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Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest. You can sample more than 20 types of beer SaturdayMore >>
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The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life. Now the family of Barbara Bass is speakingMore >>
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Dougherty County Police Officer issues seat belt citation
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The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe.More >>
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The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses. They are there to represent the men and women fromMore >>
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses.More >>
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A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
December 7, 2006
Albany -- It's a sight you certainly don't see every day. An Albany woman was forced to walk the streets announcing her crime to the world.
Twenty-three year-old Breanna Klewitz spent two hours walking in front of the Dougherty County Courthouse wearing a sign that read, "I am a thief. I stole what you worked for." In June, Klewitz took part in a burgalary at a sub shop where she worked.
Chief Superior Court Judge Loring Gray sentenced her to a total of eight hours of public humiliation. Instead of sending the first offender to jail or forcing her to pay a big fine, Judge Gray ordered that she admit her guilt publicly by walking in front of the courthouse with the sign.
"It's a very humbling experience, the humiliation of people. Again, people are averting their eyes, trying to change the direction they're walking so they don't have to look at me. I'm viewed as a criminal no so much a person anymore," says Breanna Klewitz.
"If I had considered sending her to jail, she'd be sitting out there and nobody would know her. She would be eating at the taxpayer's expense. There wasn't any point to sending her to jail," says Judge Loring Gray.
Klewitz had two accomplices. Jerry Brantley was sentenced to three years in prison, but 19-year-old Trevor Moore will have to perform the same walk of shame as Klewitz.
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