​It was such an honor to provide Ms. Bergland, a teacher at Cowan Road Middle School in Griffin, with school supplies for her classroom this year. She is a wonderful teacher and so deserving! Please remember teachers as they embark on this next school year. They do so much for the children and pay for so much out of their own pockets. Our appreciation and thanks goes out to all of you!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Last week, my Spalding County office tried the case of the State of Georgia vs. Markel Taiwon Amey. Amey was convicted of molesting an eight-year-old family member over a period of approximately a year and of securing her and her siblings’ silence through threats and physical abuse. The abuse became known to family members when the victim’s younger brother told his step-mother that Amey would take his sister in a bedroom and lock the door when their father would leave for work.

After deliberating for nearly five hours, a jury found Amey guilty of Aggravated Sodomy, Aggravated Child Molestation, Sexual Battery of a Child under 16, three counts of Child Molestation, and two counts of Cruelty to Children in the First Degree. Amey was subsequently sentenced to serve life in prison plus twenty years, followed by twenty years on probation.
During sentencing, the Honorable W. Fletcher Sams called the children heroes, and said that after the verdict of the jury, the victim would never have to worry about being abused by the defendant again.
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District Attorney Broder said of the verdict, “this week, members of our Spalding County community stood in the gap between a predator and his victim and said ‘no more.’ I am very proud of the jurors in this case and of Senior Assistant District Attorney Kate Lenhard and Assistant District Attorney Adelle Petersen who presented the case. My office will continue to fight with all we have for the most vulnerable in our community.”

​It's Back To School Time Already!
The employees of the Griffin Judicial D.A. Office provided the children who are residents of the Promise Place Domestic Violence Shelter school supplies and book bags to help them get a great start on their school year. Promise Place provides shelter and services to victims of domestic violence and their children who are residents of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Contact them if you would like more information on their services:
www.promiseplace.org

​The Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney and Assistant District Attorneys attended the 2022 Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia Summer Conference this week. It has been an amazing week of training and lectures from a great line up of speakers for the circuit's prosecuting attorneys.