Governor Brian Kemp remains silent on illegal immigration
Written and submitted By D.A. King
In 2011, Aurelio Mayo Perez, an illegal alien, was booked into the Cobb County jail for no driver’s license but released due to an immigration enforcement reduction edict from then-President Barack Obama. Two years later, Mayo Perez was charged with aggravated child molestation and rape. The name of the ten-year old girl he was convicted of repeatedly molesting is not available.
Last week, newly sworn Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens held an elaborate press conference packed with invited anti-enforcement activists and proudly announced his termination of the 287(g) program. The Marietta Daily Journal described the event’s big finish with “…as the event ended, and a mariachi band began to play, the mood in the room was decidedly celebratory. The new sheriff even took to the floor and waltzed for a moment, reveling in his audience’s approval.” Cobb County Deputy Sheriff Loren Li
The new sheriff of Cobb County says the office will operate in truth, trust and transparency.
“I will be out front when we do right, and when we do wrong,” said Sheriff Craig Owens on Friday’s edition of “Closer Look.”
Sheriff Owens, the first Black sheriff of Cobb County, was sworn-in just days before the new year. The retired army veteran, who formerly worked for the Cobb County Police Department, defeated longtime Sheriff Neil Warren in November.
Owens says his military and law enforcement background firmly prepared him to take on his newest professional challenge of rebuilding trust between Cobb County residents and the sheriff’s department.
Lisa Cupid becomes first African-American woman to Chair the Cobb County Board of Commissioners
Lisa Cupid is the first ever African-American women to be sworn in as Chairwoman in Cobb County.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Lisa Cupid was sworn in as the county s first Back and first woman Board of Commissioners chairperson Thursday evening, which created a shift in Cobb County s political landscape.
She beat out Republican Chairman Mike Boyce by more than 20,000 votes. The more that I served on the board, I saw that the way communities get served has a lot to do with how each elected official can participate in the governance process. I had concerns about that, Cupid explained to us.