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Maurice Dowdell pleads no-contest to simple battery, receives 12-month sentence with 12 days to serve
Summary
Maurice Dowdell entered a no-contest plea to simple battery Sept. 23, 2025, and was sentenced to 12 months with 12 days to serve and the balance suspended conditioned on no contact with the victim.
Maurice Dowdell pleaded no contest to a charge of simple battery in State Court of Clayton County on Sept. 23, 2025, and was sentenced to 12 months with 12 days to serve, credit for time already served, and the balance suspended on condition of no contact with the victim, Skylar Moore. The charge arose from a Sept. 11, 2025, incident at Riverwood Behavioral Health, where officers allege Dowdell intentionally made insulting or provoking physical contact with the victim. The state recommended the 12-month sentence with 12 days to serve and credit for time served; probation conditions include no contact by any means (in person, phone or social media). Defense counsel Miss Tortorello stipulated to the negotiated plea. Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted the plea and ordered the sentence and no-contact condition.
