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| | Atlanta,Georgia,11Alive,ATLANTA,News,Weather,Doppler,sports,events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Darrin Beamon, a convicted criminal with a long history of shoplifting convictions and facing a prison sentence, was given the option of either leaving the state or moving to Echols County. |
 | | Echols County Sheriff Donald Fender said he doesn't know of any banished criminals who have actually moved to Echols County, but he doesn't like the idea that it could happen. |
 | | Metro Atlanta prosecutors have, on occasion, used other counties for banishment but Echols County, whose county seat was once ironically known at Troublesome, seems to be the most popular. |
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