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Russians near power plant expected to go home
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Two Russians and a Kazakhstan national who were found near the fence of an Effingham County power plant are expected to leave the country soon, according to a spokesman for the FBI.
 
The three men — Evgeniy Luzhetskiy, Nail Idiatullin and Rustem Ibragimov — were found near the fence of Plant McIntosh with wire cutters, a shovel and ski masks around 1 a.m. on Sept. 12. Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies had been called out on a report of three suspicious individuals in a Nissan Pathfinder.
 
Deputies notified the Joint Terrorism Task Force, and JTTF agents interviewed the suspects.
 
 
For the complete story see Tuesday's edition of the Herald.
Father, Son Arrested After Armed Standoff in Eden
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Deputies respond Tuesday to a home in Eden, where a father and son were arrested after a standoff following a domestic dispute. (Submitted photo)
Two men were arrested Tuesday in Eden after a domestic dispute led to a standoff. Deputies say George Driggers, 47, threatened his girlfriend and law enforcement with a gun, then barricaded himself inside a home. His father, Alford Driggers, 80, was also charged for allegedly threatening deputies.
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