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Detention center warden sings Georgia fight song for good cause

Otis Nixon, formerly of the Atlanta Braves, dropped by the area Thursday on unrelated business, but stopped to shake hands with North Georgia Detention Center Warden Charlie Peterson before Peterson, an unrepentant University of Alabama fan, climbed to the detention center roof and, donned in University of Georgia attire, sang the UGA fight song in keeping his deal with detention center employees who raised more than $3,000 for 2013 Relay for Life. - photo by NAT GURLEY

0531SING 1 — Otis Nixon, formerly of the Atlanta Braves, dropped by the area Thursday on unrelated business, but stopped to shake hands with North Georgia Detention Center Warden Charlie Peterson before Peterson, an unrepentant University of Alabama fan, climbed to the detention center roof and, donned in University of Georgia attire, sang the UGA fight song in keeping his deal with detention center employees who raised more than $3,000 for 2013 Relay for Life. - photo by NAT GURLEY

Decked out in University of Georgia garb, Charlie Peterson suffered a moment of weakness at the tail end of his brief stint as a UGA fan. “Rooo-oooll Tide!” he proclaimed, the picture of Bulldog pride, head to toe in UGA gear. “Gooo-oooo Dogs!” he corrected.