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Female Fulton County Jailer Convicted of Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate

By Conaway and Strickler

A recent Atlanta Crime Examiner article reports that a female Fulton County jailer has been convicted of using excessive force against a handcuffed inmate. Apparently the woman hit the inmate with a milk crate and has been charged with a felony as a result. Atlanta?s federal court determined that the 41-year-old violated the civil rights of the inmate and that she will now serve as an inmate for at least three months in federal prison. In addition, the convicted woman will serve three months of home confinement to be followed by three years of supervised release and will perform 120 hours of community service. Aggravated assault in Georgia is categorized as a form of criminal conduct under violent crimes. While felony violent offenses often involve aggravated assault and impose serious consequences upon a convicted individual, more severe penalties exist for those convicted of murder and manslaughter crimes...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on June 25, 2010 (boomark / email).