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DA Gonzalez violated Marsy’s Law, Again

On November 6, 2023, the Honorable Lawton E. Stephens conducted a hearing in the case of State v. Luke Harrison Waldrop. After a daylong hearing, the Court ruled […]
Attorney for Nigel Brown Harasses Victim and Victim’s Attorney

In a surprising twist, the public defender appointed to represent Nigel Brown, Ms. Kaitlyn Beck, has recently filed a Motion to Compel Discovery and for a Gag Order. […]
DA Failed to File Accusation Timely

On August 4, 2022, Carlos Alberto Mejia was arrested for a traffic accident that occurred in Oconee County on Ga. Hwy 316. Mr. Mejia was charged with (1) […]
Charges Reduced After Man Shoots Dog

On March 30, 2022, George Hampton Arnold, age 64, was arrested for shooting a gun at his own dog. He was subsequently indicted by a Grand Jury for […]
Gonzalez Responds….

Interestingly, Deborah Gonzalez submitted a Letter to the Editor for publication in the Oconee Enterprise that was published on November 2. In letter, DA Gonzalez contends that her […]
Justice Denied for Latino Accident Victims

It appears the denial of justice in Athens-Clarke County applies to victims of all races. In this unfortunate situation, Esmeralda Heredia-Carias and some of her children were injured […]
DA Gonzalez violates First Amendment – Unconstitutional Viewpoint Censorship

The district attorney’s office has an official Facebook profile that can be found at https://www.facebook.com/ConcernedAboutOurDA/. In an apparent attempt to restrict negative feedback, Ms. Gonzalez and her office […]
Preliminary Injunction Denied – DA Oversight Panel

In an effort to create some accountability and oversight for district attorneys, similar to that experienced by Judges and law enforcement officers, S.B. 92 was passed to create […]
Where is the DA’s Office?

On September 20, 2023, a restitution hearing was scheduled in the case of State v. C. Austin. The hearing was scheduled to commence at 3:30 p.m. before the […]
State v. Michael Lareco Daniel

Another one of the cases that suffered under the leadership of DA Gonzalez, the young victim in State v. Michael Lareco Daniel has good reason to have hope […]
State v. Dinesh Appuhamilage Balasooriyah

On March 22, 2022, Mr. Balasooriyah was charged with five felony counts of possession and distribution of child pornography. After a months long investigation by UGA’s Police Department, […]
State v. James Edward Johnson

Mr. Johnson was charged with Robbery by Force related to an incident on April 18, 2022. As shown on the Indictment, Mr. Johnson was charged with pushing Mr. […]
State v. George H. Maxwell

Mr. Maxwell was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Felony and Criminal Solicitation related to murder-for-hire plot against ex-wife’s boyfriend. The victim, Kevin Westover, was at his residence on […]
Dismissed for Want of Prosecution!

On May 31, 2023, the District Attorney’s Office was noticed to appear for a peremptory calendar call for Judge Lott in Athens-Clarke County. The DA’s office had three […]
Dismissal of Animal Cruelty Charges

Two students from the University of Georgia were charged with committing felony animal cruelty for allegedly beating it with a stick, and for inflicting severe pain on the […]
State v. K. Downs

Mr. Downs was charged with felony theft by shoplifting related to an incident at Wal-Mart in August 2020. After numerous failures to appear, Mr. Downs was eventually scheduled […]
State v. Henry Greg Thomas, Jr.

It is alleged that Mr. Thomas shot a person in the leg on or about September 11, 2020. In that situation, Mr. Thomas was charged with Aggravated Battery, […]
State v. Marquyse Donzell Grisson

Mr. Grisson has a long history of domestic violence charges in Athens-Clarke County. Mr. Grisson was charged with felony Cruelty to Children in the 1st Degree and Family […]
State v. R. Wynn

The Defendant was charged with (1) theft by taking and (2) cargo theft. A jury trial was conducted in Athens-Clarke County beginning on March 27, 2023. The District […]
State v. J. Clink

The Defendant was brought before the Court for a probation violation on March 22, 2023. He was sentenced to serve 5 years probation in April 2021 for (1) […]