Armed Robber Threatens Elderly Man on Cedar Shoals Sidewalk

Armed robber threatens elderly man on Cedar Shoals sidewalk

By Joe Johnson Milton Johnson is a familiar sight in east Athens.On a nearly daily basis the 67-year-old homeless man sits in a chair on the sidewalk outside of Choo Choo Express on Gaines School Road, holding a sign asking for money.On the afternoon of July 23rd he was accosted by a skinny short black male with dreadlocks who told him, “Give the money up. If you don’t I’m gonna shoot you.”When Johnson said he wasn’t going to give him any money …