Thomson, Ga. mayor suspended

Kim Vickers

October 5, 2024 at 4:31 PM

THOMSON, Ga (WJBF)- Thomson’s mayor, Benji Cranford, has been suspended following an August indictment on one count of Furnishing Prohibited Items to Inmates and one count of Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony.

A review commission made up of Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, Harlem Mayor Roxanne Whitaker, and Grovetown Mayor Gary Jones decided that the indictment does adversely affect the mayor’s duties and the rights and interests of the public.

Mayor Cranford has been suspended from office immediately until a final deposition of the case or until his term expires- whichever comes first.

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