Category: Court
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Bartow County case tried in Paulding leads to fast conviction to close out February
Court will convene on St. Patrick’s Day to determine how long a Bartow County man who was found guilty by a Paulding County jury this past Friday to close out February. And they came to the same conclusion fast. The Paulding County District Attorney’s office announced that a jury only took 15 minutes to deliberate…
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Prather convicted on child molestation-related charges – sentencing still ahead
A man will be facing serious time in prison he was convicted of multiple child molestation-related crimes last week. Per a release from District Attorney Robert S. Lane, a jury found 64-year-old William Prather of Dallas could face life imprisonment for aggravated sexual battery, child molestation, false imprisonment and sexual exploitation of children to conclude…
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DA: Over 100 arrests, $3.6 million+ seized in six months
DALLAS — Local District Attorney Robert S. Lane celebrated a big half a year announcing a major haul in push drug dealers off the streets in Paulding County, according to the latest release from his office on Tuesday evening. The Paulding County District Attorney has claimed between July and December 2025, a sum of 106…
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McCrary gets life for rape, gang offenses conviction
A Dallas man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was sentenced in mid-January on multiple charges including rape and child molestation. Jaylen A. McCrary, 22, was found guilty by a jury to conclude a trial on rape, aggravated child molestation, and four counts of violations of the Street Gang Terrorism…
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DA: More than $7 million seized for FY 2025
A Monday press release posted on social media from the Paulding County District Attorney’s Office reported that more than $7 million in seizures and more than 200 arrests were netted during the 2025 Fiscal Year locally, with more than $1.8 million of that total coming in during the final three months. The DA’s office specified…
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DA: Big busts lead to multimillion dollar seizure to start 2025
Yes, that’s right folks: Paulding County has brought in a lot of cash and drugs over the first three months of the year. That’s the result of the world by the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force in Paulding County over the past three months working alongside the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement…
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Ex-Paulding DA takes guilty plea for unprofessional conduct, gets 12 months of probation
Donovan officially resigns, required to give up law license The former Paulding County District Attorney Richard “Dick” Donovan will spend a year in jail after he took a guilty plea rather than face a trial over several indictments including a birbery allegation, accepting the lesser charge of unprofessional conduct by engaging in malpractice, misfeaseance or…
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Stefanie Drake Burford Indictment for Paulding DA names Cedartown solicitor as former Polk County Commissioner
Following the indictment of the Paulding County District Attorney by a Grand Jury last week that involved the Cedartown solicitor, the person who was serving in that capacity at the time is now known thanks to details provided in the paperwork charging Donald Richard Donovan with bribery, violation of oath of office and false swearing. According to…
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Paulding District Attorney indicted on bribery and additional charges by Grand Jury, Cedartown’s Municipal Court involved
The Cedartown Municipal Court is part of a larger indictment made by a Grand Jury today against the Paulding County District Attorney, announced by Attorney General Chris Carr in a press release today. A request for additional information has gone out to the City of Cedartown about the story, and more is expected sometime tomorrow.…