Clayton State Court issues jail time, probation modifications and guilty pleas in Feb. 18 arraignment and jail calendar

Judge Tammy Long Hayward presided over the Clayton County State Court virtual arraignment and jail calendar on Feb. 18, 2025, accepting pleas, revoking probation in several cases and entering sentences that included jail credit, short jail terms and community-service alternatives.

The court revoked probation and ordered immediate jail time or credit in multiple revocation matters. Ulrich Jamara Jackson was returned to probation with added conditions after probation officers recommended reinstatement: Jackson will get credit for time served, be tested at every report, continue AA attendance and enroll in a family-violence intervention program by March 31, 2025. DeMarco (DeMarco) Drake was adjudicated on a probation violation and sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for time served. Mario Antoine Kendrick had 2 months and 3 days of probation revoked, with credit for the date of lockup; the court emphasized the defendant must change behavior to avoid further incarceration. George Marquise Morris had the remaining balance of 1 month and 6 days revoked and was ordered to serve that time with credit for custody already served.

The court also handled several pleas on the arraignment calendar. In a case that began as a 2022 DUI arrest, Isaiah Daniel pled guilty to an amended reckless-driving offense; the judge accepted the plea and imposed a $600 base fine (the parties and court noted surcharges will increase the total), and ordered the clerk to email sentencing instructions and the payment deadline. Jonathan Vasquez entered negotiated pleas (no contest) on a no-license and a following-too-closely charge; the court imposed fines of $500 (about $737.50 with surcharges) and $100 (about $151.50 with surcharges) and gave 60 days for payment to allow his family to retrieve bond funds for payment.

Other plea and sentence outcomes included:

- Benjamin Sadat Bullock pleaded guilty to a no-license count; the court imposed 12 months with 10 days credited as served and converted a $1,500 fine into 150 hours of community service, with probation to terminate on completion.

- Felipe Rodriguez pled guilty to family-violence simple battery and criminal trespass. Judge Hayward imposed 12 months of probation on each count to run concurrently, ordered anger-management enrollment, prohibited contact with the named victim (Mark McDaniel) and barred returning to 1639 Burkes Drive except to retrieve personal items under sheriff supervision.

- Clint Randolph Jamar Samuel (criminal trespass) pleaded no contest; the court ordered 12 months probation with 30 days credit for time served, a suspended $300 fine and 40 hours of community service, and a no-contact requirement with the named victim.

- Alan Jacobs entered no-contest pleas to loitering/prowling and public indecency. After the state described prior public-indecency arrests and convictions, the court imposed concurrent 12-month terms with 180 days to serve and suspended fines; the judge granted credit for time in custody and said the defense may seek a community-based program as an alternative if one can be located.

- Blake Anthony pleaded guilty to criminal trespass in a case the state said will otherwise be transferred to superior court on related felony charges; the court accepted the plea and imposed 12 months to serve with 60 days credited since his arrest and suspended the balance.

The court also addressed administrative case dispositions: a number of suspended-sentence-driving (SSD) matters were modified to credit time served and closed (including Marlon Stefan Milam and another defendant identified as Clay), and the state announced a nolle prosequi (no prosecution) on at least one matter (Miss Moreno), which the judge acknowledged and said she would sign bench-warrant recalls the state prepared.

A contested family-violence matter involving Anthony Lamar Brooks was continued for bond-motion practice after the court found magistrate-level denials and instructed defense counsel to file written motions so the state can respond; Judge Hayward declined to rush a bond hearing on back-to-back domestic-violence allegations. The court set the usual process for filings and instructed parties to schedule a hearing date.

Throughout the calendar the judge repeatedly reminded defendants about bond conditions, clerk contact procedures, and the consequences of failing to pay fines by the court deadlines (bench warrants, revocations, or additional charges). For several pleas the court directed clerks to email sentencing sheets and explained local payment options at the Clayton County Justice Center, Second Floor, or via the court’s online/phone payment portal.

The court admonished multiple defendants during sentencing and revocation dispositions about life choices and the long-term consequences of repeated offenses; several orders emphasized deadlines for enrollments (for example, family-violence programs) and conditions of probation supervision.

Ending: The judge closed the calendar after taking the remaining pleas and said she would sign disposition paperwork and bench-warrant recalls as submitted by the state; contested bond motions will proceed on a later calendar date after written motions are filed.

Speakers quoted in this article appear in the court record and include the judge and defense and prosecution counsel recorded during the Feb. 18, 2025 arraignment and jail calendar.