The statewide Gang Prosecution Unit Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr created in 2022 is about to expand its operations.
Starting Monday, a newly hired prosecutor and a new investigator will oversee the unit's regional efforts in Macon-Bibb County.
Currently, the unit is based in Atlanta, Albany, and Augusta.
“Since creating our Gang Prosecution Unit nearly two years ago, we have seen unprecedented success in putting away some of Georgia's most dangerous criminals,” state Attorney General Chris Carr said Thursday.
“Now, we're expanding our efforts to include a new regional team in Macon-Bibb County so we can work more closely with and effectively with all levels of law enforcement.”
The new prosecutor, Ashton Jordan, joins the state unit after serving as a senior district attorney in the Griffin Judicial Circuit since 2015. Criminal investigator Nathan Shoate comes to the state after serving with the Fulton County District Attorney's office since last year.
In its two years in operation, the state unit has won more than 40 convictions and indicted nearly 140 criminal suspects in 13 counties from Athens-Clarke County to Dougherty County.