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2 men charged in grave robbery of the remains of an infant casket and the corpses of five Confederate and Revolutionary War soldiers

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 17:01
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I can’t think of a severe enough punishment for these despicable individuals.

 The iron casket of a 14-month-old was removed at Old Church Cemetery in Burke County.   BURKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
 The iron casket of a 14-month-old was removed at Old Church Cemetery in Burke County. 

Jerry Atkinson, 39, and Ralph Hillis Jr. could face up to five years in prison if convicted of the seldom-used felony charge of malicious removal of the dead from a grave. The charges were filed by the Burke County Sheriff’s Office.

Hillis, who goes by the nickname “Bubba,” was in custody in Richmond County on Monday night, but Atkinson remained at large, said Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey.

Burke County deputies searched Atkinson’s Morris Village home Monday off Georgia Highway 24, where a methamphetamine lab was discovered, Coursey said. More charges are expected in the case.
The desecration of five graves at Old Church Cemetery was discovered April 13 when Roy Bell, the commander of American Legion Post 120, the memorial’s caretaker, went to the burial grounds to mow the grass.

Bell said he found parts of an old uniform on the ground and at least five graves looted.

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