19-year-old girlfriend to death in July recently was indicted by a Cherokee County Grand Jury on felony murder charges. Trevor Nuckles, 21, was arrested July 15 for the death of Dejanirra “D.J.” Elrod. The Grand Jury sworn to serve the September term handed down an 11-page indictment last month, charging him with malice and felony murder. Deputies with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300 block of Pea Ridge Road in Canton just before 1 a.m., July 15, after Elrod was shot five times near the doorway of a home belonging to relatives. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said witnesses had not seen the shooter, but identified Nuckles as a suspect, as he reportedly had just been at the Pea Ridge Road home. BY JESSICA WAGNER jessicaw@ledgernews.com Investigators suspect that alcohol and speed likely played a role in the death of a 57-yearold Woodstock woman whose vehicle crashed head-on into a tree last week. Lydia Bordacs was pronounced dead Oct. 31 at WellStar Kennestone Hospital, said Lt. Jay Baker, spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. Baker said deputies were dis- Reports indicate that the homeowner attempted to call 911, but Nuckles threw the phone to the ground and fled on foot. The indictment states that Elrod’s toddler-age son, as well as three other children in the home, were present when the shooting occurred. The Grand Jury indicted Nuckles on five counts of cruelty to children in the third degree for committing the offense of murder in front of the minors. One of the cruelty to children charges was linked to a battery charge under the Family Violence Act. The Grand Jury charged Nuckles with battery, as Elrod sustained injuries to her face and neck, which were not related to the shooting. A lookout was issued for Nuckles the night of the shooting, and he was located not long after Fall Football Savings! Most Insurance Plans Accepted • Comprehensive eye exam includes testing and treatment for glaucoma,cataract & retinal disorders • Specializing in Pediatric and overall family practice • New Hi-index,Anti Reflective Lenses reduces weight, thickness, & glare • Frame repairs available www.suresighteyecare.com Same Day Services on Most Glasses Nuckles Woman killed in crash patched to South Cherokee Drive in Woodstock just after 10 p.m. last Wednesday in response to a single-vehicle accident. Bordacs reportedly crashed her car into a tree. Her 37-year-old son in the car. “The passenger of the vehicle had exited the car, but was unable to get the driver’s door open,” Baker said. The deputy on scene assisted Bordacs’ son, and they were successful in opening the door. Bordacs was discovered unresponsive in the car, Baker said. 678-624-7766 770-345-5220 3975 Old Milton Pkwy 217 Riverstone Dr. Includes frame & standard progressive lens. Alpharetta 30005 next to Simon’s Chinese Cuisine Canton 30114 behind Cherokee Bank Expires November 14, 2012 Mon-Fri 9-7 Sat 9-4 • Evenings & Weekends walking near a local apartment complex, where he reportedly lived with Elrod. Nuckles was taken into custody and questioned by county investigators. Lt. Jay Baker with the sheriff’s office said a Cobb County Sheriff’s Office K-9 team called in to assist the investigators located a 9mm semi-automatic handgun in the woods off Pine Grove Road. The indictment identified the handgun as the murder weapon. The Grand Jury also charged Nuckles with two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Nuckles reportedly was on probation at the time of the murder; therefore, he was also charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by first offender probationer. If convicted on only the malice murder charge, Nuckles could face life in prison or the death penalty. “The deputy performed CPR on Bordacs before paramedics arrived and transported her to Kennestone Hospital where she was pronounced dead,” he said. Bordacs’ son was the only passenger in the car, and he received non-life threatening injuries. The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit is investigating the accident, but Baker said preliminary indications are that Bordacs was under the influence and traveling at a high rate of speed. 678-717-9121 12924 Hwy 92, Woodstock 30188 corner of S. Cherokee Lane
NOVEMBER 7, 2012 NEWS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 3 Complaints filed against CCA nonprofit BY JANET PELLETIER janetp@ledgernews.com A pair of complaints filed by two Cherokee County women against the Georgia Charter Educational Foundation (GCEF) allege the nonprofit governing arm of Cherokee Charter Academy is violating the state open meetings act. Lyn Carden, who is the chair of the GCEF governing board, said Oct. 31 she received a request for a response to the two separate complaints from the Attorney General’s office. “We take these issues extremely seriously and are thoroughly researching the concern,” she said. “We will respond to the Attorney General’s office within the allotted time as designated on the response request.” In the most recent complaint made by Cherokee County School District teacher Jennifer Hall, she said the GCEF advertised incorrect meeting times and dates, preventing interested people from being able to attend. “They also do not list a schedule of regular meetings on their Web site as recently required in changes brought by HB 397,” an e-mail from Hall to Senior Assistant Georgia Attorney General Stefan Ritter, dated Oct. 24, read. Hall said as a nonprofit entity which receives its funding from the state Department of Education to operate two charter schools in Georgia — Cherokee Charter Academy and Coweta Charter Academy — GCEF must be accountable to taxpayers. Specifically, she said a meeting was advertised for Oct. 27 at 9 a.m., but Hall said she took a screenshot of Cherokee Charter Academy’s (CCA) Web site, which had the wrong date and time. She added that the agenda for the meeting shows a meeting date of Sept. 27. “As this entity receives public funds in excess of a third of its budget, it is bound by the Open Meetings Act and must advertise all meetings seven days in advance,” Hall wrote. Reached Nov. 1, Hall said she hopes the GCEF will recognize its mistakes and be more open and accessible with the public going forward. “And you can’t just say you are accountable and transparent, you have to show through your actions that you are,” she said. In the second, separate complaint filed by Christine Rea, she alleges GCEF “rarely, if ever” publishes the locations of meetings it holds. “The public is invited to attend via teleconference call, and some of its members call in this way to participate and vote, while others are clearly in a room together,” Rea said in an e-mail sent to Ritter Oct. 8. Rea said GCEF is not compliant in posting its nnn meeting notices on its Web site, with no physical location being given and a lack of adherence to the seven-day notice requirement. “Sometimes notice is given a day in advance, sometimes two or three days, but they usually got around to posting it,” Rea wrote in the complaint. “At the July 26 meeting, there was some debate among the members as to whether their next meeting would be Aug. 30 or Aug. 31. There was no finalized meeting date given by the close of the meeting.” Rea said she also tried to catch a September meeting via teleconference at the time posted on GCEF’s Web site, but when calling in, she briefly heard pre-meeting informal discussion before getting cut off. She said she later learned that the meeting was actually an hour later than the posted time. Reached Nov. 1, Rea said the complaint is aimed at keeping the GCEF honest. She added that she’s a proponent of school choice, and her kids once attended CCA, but were placed back into public school last December. She said even after her children left the school, she continued to keep tabs on the GCEF meetings, via conference call. “It’s about being honest with people and doing the right thing, and they’re not,” she said. “People need to know this. I just want to bring it to people’s attention.” Ritter confirmed Nov. 1 that he personally received the two complaints within a few days of each other last week and didn’t expect to move forward on them until after the election. “We always give them at least seven days from receipt to respond, and I think normally we give them more time if they want it,” he said. “I wouldn’t expect it too soon, and certainly we will not be doing anything before the election.” Ritter said the AG’s office tries to settle these types of issues through mediation, which he described as informal. “We created it a number of years ago to try to address concerns of citizens of local governments in non-compliance with open records and open meetings laws,” he said. “Our process is to try to come to a resolution generally with the local government so they comply with the law, if they’re in non-compliance.” Once that process goes through, he said his office will get a response, and they may seek additional information from either the government entity, the citizen, or both, to try and resolve it. “Sometimes, just us telling them what the law is is enough,” Ritter said. “And then we’ll get a mea culpa, ‘well, we didn’t read it that way, but we are now.’ Most of the time the parties just work it out.” Buy Any Po Boy & 2 Drinks & Get a 2nd Po Boy for 1/2 Price! *With lunch or dinner order. 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