Judge Tammy Long Hayward opened the Dec. 2 arraignment and jail calendar in Clayton County State Court (Courtroom 304), and the session produced several guilty or nolo contendere pleas, a bond reduction with conditions and multiple bench-warrant notations.

Several defendants entered pleas or accepted negotiated dispositions. Raheem Brown admitted guilt to speeding 48 mph in a 25 mph school zone and to concealing a vehicle tag. Judge Tammy Long Hayward told Brown the fines would be $200 for the speeding charge and $100 for the concealing charge; with statutorily required surcharges she said the totals would rise to $298 and $151.50. The judge offered Brown 60 days to pay or 12 months of pay-only probation; she suspended supervision fees for the first three months if he pays within that period. Brown told the court, “I didn't feel like I was hiding it because it was on the back window,” when discussing why the tag had not been affixed.

Julia Dunlap’s marijuana charge (one ounce or less) was listed as dismissed (nol-prossed) by the state; she entered a nolo contendere plea to an improper-signal moving violation and accepted a $100 fine (total $151.50 with surcharges) and up to 60 days to pay. The judge directed Dunlap to provide her email to the court clerk so sentencing paperwork can be sent electronically.

Attorney Glenn Stern told the court he and his client, Colin Andrew Hamill, had negotiated a plea: Hamill pleaded guilty to an amended county disorderly-conduct count and will pay a $200 fine (surcharges raised the total). Counts 1 and 2 were nol-prossed. Hamill accepted 30 days to pay.

On the jail calendar, defense counsel for Paul (Sante) Gonzales asked to reduce bond from $8,500 to $1,500. The court approved the reduction with conditions: no alcohol or illicit drugs and random screenings while on bond; probation will monitor compliance and a bond-modification order was to be issued.

Several other matters were resolved or carried with sentencing terms: Joe Huggins entered a nolo plea on one count and the state recommended 12 months with 14 days credit for time served and a stay-away order from MARTA until Jan. 9, 2026. The court recorded bench warrants or bond forfeitures for multiple individuals whose notices were returned.

Elisheva Weathers (criminal trespass) entered a nolo contendere plea; the state recommended 12 months with 7 days credit for time served. Weathers told the court she was not at the airport for three days and said she had been in Georgia less than 24 hours before her arrest. The judge accepted the plea and ordered release with credit as recommended.

Juan Michael Fletcher pleaded guilty to criminal trespass. The state recommended a more severe term, but defense asked for credit for 41 days already served. The court accepted 12 months with 41 days credit and suspended the balance, and the judge said she would notify the assigned judge to place Fletcher promptly on that court’s calendar for the related violation-of-probation matters.

The court repeatedly warned defendants that pleas waive trial rights, may affect immigration status and that failure to pay fines within ordered timeframes can result in arrest warrants. The judge directed several defendants to meet with probation staff in Courtroom 305 or to submit contact information via the court’s chat/email function so clerks can send paperwork and payment instructions.

Next steps: payment deadlines and probation reporting are the immediate administrative follow-ups for those who accepted pleas or bond modifications; bench-warrant matters will proceed per the clerk’s notation and the jail calendar will continue to be handled by probation and assigned judges.