Man Convicted of Assult on Unborn Child Has Probation Revoked

Franklin D. Barrington pled guilty to the charges of aggravated assault and battery of an unborn child in May, 2010, and was subsequently sentenced to 10 years to be served on probation.

In Superior Court Tuesday, with Judge James L. Cline, Jr., presiding, Mr. Barrington was found to have violated his probation by committing the new felony offense of aggravated assault and battery in Newton County on or about July 5, 2011. He was sentenced to serve four years in the state penal system and upon release be returned to probation as originally ordered.

Several other probation violation cases were processed as follows:

•Frank Hart, on probation for Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act (VGCSA) in May, 2005, was found to be guilty of failing to report, and was ordered to serve 150-180 days in a state detention center, with credit for time served, and upon release be returned to regular probation.

•Richard Jackson, on probation for conviction on the charge of theft by taking in February, 2008, was found guilty of the new charges of driving while license suspended, giving false information, open container and failure to pay fines and fees.

Mr. Jackson was sentenced to serve 60 days in the Jasper County Jail (JCJ) with credit for time served and to be vacated upon payment of $500 in arrears and be returned to regular probation.

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•Oliver Jackson, on probation for obstruction of an officer in May, 2009, was found guilty of the new offenses of failure to appear and failure to pay fines and fees. Mr. Jackson was sentenced to serve 60 days in the JCJ to be vacated upon payment of $600 in arrears and be returned to regular probation.

•Jimmy Watson, on probation for a conviction on the charge of burglary in May, 2009, was found to have committed the new charges of disorderly conduct and failure to pay court ordered fines and fees.

Mr. Watson was sentenced to serve 90-120 days in a state detention center and upon completion be returned to regular probation and banned from Jasper County.

•Richard Lloyd, on probation for conviction on the charge of criminal damage to property in November, 2010, was found to have committed unspecified new charges, and was sentenced to serve the balance of his probated sentence in the JCJ with an end date of February 15, 2013.

•David Parnell, on probation for a conviction on the charge of manufacturing marijuana in August, 2010, was found to have committed the new charges of failure to report, failure to attend treatment program, and failure to pay court ordered fines and fees.

Mr. Parnell was sentenced to serve 120-180 days in a probation detention center and upon completion return to regular probation.

•Brianna Pickett, on probation for conviction on a charge of sale of controlled substance in October, 2011, was found to have committed unspecified new charges, and was sentenced to serve 90-120 days in a state detention center and upon completion return to regular probation.

•Jeffery Bates, on probation for conviction on the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, was found guilty of the new charges of drugs not in original container and crossing guard line with contraband in August, 2012. Mr. Bates was sentenced to serve 18 months in the state penal system, with credit for time served since August 27, 2012, and upon completion be returned to regular probation.

•Christopher Fowler, on probation for conviction on the charge of burglary in February, 2012, was found guilty of failure to report and failure to pay court ordered fines and fees. Mr. Fowler was sentenced to serve 60-120 days in a state detention center and upon completion return to regular probation.

•Richard Cvengros, on probation for conviction on the charge of theft by receiving in October, 2011, was found to have committed unspecified new charges and was sentenced to serve the remainder of his probated sentence in the state penal system with an end date of October 3, 2016.

•Ronnie Dale Smith, on probation for conviction on the charge of possession of cocaine in March, 2009, was found guilty of the new charges of failure to pay court ordered fines and fees. Mr. Smith was released on his own recognizance.

•Hal Winston Cline, Jr., had his probation modified to allow him to be in the presence of and/or living with his own minor children.