State turns over control of convicted former Jones County coroner s cemetery to receiver
Jerry Bridges, the convicted former Jones County coroner, was sentenced last month to 20 years on fraud charges Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 1:58 PM EST January 19, 2021
GRAY, Ga. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has put control of a Jones County cemetery in the hands of a court-ordered receiver.
Former Jones County Coroner Jerry Bridges was sentenced to 20 years in Dec. 2020 after being convicted in a funeral theft case involving more than three dozen fraud-related charges.
His sentencing came three weeks after he pleaded guilty to mishandling money set aside for prepaid funerals and burial expenses. He admitted to taking the money and using it for other purposes.