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Suspect arrested for murder of Dawsonville woman found in woods near downtown Cumming
GBI officials have identified a Dawsonville woman whose body was recently found near downtown Cumming and said a man has been arrested on murder charges in New Jersey in connection with her death.
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Dawsonville man arrested in child porn sting
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A Dawsonville man was among 18 arrested in a statewide child pornography sting by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The bureau's Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit worked with the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and numerous law enforcement agencies across the state in the three-month investigation. Earl Taft Benson, 68, a contract worker who lives on Columbine Glade, was booked into the Dawson County Detention Center just after 6 p.m. Oct. 14.