JAKE EDWARDS, A 10 YEAR OLD 4TH GRADER AT UL NORTH ELEMENTARY, HIS FAMILY,AND AN ATLANTA ATTORNEY WHO VOLUNTEERED TO REPRESENT HIM ,ATTENDED A CLOSED DOOR SESSION OF UPSON JUVENILE COURT FRIDAY AFTERNOON, PRESIDED OVER BY GRIFFIN CIRCUIT JUVENILE JUDGE BEN MILLER JR.
WTGA NEWS WAS TOLD AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED. BECAUSE JAKE, AN AUTISTIC CHILD, ADMITTED HIS CONDUCT, HE MUST WRITE LETTERS OF APOLOGY TO UPSON COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS AND THE THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER DELINQUENT ACTS BY THE STUDENT IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, THE CASE WILL BE COMPLETELY DISMISSED.
THE CASE GOT ATLANTA TV NEWS COVERAGE, AND HIS MOTHER KELLY HICKS TOLD FOX-5 NEWS, JAKE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED.
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