Probation revocations at Clayton County jail calendar result in short jail terms and treatment orders

During the Feb. 10 jail calendar in Clayton County State Court, courtroom staff and the presiding judge resolved multiple probation-revocation matters, imposing short custodial terms, restitution alternatives or renewed treatment conditions.

Jared Alexander Major, who faced a petition for revocation for failing to report and for testing positive for alcohol metabolites, was credited with seven days already served; the judge revoked the remaining seven days, ordered time served, and set the case to expire on its statutory date.

Deandre Lameek Benton appeared on petitions alleging repeated failures to report, incomplete community-service documentation and a new charge of eluding officers. Probation recommended 90 days; the judge adopted the recommendation but allowed immediate release if Benton paid $500 in restitution to the victim before serving the 90 days.

Jason Omari Simmons, whose supervision included mental-health treatment and medication management, was ordered to return to probation with 18 days credit and a firm deadline to begin the treatment phase. Probation set a follow-up reporting date for Feb. 13; the judge told Simmons that the court expected documentation that he had engaged with recommended evaluation and medication management.

Tanisha LeShawn Pope faced a third revocation hearing after missed reports and a positive urine screen. Probation recommended 90 days; the judge followed that recommendation, credited her with time served and ordered that the case be closed on completion of the 90‑day term.

The judge explained that revocation outcomes varied with the case facts, noting alternatives such as restitution in lieu of days served and stressing that probation-compliance requirements — reporting, testing and completing recommended programs — are necessary to avoid repeat custody. "If Miss Pope can't get it together, then how does she expect [her children] to do okay?" the judge said, emphasizing the effect of parental instability on children.

Probation and defense counsel were directed to monitor compliance and report results to the court; where defendants were released, probation officers will provide conditions and enroll defendants in required programs (anger management, family-violence intervention, or community-service completion).