Friday, February 6, 2015

AN AGREEMENT IN THE JAKE EDWARDS BOMB THREAT CASE IN UPSON JUVENILE COURT

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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