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Clayton County State Court processes arraignment and jail calendars; dozens enter pleas, many receive suspended sentences
Summary
Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted negotiated pleas and no-contest pleas for multiple defendants at the April 21, 2026 arraignment and jail calendars, imposing short custodial terms in several cases and suspending balances conditioned on probation, fines, and location/no-contact orders.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward opened the Clayton County State Court arraignment and jail calendars at 10 a.m. on April 21, 2026 and heard a long series of arraignments, negotiated pleas and jail-matters.
Across the morning the court accepted multiple pleas and imposed sentences ranging from credit-for-time-served with suspended balances to short active time. Examples of dispositions announced on the record included: Lakesha Chantel Lachland (case 2023 CR02876) — guilty plea to count two with counts one and three nolle prossed, sentence of 12 months with two days to serve, balance suspended conditioned on a $500 fine payable within 90 days and a bench-warrant set-aside; Bridget Marne Williams (2022 CR05797) — no contest plea to no-insurance…
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