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Murder case tied to Lake Lanier to return to court
Man contests guilty plea, sentence for 1997 slaying; victims head dumped in lake
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A man who pleaded guilty to murder after dumping a man’s dismembered head into Lake Lanier has been granted an opportunity to argue the throwing out of his conviction, the Georgia Supreme Court decided Monday. Michael B. Lejeune was charged originally in 1999 for the death of 39-year-old Ronnie Davis two years prior. Lejeune pleaded guilty in 2005 to shooting Davis in the head and killing the man regarding a $250 drug debt, according to the court’s opinion summary.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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