Judge revokes 8 days of Solomon Blanco’s probation after positive alcohol test, orders treatment steps

State Court of Clayton County Judge Tammy Long Hayward on July 22 revoked eight days of suspended probation for Solomon (Solomon Blanco) Blanco after probation reported a positive alcohol test and other compliance issues. The judge told Blanco that the court had expressly ordered no alcohol during probation and that a June 16 test showed metabolites of alcohol. "When you sit there and you tell me you don't think you have a problem with alcohol, but I sentenced you on June 5 and then you come back and test positive on June 16, there is nothing you can say," the judge said. Probation recommended revoking 8 days, credit for time served, return to probation and a substance‑abuse evaluation by Aug. 2, with disclosure of the positive test to the evaluator. Probation officer Miss Chang told the court the June 16 specimen exceeded cutoff levels for alcohol. The court ordered Blanco to serve eight days, return to probation after that service, and complete a substance‑abuse evaluation by Aug. 2. The judge also ordered testing at each probation report and at least one community support meeting per week; probation set an initial appointment for Thursday, July 24 at 10:30 a.m. The judge warned Blanco that failure to comply with restitution, treatment, or testing could lead to further revocation proceedings.