![]() Earlier, they had watched their two sons warm up on the same field, wearing the same big-league jersey. It’s already been a spring full of moments like that. In the stands, mom and dad couldn’t believe it. “I stepped on home and I look up and I saw (Austin) running at me,” Parker said. The ball had an exit velocity of 110 mph. With a swing he revamped last offseason en route to a breakthrough year in the minors, Meadows unloaded on the ball, sending it screaming on a line over the right-field wall. He got a 91 mph fastball in his first at-bat, the first pitch he’d seen this spring. Saturday, Parker was the brother doing the heavy lifting. “Sure enough when we got down here today thinking we were surprising them, (Parker) goes, ‘I knew you were coming,'” Staci said. She was sharing her location with the kids on her phone. “Mom texted me last night, like, ‘Oh I wish we could be there tomorrow,'” Parker said.Īfter stopping for dinner on the drive, Staci realized she’d made a crucial mistake. They only told Austin’s wife, Alexis, they were making the trip. “Whatever we have to do, we’re getting there.” “We were like, OK, I guess we’re going to have to sleep in the truck,” Staci said. So they left in the late afternoon and drove to Florida. Plans changed when they got official word both their kids would be in Saturday’s lineup. Life beckoned, so the parents headed back up to Georgia before the spring opener. There, Staci and Kenny shagged balls as their two sons worked out at a local field. The whole family stayed at Austin’s place in Apollo Beach. Staci and Kenny were down in Florida last week. “CSI and detectives were called and are working the investigation.“I’m still kind of just following (Austin) around like a puppy dog,” Parker said Friday. K9 responded but did not locate the suspect,” the GC PIO reported. “The suspect fled on foot prior to GCPD arrival. to the south precinct of Gwinnett County Police Department. The Gwinnett County public information officer confirmed that there was a robbery on Sunday morning, July 22, 2018, at the Stars and Striked Bowling alley located at 479 Brightwell Court in the Loganville area of unincorporated Gwinnett. ![]() To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. If anyone has any information to share in this case, they are asked to contact GCPD Robbery Unit detectives at 77. Anyone encountering Rivers should call 911. Rivers is currently on the run and should be considered armed and dangerous. Detectives have obtained warrants against him for two counts of armed robbery and four counts of aggravated assault. He is a black male, about 5’6” tall and weighing about 160 lbs. The suspect is identified as Willie James Rivers. Photo courtesy of Gwinnett County Police Department Willie James Rivers, suspect in armed robberies. The suspect is also accused of robbing the Homestay Suites at 4350 Stone Mountain Highway in unincorporated Lilburn on July 14. It was recovered and remains in police custody. The suspect fled on foot, abandoning his vehicle – a lime green 2104 Ford Mustang. Police say he fired multiple shots at one of the victims who followed him out. In this case, he entered the business and pointed a gun at multiple people. The suspect is wanted in at least one other robbery as well.Īccording to GCPD, on July 22, 2018, the suspect allegedly robbed the Stars and Strikes at 479 Brightwell Court, unincorporated Loganville. Gwinnett County Police Department detectives are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery that took place on Sunday morning at the Stars and Strikes bowling alley in the Loganville area of unincorporated Gwinnett. Update: Suspect is considered armed and dangerous He is also accused of robbing the Homestay Suites in unincorporated Lilburn on July 14. At the time, he also allegedly shot at one of the victims who followed him out of the bowling alley. Rivers is accused of robbing the Stars and Strikes in the unincorporated Loganville area of Gwinnett County on July 28. We will update once that information is obtains. GCPD have directed inquiries surrounding his capture to the Clayton County authorities. ![]() He is currently being held in Clayton County and on his release he will be transported to Gwinnett county Jail to face charges of two counts of armed robbery and two counts of aggravated assault. Gwinnett County Police Department announced that Willie James Rivers, 28, is now in custody. Update: Suspect arrested in Jrobbery of Stars and Strikes Willie James. ![]()
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