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Authorities continue to release additional information regarding last weeks arrest of a former
Floyd County Judge - former Floyd County Chief Magistrate Judge Chris Mathis, was taken
into custody Thursday at his home, on more than two-dozen charges that authorities say are all
related to financial transactions for his cattle business - charges for Mathis included Theft
by Deception, Theft by Taking, Theft by Conversion, Exploitation
of an Elderly Person also, with Deposit Account Fraud - along
with Damaging & Destroying Property to Defraud Another - that,
according to Floyd County Jail records.
Reportedly, there were multiple victims involved and in some of those cases Mathis took his alleged victims’ money with a promise to purchase cattle but instead converted the funds for his own use - some of the alleged incidents happened in 2009 - while others occurred earlier this year. Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesperson John Bankhead said that none of the charges - at this time - are connected to Mathis` role as a judge. Since the time of his arrest Mathis posted bond in both Floyd and Polk counties.
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