Clayton County State Court accepts multiple pleas, grants bench warrants and orders sentences on March 3 arraignment and jail calendars

Judge Tammy Long Hayward presided over the Clayton County State Court arraignment and jail calendars on March 3, 2026, handling a mix of bench-warrant forfeitures, nolle prosequi requests and negotiated pleas.

The court granted bench-warrant bond forfeitures where the state requested them, and the state moved to nolle prosequi several cases, which the court approved. Judge Hayward also directed counsel-client conferences in Zoom breakout rooms for several arraignments when defendants were appearing remotely.

Several defendants entered pleas that the court accepted. Lakisha Lakia Langford pleaded no contest to criminal trespass and loitering/prowling; the court imposed 12 months with 31 days to serve (credit for time served), the balance suspended, a stay-away order from HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport unless ticketed, and a $200 suspended fine to run concurrent with the sentence. Branton Griffin pleaded no contest to criminal trespass and obstructing an officer; related counts, including a small marijuana possession count, were nol prossed; the court accepted the plea and imposed 12 months with 25 days to serve (credit) and a suspended fine.

On a petition for revocation, the court addressed Kevin Bernard Borums…