MOULTRIE —
A Colquitt County man accused of ramming a car and a woman indicted on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine were among those sentenced this week after entering guilty pleas.
Franklin Eugene Chafin Jr., 47, 137 Lighter Knot Court, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge James E. Hardy to serve three years on probation after he entered a guilty plea to three counts of reckless conduct.
Chafin originally was indicted on four counts of aggravated assault, four counts of reckless conduct and one count of leaving the scene of an accident.
The charges stemmed from a May 1, 2010, incident on Funston-Sale City Road. Witnesses reported that Chafin was in a fight with a relative and when they stopped to break up the confrontation he rammed the woman’s van.
There were four passengers in the vehicle at the time.
In addition to probation, Chafin was ordered to pay fines totaling $1,500, perform 40 hours of community service, and to attend drug alcohol, drug and psychological testing and counseling.
Hardy sentenced Cassandra Joyce Tyson to serve five years on probation after she entered a guilty plea to possession of methamphetamine.
Tyson, 38, 5663 Five Forks Road, Boston, Ga., was one of five people charged Feb. 26, 2009, with manufacturing methamphetamine.
She also was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and to attend treatment and testing.
In other sentences:
• Cedric Jerrod Butts, 21, 225 Third Ave. N.W., two counts forgery; five years’ probation, $2,000 fine, attend alcohol, drug and psychological testing and treatment, have no contact with victims in the case.
• Rashad Lamar Hunter, 205 W. Hill Street, Quitman, forgery; eight years’ probation, 40 hours community service, have no contact with victims in the case.
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