The attorney for a woman accused of robbing Zales Outlet in Dawsonville last summer wants some of the charges against her client dropped, according to a motion filed last week that suggests the crimes in question were not "violent" in nature. Citing a U.S. Supreme Court case known as the "Hobbs Act," Attorney Michelle Daffin is arguing that forcing employees to the back of the store at gun point and zip-tying their hands does not fit the definition of violent. Abigail Lee Kemp, 24, of Smyrna was arrested Jan. 8 on charges related to multiple jewelry store armed robberies in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Attorney for accused jewel thief wants some charges dropped