Alapaha DA: Four indicted on sex charges A Berrien County grand jury returned true bills against all four men. (Source: Berrien Co. Sheriff) By Dave Miller | February 2, 2021 at 10:42 AM EST - Updated February 2 at 10:42 AM
NASHVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - Alapaha District Attorney Dick Perryman said Tuesday that four Berrien County men in that circuit have been indicted by a grand jury of various sex charges.
Ronnie Eugene Wiard, 49, was indicted for aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, child molestation, sexual battery against a child under 16, cruelty to children in the first degree, among other sex offenses.
Joseph J. Christensen, 59, was indicted for child molestation.
Alapaha Judicial Circuit D.A. announces 20 sentences handed down Alapaha Judicial Circuit D.A. announces 20 sentences handed down. (Source: Gray News) By Krista Monk | December 14, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 5:39 PM
NASHVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - Over the last several weeks, 20 people have been sentenced to prison for a combined total of more than 100 years, according to a press release from Dick Perryman, the Alapaha Judicial Circuit district attorney.
Below is a list of sentences handed down according to the release:
Detravion Durden, 23, Cook County: Durden pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, violation of the criminal street gang statute, burglary, theft by taking and three other felony charges. Durden’s guilty plea covered several incidents from 2018. Durden pleaded guilty to being a part of the Bloods street gang. The sentence for Durden was 25 years with the first eight years to be served in prison. Probation for Durden includes banishment from the co