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August 6, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 9, No. 32
Bears roar onto field ‘Midnight Growl’ brings athletes out By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com
The Cambridge football teams tear onto the field Aug. 1 at the third Midnight Growl.
Photo By KIM KUYKENDALL
MILTON, Ga. – For the second year in a row, the Cambridge High School football and cheerleading teams turned out at midnight July 31 for their “Midnight Growl” only to find
a soggy field and pouring rain. Cambridge head football coach Craig Bennett said it didn’t bother him in the least. “Practice went well and we were able to play in the rain,” he said. “They came out with a lot of energy.” He was pleased with the performance of his team. “We had a solid prac-
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Milton High principal 3 arrested for woman’s heroin death resigns over DUI Waited 10 hours before calling 911
Incident derails promising career By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – By all accounts Nathan Buhl was on the education fast track, having ascended from an elementary teacher in a rural Georgia school to principal of one of the top high schools in the state in less than 15 years. But the fast lane ended this week with news of Buhl’s resignation as principal at Milton High School after his involvement in a motor vehicle incident on July 26 while allegedly under the influence of
alcohol. “I am humbled and ashamed, after making the worst decisions of my life,” wrote Buhl in a letter to Milton families four days later. “A night of celebration quickly turned to nightmare because of the series of poor choices that I made.” Buhl, 37, had been principal at Milton since mid-May. He has been charged with several violations related to the incident. Fulton Schools officials said Buhl “self-reported” the incident and submitted his resignation immediately. “Buhl’s actions have made it difficult for him, at this time, to serve as the leader of Milton
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By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Johns Creek woman overdosed on heroin March 3. But police say she didn’t have to die. Police say the friends she was with waited nearly 10 hours before calling 911, by which time she was dead. Three men are now being held on murder charges. According to Alpharetta police, Chelsea Bennett, 20, of Johns Creek, went with two friends, Cory Ben-Hanania and Sebastian Andrade, both 20, to find heroin in Marietta. They returned to Ben-Hanania’s parents’ home on Ridge Oak Place, Alpharetta. There, Bennett was coaxed
Chelsea did not deserve to die.” George Gordon Alpharetta Public Safety Spokesman
by the other two into injecting heroin. Almost immediately, police say, she showed signs of being “in distress.” She had overdosed. “They injected her with the heroin; they coaxed her,” said Detective Dave Bochniak. “They can be charged with murder if they administer a drug and she dies.” Instead of getting her medical help, Ben-Hanania and Andrade called the man from whom they bought the drugs, Kevin McCaffrey. Police say they have text messages
and phone calls between the men where they ask what they should do, organizing alibis and what to do with her bennett body. “They knew she was dying,” said George Gordon, Alpharetta Public Safety spokesman. “Had she been treated, she may have survived. Chelsea did not deserve to die.” Bennett was left on the floor for 10 hours while they dithered about what to do. Finally, at nearly 3 p.m., Bennett’s family had become worried when she could not be found. They knew she would be with Ben-Hanania.
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