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Judge Hayward revokes short jail terms, adjusts probation for several defendants after violations
Summary
On July 15 the State Court of Clayton County revoked short periods of probation for multiple defendants and issued or reaffirmed no-contact orders and reporting requirements. Sentences ranged from days revoked with probation continued to 45-day jail revocations, and the court emphasized documentation and additional community-support requirements.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward on July 15 addressed multiple probation-revocation petitions and imposed short jail terms, additional testing and stricter reporting conditions in several cases.
Why it matters: Probation revocations and modifications change defendants'supervision status and can increase short-term jail populations and supervision costs; they also set conditions defendants must meet to avoid full revocation.
Khalil Demari Jones: Probation recommended five days revoked with credit for time served, continued probation, and drug screening at each report after a June 5 positive alcohol metabolite test and missed community-support documentation. Probation officer recommendation read into the record required an extra weekly community-support meeting for two months. During the hearing, Judge Hayward admonished Jones not to lie about testing and imposed the extra weekly meetings and continued probation. Probation scheduled his next report on July 17 at 10 a.m.
Justin Adam Holloway: The court found a technical violation based on no-contact and reporting issues stemming from family- and custody-related contact. Probation recommended 120 days revoked and closure, but the judge found 120 days excessive and instead revoked 45 days (credit for time served), ordered no return to the victim's address and urged the parties to pursue superior-court custody orders to resolve longer-term co-parenting needs. The judge noted the defendant had some stability and employment prospects and urged return to treatment or stable housing; Holloway was given credit for time served and ordered to complete conditions after the 45 days.
Akia Deshae Ward: The court accepted a stipulation to violations that included new charges and failure to complete 40 hours of community service. Probation recommended a 30-day revocation and suspension; the court instead revoked 7 days, gave credit for time served, reinstated probation and ordered Ward to complete the 40 hours and report to probation on July 17 at 2 p.m. Probation staff confirmed intake emails had been sent (June 9) to the email address on file; the court instructed Ward to confirm and use probation intake procedures before leaving.
Other cases: Donovan Ellis (following-too-close plea) received 12 months pay-only probation and payment of $550 restitution. The court accepted stipulated pleas and suspended insurance-related counts where appropriate. Several other probation matters were continued or resolved with conditions, and the court repeatedly emphasized that defendants must report to probation and comply with intake instructions.
Quotes: "When you're on probation, you and I are in a relationship, and you don't lie to somebody you're in a relationship with," Judge Hayward told Khalil Jones. To Holloway the judge said, "You gotta be a father... you need to get yourself together so that... make a petition to superior court so that y'all can work out all of the co parenting issues."
Ending: The court used short jail revocations, continued probation with new conditions, and explicit scheduling orders to press defendants toward stable housing, treatment and compliance with probation intake and reporting.
