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Cherokee County district attorney highlights trial activity, service dog support and lab backlog fix
Summary
District Attorney Susan Treadaway told commissioners the Blue Ridge Judicial CircuitDAofficehas expanded trials and closed a GBI drug-testing backlog, and described the new service dog Parkerwho supports victims in court.
Susan Treadaway, the elected district attorney for the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, briefed the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on office staffing, recent trial activity and new victim-support tools during the countys Aug. 19 work session.
Treadway opened by outlining the offices mission and staffing levels, saying the office includes "27 prosecutors, 21 investigators, 10 victim witness advocates, 8 secretaries and 5 other support personnel." She credited team members for heavy trial work in 2024 and into 2025, including back-to-back superior-court murder trials that drew national media attention.
The nut graf: The DAs presentation emphasized increasing caseloads and courtroom work while highlighting two operational changes intended to speed case processing and improve victim support: the placement of a service dog with the domestic violence unit and a new process with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that reduced a backlog in drug-sample testing.
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