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Mother, newborn safe; two charged
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Updated: May 31, 2011, 10:20 AM
Published: May 31, 2011, 10:21 AM

MARIETTA - Two people are under arrest in the disappearance of a 27-year-old woman and her newborn daughter who turned up safe in different Georgia counties.

Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce says police were called on Saturday after the staff of a hotel in Austell found blood-soaked linens in a room.

Pierce says Holly Daenette Parker-Heard apparently gave birth in the room.

Pierce says Parker-Heard was found safe on Sunday at a house in Cobb County.

Authorities in Carroll County found 39-year-old Rebecca Mclarty of Mableton, who they say was the midwife for the birth, along with the infant, on Monday. Pierce says Mclarty and 42-year-old Scott Alan McDaniel, who was arrested Monday evening, are charged with kidnapping and cruelty to children.

Pierce says the mother and infant are doing well.

 
Sheriff’s Office seeks help identifying suspected arsonist
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The suspect is believed to be a young Black male who is pictured wearing a pastel t-shirt, dark pants and white shoes. - photo by Courtesy of the Newton County Sheriff's Office
Kate Verity
Published: Mar 13, 2025, 8:24 PM

NEWTON COUNTY — The Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NSCO) is seeking the community’s help in identifying and gaining information regarding an arson suspect. 

According to the NCSO, on Friday, March 7 at around 2:30 p.m., the pictured individual is believed to have deliberately started a fire at the Silos Clubhouse.

The NCSO is requesting that residents of the Ellington Community check their cameras during the Friday afternoon time frame. Videos can be emailed to alberto@newtonsheriffga.org.

If anyone has any information regarding the case, including recognizing the suspected arsonist, call Investigator Alberto at 678-625-1429.

There is no information currently available about the fire itself or any damage it may have caused. The Covington News has reached out to the NCSO and Newton County Fire Services for more information regarding the incident.