FOX 5 Atlanta: Man who went viral for 'Wide Neck' mugshot arrested in Cherokee County

A man with a famous mugshot is facing multiple felonies after his arrest in Cherokee County earlier this month. Charles Dion McDowell, nicknamed "Wide Neck," is charged with sending explicit videos of ...

Man who went viral for 'Wide Neck' mugshot arrested in Cherokee County

Asheville Citizen-Times: Detention officer killed before multi-county chase for escaped Cherokee County inmate

Kelvin Simmons, 48, faces a first-degree murder charge after officials say he shot and killed a Cherokee County detention officer while escaping a medical facility outside Murphy. His escape led to a ...

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Today, three Cherokee tribes are federally recognized: the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB) in Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation (CN) in Oklahoma, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina.

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