The October 2023 term of the Emanuel County grand jury convened on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, with the Honorable Tommy J. Smith presiding. The grand jurors elected Johnathan Brown to serve as foreperson, Melva Nunn to serve as assistant foreperson, and Kellye Thurman to serve as clerk. John Allen Bailey served as bailiff.
The District Attorney’s Office presented 5 bills of indictment to the grand jury, and the grand jury returned 4 true bills and 1 no bill.
True bills included:
Jared Felton Fields: Theft by taking
Jerry Dwane Montgomery: Rape; Aggravated sodomy; Aggravated sodomy; Incest
Dale Marie Montgomery: Aggravated sexual battery
Thomas Benjamin Joiner: Child molestation; Child molestation
No true bills included:
Clark Anthony Mincey AKA Juicy: Child molestation
