Ruby Kate Coursey entered a guilty plea in upson county

On June 13, 2017, Ruby Kate Coursey entered a plea in Upson County Superior Court before the Honorable Christopher C. Edwards to Felony Murder and Neglect to a Disabled Adult. She was sentenced to Life in Prison for abandoning Troymaine Johnson, a paraplegic, in a wooded area of Upson County between March 14th and March 17th, 2017 when tempatures were below freezing. Because of the hard work and diligent effort of the Upson County Sheriff's office and Sheriff Dan Kilgore along with assistance from GBI and Thomaston Police Department, the judicial system was able to bring about a swift resolution to the case.