Charged state senate candidate says she should have never been evicted from home

SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The state senate candidate who was arrested for breaking into a home after she was evicted from it says she never should have been evicted in the first place.

On Tuesday, Linda Pritchett told Channel 2′s Tom Jones that she is in the process of appealing the eviction.

The owner of the house said they tried to get Pritchett out for the last 10 years. Pritchett said that this is not true.

“I’m just in a situation trying to fight for my house,” Pritchett said.

Pritchett was arrested and is facing felony charges for breaking into her own home twice after she was evicted.

She is now out on bond, but Pritchett told Jones that she never should have been locked up.

“I was wrongly arrested because this whole situation is a civil matter,” Pritchett said.

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According to a police report, a worker with the home’s owner, Main Street Renewal, said Pritchett was legally evicted.

When the worker returned four days later, she said the lockbox was broken, and Pritchett was back inside.

Pritchett said she wasn’t properly served with the eviction.

“No one should have the ability to just show up and say ‘get out today’ without giving notice,” Pritchett said.

Pritchett was forced to leave the house again.

Then, on Sept. 4, the worker said she returned to find the locks were broken again and Pritchett back inside.

Pritchett told Jones that she shouldn’t have been evicted because she is appealing the civil action and has a federal lawsuit surrounding the foreclosure.

“Right now my property is being held hostage – completely,” Pritchett said.

Police didn’t agree and arrested her.

“I feel that I’ve been railroaded. And I believe that a lot of things have been mishandled,” Pritchett said.

Pritchett faces two counts of 1st degree burglary, two counts of 2nd degree criminal damage to property and obstruction.

She is out on a $33,000 signature bond.

Pritchett said she doesn’t plan on dropping out of the senate race.

Senate candidate arrested following eviction from South Fulton home Police said Linda Pritchett was evicted from her home, then broke in and moved back in.

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