notable guilty pleas from monday, october 30, 2017

Terry Anthony Sampson pled guilty to two counts of Child Molestation related to incidents involving two victims. Sampson received 20 years to serve on one count and 10 years to serve on the second count, for a total of 30 years to serve in prison. Sampson is 59 years old. Sgt. Kelly McKinney with the Griffin Police Department was the lead investigator on the case. 

Blake Wayne Wilson pled guilty to Aggravated Assault and Terroristic Threats for two separate domestic violence incidents occurring on January 7, 2017 and May 7, 2017. Wilson received 20 years with the first 10 years to be served in prison, followed by 10 years on probation. Wilson pled guilty to threatening to kill the victims, a then girlfriend and her daughter, with a butcher knife, placing a pillow over the victim’s face in an attempt to smother her, and by striking her multiple times causing bruising. Multiple officers with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office worked the cases. 

Brian Ferrall pled guilty to one count of Criminal Damage to Property in the Second Degree and was sentenced to 10 years with the first 3 years to be served in prison. Ferrall pled guilty to shattering the windows and a glass table in the home of the victim, a then girlfriend, on May 31, 2017. Deputy Sara Wilson with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office was the lead investigator on the case. 

​Curtis Johnson pled guilty to Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute and Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. He received to 20 years with the first 5 years to be served in prison. Johnson pled guilty to being a member of the Belle Street Gang, a subset of the Bloods criminal street gang.