ADEL, Ga. – Cook County Probate Court Judge Chase Daughtrey made the following statement today regarding the Georgia State Patrol cheating incident:

“The Georgia State Patrol informed us yesterday that a trooper assigned to Post 13 in Tifton was accused of cheating on an exam for the Speed Detection Operator component of the trooper school curriculum. Based on this information and a review of court citations, I am announcing the speeding citations issued by the former Post 13 Trooper will be dismissed and fines will be refunded to the defendants.  All other cases involving this Trooper will be reviewed by the Solicitor and decisions regarding prosecution will be made on a case by case basis.”

Cook County Probate Judge Chase Daughtery