Foul play is not suspected in the death of a Franklin woman whose body was found in a creek near her residence on Ga. 34, said Heard County Coroner Kathy Buchanan.

A young couple walking their dog found the body of Nola Head, 65, lying face down against a log late Wednesday afternoon in Hillibihatchee Creek. The body was sent to the GBI crime lab to determine the cause and manner of death.

The couple first thought the woman was in the creek catching fish with her hands, Buchanan said.

Head had been last seen about three hours earlier at the residence she shared with her boyfriend, Bruce Conway.

Woods separated the house and the creek, Buchanan said, and “she was known to go back to the creek” to relax.

Gunmen rob man

A 21-year-old man was beaten and robbed after leaving a residence in the 200 block of Strong Street.

The man told officers he was visiting with the resident of the house when he was asked to leave about 9:45 p.m. Monday. When he walked outside, three men carrying two shotguns appeared from behind the house and struck him in the face, knocking him to the ground.

Police said the men rummaged through his pants, grabbing $100 and his car keys. The assailants then took a $150 necklace and a $200 speaker box.

The men smashed his cell phone, so the victim drove home to call police.

Arrests

— Kary Williams Jr., 25, of Juniper Street was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

— Kathy Bland, 51, of Columbus was charged by West Point police with aggravated assault and aggravated battery.

— Kizzie Eu’nice Magby, 27, of Lanett, Ala., was charged by West Point police with aggravated assault and aggravated stalking.

— Troup County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people on drug charges after a traffic stop Sunday afternoon on Long Cane Access Road. Carlos Martinez, 20, and Rodolfo Hernandez, 24, both of Oak Street, were charged with possession of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.

Thefts, burglaries

— A tiller and an auger were stolen from a residence in the 5000 block of Old West Point Road. They were valued at $621.

— A washer and dryer that had been burned in a fire more than a month ago were stolen from a residence in the 2400 block of Bartley Road.

— Seven packs of Georgia Lottery scratch-off tickets valued at $2,100 were stolen from the Summit convenience store at 828 N. Greenwood St.

— A thief stole a 37-inch Sanyo flat-screen TV valued at $479 from a residence in the 100 block of Chatham Street.

— A Poulan Pro lawnmower valued at $450 was stolen from the back yard of a residence in the 100 block of Fendig Street.

— A $300 Snapper lawnmower was stolen from a storage shed in the 1000 block of Stonewall Street.

— About $120 worth of copper wiring was stolen from a residence in the 100 block of Hamilton Road.

— A gray camcorder and MP3 player valued at $120 was stolen from an apartment in the 200 block of North Dawson Street.

Guilty pleas

Sentenced after pleading guilty Monday in Troup Superior Court were:

— Joseph Brian Moore, 42, of Hogansville; five years in prison and seven years’ probation for theft by taking and criminal damage to property in the second degree. He took metal valued at $2,000 from property in the 100 block of Mallory Drive and damaged a railroad switch box by cutting its copper wires.

— Richard Guy Cutwright, 43, of LaGrange; four years in prison, six years’ probation and a $1,000 fine for possession of cocaine.

— Joel Sanchez Blackmon, 26, of LaGrange; three years in prison and seven years’ probation for aggravated assault. He punched anther man in the head, causing him to fall and strike his head on cement curbing in the 1400 block of Juniper Street.

— Kevin Lamar Allen, 24, of LaGrange; three years in prison and seven year’s probation for aggravated assault and terroristic threats. He threw a glass bottle at a woman, causing a large laceration to her head.

— Brittany Nicole Winston, 25, of Lanett, Ala.; two years in prison and eight years’ probation for aggravated assault. She hit another woman with a four-prong tire iron.

— Eugene Lamar Mitchell, 29, of LaGrange; two years in prison and eight years’ probation for theft by receiving stolen property.

— Charles Thomas Furgerson, 28 of LaGrange; two years in the county Correctional Institute for two counts of battery, criminal trespass and aggravated stalking.

— Chery Lynn Ferrell, 47, of LaGrange; 10 years’ probation and a $1,000 fine for aggravated assault and tampering with evidence. She stabbed her boyfriend in the chest and destroyed blood evidence from the crime.

Funny money

Someone passed a counterfeit $50 bill at Walmart at 803 New Franklin Road.

- It is the policy of LaGrange Daily News to print the names of people charged with felonies.