Upson county trial term ends with multiple guilty pleas

​This week, the Upson County District Attorney’s Office completed a trial week with the Honorable W. Fletcher Sams. Some of the notable pleas were:
 
Jody Ray Mayo pled guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine and was sentenced to 30 years with the first 15 years to be served in prison.
 
Billy Antonio Lamar pled guilty to Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute. He was sentenced to 20 years with the first 10 years to be served in prison. Lamar was banished from the Griffin Judicial Circuit.
 
Marion Raines pled guilty to Theft by Shoplifting and was sentenced to 10 years with the first 3 to be prison. Raines was banished from the Griffin Judicial Circuit.
 
Larry James Johnson pled guilty to Burglary in the 2nd Degree and was sentenced to 8 years with the first 3 years to be served in prison.
 
Darnell Caslin pled guilty to Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute 10 years with the first 5 years to be served in prison. Caslin was banished from the Griffin Judicial Circuit.
 
Dustin Jameison Hammock pled guilty to Child Molestation. He was sentenced to 15 years with the first 4 to be served in prison.
 
Keith Underwood pled guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and was sentenced to 16 years with the first 7 years to be served in prison.
 
Rhonda Lynn Jackson pled guilty to Homicide by Vehicle in the First Degree and was sentenced to 15 years with the first 4 years to be served in prison. Jackson pled guilty to being under the influence of multiple drugs while driving and wrecking her vehicle on December 28, 2015. The victim, Deborah Jean Lunblad, was a passenger in the vehicle.
 
            “My Upson County office was faced with a daunting trial calendar this trial term. They worked to move the cases expeditiously, and because of their efforts, we cleared dozens of cases and worked towards my goal of eliminating a backlog of cases in our county. Thank you to my office for their hard work and continued diligence in making Upson County a safer place.”