THOMSON, Ga. (WJBF) – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed an order on September 9 th , appointing Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, Harlem Mayor Roxanne Whitaker, and Grovetown Mayor Gary Jones to a review commission to determine whether the Thomson Mayor’s August 14th indictment relates to or adversely affects the administration of his mayoral duties.
Mayor Benji Cranford is charged with one count of Furnishing Prohibited Items to Inmates and one count of Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony.
The Thomson Police Department requested the GBI investigate an allegation that Cranford reportedly gave alcohol to an inmate on work detail, on June 4…