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Hall SWAT team shoots man armed with axe in hostage standoff, officials say
Hall County Police
Ben Anderson
Updated: Jul 16, 2022, 2:16 PM
Published: Jul 16, 2022, 2:08 PM
A man armed with an axe held a woman hostage in a Gainesville home for nearly four hours early Saturday before he was shot in the arm by a Hall County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team member.
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Cumming man accused of strangling Dawson-area victims and other violent acts
04302025Corey Andrew Hardy
Officers from Dawson and Jackson counties and Commerce worked together to apprehend Corey Hardy on a series of family violence-related charges. Photo courtesy of the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office.
Julia Hansen
FCN regional staff
Published: Apr 30, 2025, 10:26 PM
A Cumming man now faces 11 charges after being nabbed in Jackson County for a series of family violence incidents in the Dawsonville area.
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