CHARLTON COUNTY, Ga. — A 35-year-old man was charged after he forged an arrestee’s signature, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
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On June 17, the Charlton County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to investigate an incident involving a forged property bond related to a misdemeanor arrest.
The GBI said that when the arrestee did not show up in court, the individual whose name was used on the forged document was notified.
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Authorities said Johnny Richard Watkins, 35, of Charlton County, was responsible for forging the property bond.
Watkins was a Charlton County jailer during the time of the incident.
The 35-year-old was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree forgery.
He has since been released.
Once the investigation is complete, the case will be turned over to the Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.
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