Husband Now Suspect in Death of Canton Woman

Rodney Burton has gone from a person of interest to the prime suspect in the death of his wife, Canton resident Kimberly Burton, 39.

Authorities say Burton's nude body was discovered by a relative inside her Canton home on Arlington Circle, in the Green subdivision last Monday. Burton, who died of blunt force trauma to the head, was discovered after not reporting to work at an eye care center. She was a graduate of Mary Persons High School in Forsyth.

In light of the crime, Rodney Burton now faces charges of murder and aggravated assault.

Authorities say Burton, who has reportedly departed the country, left a Canton home in his wife's vehicle and drove to Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.

Police Want to Speak to Husband in Optician's Death

Police want to speak to the husband of a deceased Canton optician who was found beaten to death inside her home Monday.

According to authorities, Kimberly Leigh Burton, 39, was discovered inside her home by a relative in the River Green subdivision after she failed to report to work. Burton, who was discovered nude, reportedly died of blunt trauma to the head.

Burton's second husband, Rodney Burton, is not being named a suspect, yet police want to speak with him.

Authorities also reported that Kimberly Burton’s 2007 Nissan Maxima was not at the home, but her husband's car was.

Optician Found Dead in Her Canton Residence

Canton police are awaiting autopsy results on a 39-year-old optician who was discovered dead in her home.

According to authorities, Kim Burton was found in her River Green subdivision residence on Monday after she failed to report to work at an eye care center.

While police suspect foul play, no arrests have been made in the case.

Former Teacher Gets 6 Years for Sex With Teens

The sentence is six years in prison for a former Cherokee County High School teacher charged with having sex with two female students.

Matthew Gantz, 41, a former drama teacher at the high school, is also being placed on 14 years probation after pleading guilty to a pair of counts of sodomy.

Gantz, who had been employed in the school system for a decade, was taken into custody back in September after a woman came forward to say she had sexual relations with the Canton resident, beginning in 2007, when she was a 17-year-old student.

A second teen later informed police that she too had a sexual relationship with Gantz in 2005, when she was a student.