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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A 36-year-old Waleska man has been sentenced to 30 years plus an additional 60 months after a Cherokee County jury found him guilty of family violence, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, family violence battery (3 counts), cruelty to children in the third degree (2 counts), and simple battery, according to a press release from District Attorney Susan K. Treadawy.

On the evening on Feb. 13, 2023, Bradly Scott McDaniel became angry and physically abusive, strangling his girlfriend to the point where she was unable to breathe. She tried to escape, but he grabbed her and forced her back into a camper on his property. She broke free a second time and this time was able to run away to find someone to help her.

The victim told law enforcement that McDaniel grabbed her by the neck with both his hands and applied pressure. She said she thought she was going to lose consciousness. She said that McDaniel also held her against her will. An infant child was present during the incident. When deputies went to McDaniel’s residence to investigate, he had fled the property. He remained on the run for nearly a week and was apprehended on Feb. 19, 2023.

While in the Cherokee County adult detention center awaiting trial, McDaniel was charged with two counts of influencing a witness, for offering bribes to the victim to try to convince her to change her testimony. He also pled guilty to those charges at the sentencing hearing on Jan. 19.

During the hearing, the State presented evidence that McDaniel is a recidivist offender with at least five prior felony convictions. The State recommended a sentence of 30 years with the first 20 years to be served in custody. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Wallace sentenced McDaniel to 30 years plus an additional 60 months, with the first 20 years to be served in custody. As a recidivist offender, he must serve all 20 years in prison. He is also forbidden to have any contact with the victim.

"Throughout this relationship, the defendant used manipulation and control, coercion, threats, and physical violence to get his way. Then, when 911 was called, he ran away from law enforcement. After he was arrested, he tried to bribe his ex-girlfriend to change her testimony. He refused to be accountable for his own actions," said District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway. "The young woman in this case is a true survivor, a strong woman who rose above this horrific incident to break free from the clutches of abuse."

The case was investigated by the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Rachel Ashe, of the Domestic Violence Unit, Office of the District Attorney, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit.

If you or someone you know is impacted by domestic violence, please contact the Cherokee Family Violence Center, CFVC.org, 770-479-1703 (24/7 crisis hotline). In case of an emergency, call 911.

Often seen as the quiet storm on The Voice, Georgia-native Jason Wilkes allowed 11Alive into his studio and opened up about how life has changed.

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WALESKA, Ga. - Beyond the lake and through the north Georgia mountains in Waleska, Georgia, for many, is the kind of peace that only comes during vacation time.

But for Jason Wilkes, it’s a way of serenity and life.

11Alive’s Francesca Amiker caught up with how the life of Wilkes, the lone Georgia contestant on NBC’s The Voice, has changed. During his time on the singing competition, he blew the judges away with his voice and long locks.

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“I have amps everywhere, there’s a guitar/base amp over there, there’s an amp there,” Wilkes pointed out.

Often seen as the quiet storm on The Voice, Wilkes allowed 11Alive into his studio and opened up about how life has changed.

“It was definitely a giant opportunity for me because that’s been the biggest hurdle in the last 17 years, to make people look and they’re definitely looking now,” he said.

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Wilkes said he’s kept busy since the show, even barely having time to travel to Nashville once a week to write and record music at Dan Hodges.

But as his star grows he said one thing will always remain constant, the love he has for his daughter and his wife of nearly ten years who saw his shining star.

“She’s where 90 percent of my songs come from,” Wilkes said. “If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be doing music at all anymore. So, she inspires it lyrically and inspires it as in saying ‘I’m not going to let you quit doing this.’ She doesn’t give me an option.”

Wilkes said he’s still in touch with The Voice contestants as the competition continues into the final rounds. He said they motivate each other on and off the show.

The funds will be used towards building a new theatre to support the school's growing programs.

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That connection to the community dates back to 1969 when they purchased land just a couple of miles from the center of town as a "retreat" from the city, and a place where Austin’s mother would reside for most of the rest of her life.

Reinhardt is also the place where Bea taught English for 12 years, from 1978 to 1990.

Now, with a $1 million gift to the university for current capital projects and in support of a new endowed scholarship for music students, the Flints are being recognized with the naming of the concert hall in the Falany Performing Arts Center. The hall will bear the name “Flint Hall.”

The capital projects portion of their gift provides the largest gift to-date for the building of a new theater building for the University’s burgeoning theatre and musical theatre programs.

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Asked what she remembers most about her years at Reinhardt, Bea Flint doesn’t flinch, “it was a family.”

"Dr. Mallard is continuing that kind of family atmosphere at Reinhardt,” she added, referring to the university's current president.

Involved in the community through her work and voluntarism in the arts, particularly as a charter member of the Cherokee Chorale, Bea Flint said she's proud of the growth and development of Reinhardt as a center for culture and the arts, especially the School of Performing Arts and the FPAC.

Known throughout North Georgia for his work as a radiologist since moving to Canton to start his practice following medical school at Emory University, Dr. Austin Flint is “excited about the future” especially as Reinhardt launches its School of Nursing and Health Sciences later this year.

“Every university president would love to have the kind of remarkable friends and supporters we have in Austin and Bea Flint,” said Reinhardt President Dr. Kina S. Mallard. “We are overjoyed by their generosity in support of our new theater building and with this endowed music scholarship that will bear their name.”

Dr. Flint joined the Reinhardt University Board of Trustees in 2016 at the invitation and encouragement of his long-time friend and board chair, Billy Hasty.

“Austin and Bea Flint are among our community’s greatest treasures,” said Hasty. “They are simply some of the most generous people I’ve ever met, and though they would never seek the spotlight, their gifts to Reinhardt – both as active participants in programs and now with Austin serving on the Board of Trustees – are part of the transformation of Reinhardt that is on fast forward under the leadership of President Mallard.”

The Flints are making this gift with the support of their three sons, Russell, Douglas and Cris. Thus the name “Flint Hall” will adorn the hall built in 2002 as the centerpiece of the Falany Performing Arts Center.

“Our parents have lived most of their adult lives in this community, and they have always sought to support the things that they believe make a difference and that build the arts,” said Dr. Russell Flint, an orthopedic surgeon at Piedmont-Mountainside Hospital in Jasper. “My brothers and I are proud to join in celebrating their grand gift to Reinhardt University and to encourage strong support for a growing, thriving Reinhardt University.”

On Friday, Feb. 10, Flint Hall will be officially named, and the Flint family will be honored as a part of the 15th Anniversary Celebration of Falany Performing Arts Center's opening.

For tickets to the event, visit www.reinhardt.edu/fpac or call (770) 720-9167.

For information about making a gift to Reinhardt University in support of its new theater building, contact the Advancement Office at (770) 720-5621 or by email to [email protected].

Photo: Dr. Austin and Bea Flint are pictured with Reinhardt University Board of Trustees chairman Billy Hasty (l) and President Dr. Kina S. Mallard (r) in front of the concert hall in the Falany Performing Arts Center. In appreciation of their gift, the 350-seat concert hall will be named Flint Hall. Credit: Jeff Reed

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Four people have been arrested in connection with on Rampley Trail in Waleska, the said today.

Store video released Wednesday showed four people leaving the Canton after using the victim's debit card just two hours after the incident.

And it was that footage that led authorities to the suspects, said Lt. Jay Baker, spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

"Shortly after the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office released the video, detectives began to receive information on their Facebook page about the identities of those on the video," he said. "Investigators were able to determine that two of the suspects lived at an apartment complex in Canton."

When investigators went to the apartment, which Baker did not name, all four suspects from the video were there, he said.

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Arrested and held at the without bond:

About 11 p.m. Monday, the victim of the home invasion told authorities that three men, armed with baseball bats and a handgun, entered her Rampley Trail home and demanded cash. Their faces were covered with bandanas.

"According to the victim, one of the suspects hit her and took her purse which reportedly contained a substantial but undisclosed amount of cash," Baker said on Wednesday. "The robbery occurred in front of her brother and two children. The suspects fled the scene prior to deputies arriving at the incident location."

Today, Baker said that investigators found the victim’s purse, a 9 mm handgun, three red bandanas believed to be used in the robbery and receipts showing usage of the victim's debit card at other Canton businesses inside the apartment. However, they did not find the stolen cash.

"The investigation remains ongoing," Baker said. "Investigators are still attempting to determine why the suspects chose to rob the specific location on Rampley Trail."

More charges and arrests are possible, he said.

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