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Georgia Prison Guard Receives Litany of Criminal Charges after Traffic Stop
Georgia Prison Guard Receives Litany of Criminal Charges after Traffic Stop
by David Reutter
Following an August 2013 traffic stop, a Georgia prison guard was slapped with seven criminal charges and jailed. It marked the second time in a month that a Georgia guard was arrested on drug charges after ...
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