Crime & Safety
DeKalb Court's Mistake Costs Decatur Man
An incomplete merger of citations into a new county database sent a man to jail needlessly.
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A Decatur man’s life was turned upside down when he was arrested for driving on a suspended license, a license that shouldn’t have been suspended at all.
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Donte Carter got a speeding ticket in November of 2014, but promptly paid the fine. The next month, DeKalb County Recorders Court implemented a new digital system, which had issues uploading old citations. The merger didn’t bring in Carter’s resolved citation, so it appeared as though he hadn’t paid the fine. As a result, his license was suspended.
On June 19 of this year, Carter was arrested and taken to jail for driving on a suspended license. Carter lost his job and his car after he was arrested, WSB-TV reports.
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According to WSB-TV, Carter will be back in court Tuesday in an effort to clear his name.
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