Friday, November 9, 2012
William Dawson said he is grateful for his son, who was shot during the November 2010 robbery of his restaurant. A father and son crime pair along with others were sentenced to prison time this week for the armed robbery and attempted bank robbery.
On the one hand, there is a father and son working together at a family-owned small business. On the other, a father and son, who reportedly hadn't been close for years, become alleged robbers, and are now sentenced to serious prison time. This contrast isn't lost on William Dawson, owner of Weeyums Philly Style Cheesesteaks in Stone Mountain Village, whose son William "Joe" Dawson was shot in the arm during a November 2010 robbery at the restaurant. "I'm more grateful I have my son," Dawson told Patch. "I'm not looking for any restitution monetarily wise. I forgive them for what they did. I'm grateful the law enforcement officers did their job. They were good to work with and made me feel comfortable in the judicial system." This week, a …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
"We're glad it's all over with and we're moving on," said the owner of Weeyums, whose son was shot in the arm during the November 2010 incident.
A U.S. District judge has sentenced a father from Conyers and his son, who is from the Stone Mountain area, this week to federal prison on several charges including armed commercial robbery, attempted bank robbery, and using and carrying firearms during crimes of violence, U.S. Attorney's office for the Northen District of Georgia said in a press release. The two were charged in the November 2010 robbery of Weeyums Philly Style Cheese Steaks in Stone Mountain Village, in which William "Joe" Dawson, son of the restaurant's owner, was shot in the arm. His father told Patch his son, now 25, is doing fine. The father and son crime pair also attempted to rob a Wells Fargo Bank on Clairmont Road. Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. sentenced the son, …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Weeyums Philly Style in Stone Mountain Village celebrates its 12th year in business.
Weeyums Philly Style, located in the heart of Stone Mountain Village, has been the home of the Philadelphia Cheese steak for local residents since May of 2000. Weeyums Philly Style provides freshly prepared food that is made to order for each customer. Recently, Patch talked to the owner, William Dawson, and this is what he shared with us: Patch: Why did you decide to open your restaurant in the City of Stone Mountain as opposed to another location? Dawson: I drove passed it several times and thought it was a good location, but [ultimately] God moved me to it. I’ve been here 12 years and now I’m trying to get a second location. Patch: Do you have a background in the restaurant business? Dawson: No, I was a firefighter for Fulton County …
Tony Cade
11:19 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
I didn't know about the shooting. Little Joe use to hang out at my store when he was a little kid. And I still run into William sometimes at Sam's Club. I'm glad the family suffered no lose. They are good people! more ›