ATLANTA - A teen accused in the death of a 21-year-old Gainesville man last week now faces involuntary manslaughter charges. <br>
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Nathan Combiths turned himself in to authorities Wednesday. Police initially charged him with voluntary manslaughter in the death of John D. Stump, stemming from a fight just blocks from two downtown concerts. <br>
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``It is not a reduction in charges, it is just a change to the correct charge,'' Atlanta police Detective Ed Christian said Thursday after Combiths' preliminary hearing. <br>
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Stump died of head injuries three days after he was struck in a fight following the venue of free summer concerts. Police interviewed 11 witnesses who were involved in the brawl. <br>
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``It was a tragic accident,'' Christian said. ``It was like a short fight in a schoolyard, and I don't think those involved knew that the injuries were fatal when they left the scene.'' <br>
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In response to last week's fight, alcohol sales are being cut off at 10 p.m. and some police officers will be redirected from traffic to pedestrian patrols.
