The mayor of a small city in Georgia has been suspended by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp after he was charged for stashing a bottle of gin in a ditch for a state jail work crew to entry.
Thomson Mayor Benjamin “Benji” Cary Cranford, 52, was indicted in August and subsequently arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on felony prices of furnishing prohibited objects to inmates and try and commit a felony.
Cranford allegedly drove to a retailer on June 3 and bought a bottle of Seagram’s Further Dry Gin earlier than leaving it in a ditch alongside Cobbham Street in Thomson, Georgia, within the path of a piece crew of state prisoners from the Jefferson County Correctional Establishment.
GEORGIA MAYOR ARRESTED ON FELONY CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY STORING ALCOHOL IN A DITCH FOR INMATES
Thomson Mayor Benjamin Cary Cranford, 52, faces felony prices of furnishing prohibited objects to inmates and try and commit a felony. (McDuffie County Jail)
Simply days later, Thomson Police requested the GBI to conduct an investigation into allegations that Cranford left alcohol to inmates.
Cranford was taken into custody by GBI brokers after a metropolis council assembly in August. He was booked into the McDuffie County Jail and was later launched on $5,000 bail.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp suspended Thomson Mayor Benjamin Cary Cranford after he was charged for stashing a bottle of gin in a ditch for a state jail work crew to entry. (AP Photograph/Brynn Anderson)
Kemp issued an government order formally suspending Cranford as mayor on Friday. Cranford had taken workplace earlier this yr after defeating incumbent Kenneth Usry within the election final yr.
The governor’s workplace acquired the indictment on Aug. 20 and on Sept. 9, an government order was issued, appointing members to a overview fee to find out whether or not the indictment associated to or adversely affected the administration of the mayor’s duties.
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Kemp issued an government order formally suspending Cranford on Friday. (iStock)
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The fee supplied a report back to the governor on Oct. 1 displaying that the indictment is affecting the administration of the mayor’s duties and the rights and pursuits of the general public. The fee really useful Cranford be suspended.
Cranford’s suspension is efficient instantly and can stay in impact till the ultimate disposition of the case or till the mayor’s time period expires, whichever occurs first.
