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GBI arrests Bacon County sheriff

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Featured Bacon County Sheriff Mark Cothren Photo courtesy of Coffee County Ga. Police Scanner Bacon County Sheriff Mark Cothren

On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested Bacon County Sheriff Mark Cothren, age 50. Sheriff Cothren was charged with one count each of elder abuse, violation of oath of office, and battery.

 

According to a press release issued by the GBI, on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, the Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney requested the GBI to investigate allegations that Sheriff Cothren assaulted John Daniel Melton, age 75, in front of the Bacon County Sheriff’s Office.  Cothren turned himself in to the Bacon County Jail without incident. 

 

The GBI investigation remains active and ongoing.  Once complete, it will be provided to the Attorney General’s Office for prosecution.

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