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September 1, 2009

SNIPPET:

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/09/01/met_546442.shtml

“Across Georgia”
From Wire Reports
Tuesday, September 01, 2009

ATLANTA -

SNIPPET: “ATLANTA - A man who police say hijacked an Atlanta public school bus with about a dozen students aboard has been denied bond at a jailhouse hearing.

Arris Pitmon has been charged with 13 counts of false imprisonment, 13 counts of reckless conduct, four counts of battery and one count of theft by taking an automobile after Thursday’s bizarre incident. A student and the bus driver had only minor injuries.

Investigators believe Pitmon, who is 23, was on cocaine at the time of the incident. Police say a shirtless Pitmon jumped on the bus near a gas station, overpowered the driver and then let the bus careen off the roadway and through a fence.

Pitmon’s appointed attorney, Stanley Constant, did not immediately return a call for comment Monday. Pitmon’s next court appearance is set for Sept. 14.”