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July 24, 2019
NEW DETAILS: Police report disputes Georgia lawmaker's account of Publix incident
Witness: State Rep. Erica Thomas told Eric Sparkes, Go back where you came from
A witness to a heated grocery store encounter between state Rep. Erica Thomas and a man she accused of uttering racist comments told authorities she didnt hear him make those remarks, according to a Cobb County police report.
A Publix employee told a Cobb County officer that she witnessed part of the conversation and heard Thomas continuously tell Eric Sparkes to Go back where you came from! but did not hear Sparkes utter those words to Thomas...
https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/cobb-police-charges-will-filed-georgia-lawmaker-publix-dispute/fp9t5RJLXVSOTaMnVLmHEP/
Ugh!
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