Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office

Centre Man Sentenced To 238 Years In Prison For Sexual Abuse/Sodomy

Convicted sex offender Curtis Lee Johnson was sentenced to serve 238 years in prison yesterday in Cherokee County by Judge…

3 years ago

Georgia Man Sentenced To Prison In Connection To 2018 DUI Wreck In Centre

Charles Owen Lang, 58, of Lyerly, Georgia, was sentenced to 35 years in prison pursuant to guilty pleas entered before…

3 years ago

District Attorney’s Offices Hosts Conflict Resolution & De-Escalation Training

On Monday, District Attorney Mike O’Dell sponsored a Conflict Resolution & De-Escalation Training for area law enforcement. The event was held…

3 years ago

District Attorney Mike O’Dell announces Life Sentence For Murder Suspect

On Thursday, March 11, 2021, Matthew Manuel Gonzalez entered a guilty plea to the charge Murder for the 2017 fatal…

3 years ago

District Attorney Mike O’Dell Appoints New Deputy DA

Cherokee County District Attorney Mike O’Dell has handpicked a successor for longtime Deputy District Attorney Scott Lloyd who officially announced…

4 years ago

Cherokee/DeKalb County Assistant District Attorney Scott Llyod Announces His Retirement

Longtime Assistant District Attorney Scott Lloyd has officially retired following 25 years of service. Lloyd has served the Ninth Judicial…

4 years ago

Jeffery Wilcox Pleads Guilty To Capital Murder And Is Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole

District Attorney Mike O’Dell announced today, Friday March 22, 2019, the conviction of Jeffery Wilcox for capital murder. Wilcox has…

5 years ago

District Attorney Announces The Addition Of Two New Victims Service Officers

District Attorney Mike O’Dell announced today the hiring of two new Victims Service Officers for the Ninth Circuit. “We have…

5 years ago

Centre Attorney Summer McWhorter Sworn In As Assistant District Attorney For Cherokee/DeKalb Counties

On Monday, District Attorney Mike O’Dell appointed Summer McWhorter as the newest Assistant District Attorney for Dekalb and Cherokee Counties.…

6 years ago

Centre Man Sentenced To 97 Months On Drug Charges

District Attorney Mike O’Dell announces that his office has successfully completed the prosecution of Christopher Shane Hanson, age 36 of…

6 years ago