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Neighbors describe searching for injured 18-year-old, watching tornado touch down in Henry County
Residents are recalling the moments they saw a tornado touch down in their Henry County neighborhood and the subsequent search for an injured man. NewsChopper 2 flew over Fresh Laurel Lane where an EF-2 tornado destroyed a home on Thursday afternoon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Malachi Chaney, 18, was thrown 300 feet from the house and severely injured. He remains in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital. Channel 2's Tyisha Fernandes visited what was left of the home on Friday and spoke with neighbors who described the terrifying moments. 'It was just raining, there was no wind, just a steady rain, and I was standing in my kitchen, and I started hearing like 'ping, ping, ping,' and I was like, 'What is that?' And I pulled the sliding glass door back right here, and I see right over here a funnel touching the ground. I immediately ran in my closet, covered my head, and took cover, and just started praying, panicking, and I could hear things hitting the house. It was really loud," Courtney Bucio said. RELATED STORIES: 'The Wire' actor says his son was 'thrown 300 feet' from their home in Henry County tornado Tornado touches down in Henry County, 18-year-old critically injured Tornado touches down in Henry County, crosses I-75 When the noises stopped, neighbors came outside and learned their neighbor Tray Chaney, an actor who played Malik 'Poot' Carr on 'The Wire,' and his 18-year-old son were in the home. Neighbors say Malachi Chaney was upstairs playing video games when the tornado hit. Fernandes took neighbors' concerns for their safety to the homebuilder, Century Communities. They say their homes are well-constructed. A spokesperson said that any home would have looked like that if it was directly hit by a tornado. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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‘Honestly, I just miss my wife': Alpharetta newlyweds separated after ICE arrests wife
An immigrant from Colombia, just married in February and with no criminal record, is now separated from her husband after agents arrested her outside the couple's Alpharetta apartment. Daniela Joly Landin, 24, entered the United States last May, turned herself in to the U.S. Border Patrol and applied for asylum. Channel 2's Bryan Mims talked to her husband, Richard Landin. He said she was threatened by violent paramilitary groups because of her work with charities promoting civil rights and helping people get off drugs. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] But in September, an immigration judge in Georgia denied her asylum request. She filed an appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals, and a decision is pending. For months, Daniela Landin had been wearing an ankle monitor. On the morning of May 12, three Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents knocked on her apartment door. Richard Landin said the agents initially told them they were here to check her ankle monitor, but after she stepped outside, they announced she had an order for deportation because of her asylum denial. 'She looked over to me, and I saw her eyes all teary,' Richard Landin said. 'She looked terrified, she looked scared, her eyes were watering.' Daniela Landin spent nearly two weeks at the Stewart Detention Center near Columbus but was moved to the El Paso Service Processing Center in Texas on May 25. 'For someone that has a flawless record, it kind of just doesn't make sense,' he said. He said she's among 80 women in a pod at the facility, and they talk by phone every day. 'There are times she sounds anxious and defeated,' he said. 'She tries to have a brave face.' The two met online and soon went out to dinner, where they talked for hours and hit it off. TRENDING STORIES: Braves starting pitcher likely out for rest of season A trip to a GA Burger King's drive-thru led to a high school graduate's dream he never saw coming 'The Wire' actor says his son was 'thrown 300 feet' from their home in Henry County tornado 'We just kind of talked about our lives, our hopes and dreams,' he said. On Feb. 8, they were married in Alpharetta. Richard Landin is now living with his mother in Marietta, too upset to return to his apartment. 'It's painful being there without her,' he said. 'We moved into that apartment together.' Jameel Manji, Daniela Landin's immigration attorney, said ICE detentions have spiked 'across the board' since President Donald Trump took office. 'Generally speaking, she's not high on the priority list of individuals they need to worry about,' he said. But he said the Trump administration has zeroed in on undocumented immigrants who have been in the country for less than two years, whether they have committed crimes or not. 'Two years is kind of an arbitrary marker that this administration is using, but basically when someone's been in here for less than two years, they consider them prime candidates for expedited removals,' he said. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] In previous administrations, he said, someone appealing an asylum ruling would not be detained while a decision was still pending. 'The way generally individuals will get into detention if they have a pending case is if they break the law,' Manji said. As for why Daniela Landin was denied asylum, he said applicants have a high threshold to meet. 'Asylum is very difficult to win, in particular in Georgia,' he said. The couple has hired other attorneys who are trying to get her released from detention on bond. 'Honestly, I just miss my wife,' he said. 'That's really just it, I miss my wife. I miss being able to hug her, I miss being able to see her face to face.'
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‘Couldn't believe he was alive': Woman rescues man from wrecked tanker with explosive chemicals
Douglas County authorities ordered the evacuation of dozens of homes early Friday morning after a tractor-trailer tanker truck carrying ammonium nitrate lost control, crashed, and tipped over on Wilson Road near Highway 5. Carrie Jetzke, owner of West Georgia Spay Neuter Clinic, told Channel 2's Tom Regan she spotted the toppled tanker on her way to work and went to help the driver. 'I saw his head poke out of the window, and I immediately got out and asked if he was OK. He was in complete shock. He could barely sit up. He didn't physically seem to be hurt. I crawled up on the side and held onto what he could, and he was shaking. I just grabbed him from the waist, and pulled him out, and sat with him until EMS came,' Jetzke said. Jetzke said she didn't know that the truck was carrying a chemical compound that is used both to make fertilizer and explosives. TRENDING STORIES: 'The Wire' actor says his son was 'thrown 300 feet' from their home in Henry County tornado A trip to a GA Burger King's drive-thru led to a high school graduate's dream he never saw coming Grandfather dies saving twin granddaughters from falling tree limb in Dacula She said she didn't smell any vapors coming from the wrecked truck. Neighbors nearby say deputies knocked on their doors and asked them to evacuate their homes. A temporary evacuation center was set up at the Dog River Library on Highway 5. Douglas County Fire and Rescue Chief Miles Allen said as a precaution, 40 to 50 homes were evacuated within a half-mile radius of the wreck. The evacuation order was lifted around 11:30 a.m. after the damaged truck was towed away. Jetzke said she's relieved the driver, a man in his 20s, wasn't hurt. 'He was completely OK. Just in shock,' Jetzke said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Alleged squatter turns himself in after Channel 2 investigation
An alleged squatter is behind bars on a probation violation charge less than 24 hours after a Channel 2 Action News investigation shared the DeKalb County homeowners' struggles. On Thursday, Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Ashli Lincoln shared the story of a family fighting to get their childhood home back after they say squatters moved in the day after their father died. One of those alleged squatters, Dontarious Issac, turned himself in to DeKalb County police on Friday afternoon. 'Ashli, we are so excited. One of the things that annoys me is a criminal that thinks he is smarter than everybody else,' said Lisa Oliver-Heath. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Lincoln spoke with Lisa Oliver-Heath over the phone Friday after learning about Issac's arrest. She and four of her siblings inherited this home from their late parents. In an incident report, Issac first told police he owned the home, but changed his story, saying he had a lease under a rental contract after putting down $4,500. 'My father would be turning over in his urn,' Lisa told Lincoln. Since moving in, the squatters have taken to social media to advertise a large pool party. Lincoln spoke with Issac on Thursday. At the time of that interview, he was apparently in violation of a Greene County probation order. MORE FROM 2 INVESTIGATES: STORY 1 STORY 2 STORY 3 In 2024, Issac was charged after using a drone to deliver contraband to inmates in Georgia prisons. He was sentenced to serve five years. He received credit for time served for 180 of those days. Some of the conditions for his probation include not being around drugs, alcohol, or weapons. The Olivers say some of the squatters approached them with weapons. 'That person came to the door with a rifle,' Kevin Oliver said. Issac was also supposed to let his probation officer know that his address had changed. Documents list a Marietta apartment complex as his last known address. Dekalb County confirmed with Channel 2 Action News that Issac is currently in the Greene County Jail. On Thursday afternoon, Channel 2 Action News was the only station there when three sheriff's deputies arrived at the house and spoke with the man behind the social media post. Under the Squatter Reform Act, the Olivers filed a squatters affidavit. The act was recently passed, allowing law enforcement to cite suspected squatters criminally for trespassing. A DeKalb County incident report reveals the alleged squatters were cited in this case. Lincoln learned that several of the squatters at this property have criminal records, specifically crimes related to squatting. The alleged squatters have until Monday to answer to this affidavit. There will be a court day next week on the matter. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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A break from the rain: Sunny, breezy Saturday on the way
It's breezy with a clearing sky in the wake of storms that moved through earlier Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] West to northwesterly winds between 10-15 mph will be blowing in cooler air early Saturday morning. The breeze picks up, with gusts from 20-25 mph by Saturday afternoon. The morning temperatures Saturday start in the mid to upper 50s, and then with sunshine we will get highs in the upper 70s to low 80s to start the weekend. More nice weather, with just the chance of an isolated shower or storm, on Sunday. Tune in to Channel 2 for more updates from Severe Weather Team 2. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
