Trial set for ex-DeKalb schools' chief

By Megan Matteucci

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Former DeKalb County schools superintendent will be on trial at the end of August.

A DeKalb Superior Court judge granted Crawford Lewis’ request for a speedy trial, the district attorney told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Lewis and the district’s former chief operating officer Patricia Reid were indicted in May on charges of running a criminal enterprise at the school system. Reid’s former husband and her secretary were also charged.

The four are scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 9. The trials will start Aug. 30, said deputy chief assistant district attorney John Melvin.

The four are charged with a total of 10 counts, including violating the racketeer influenced and corruption act, theft by a government employee, bribery and falsifying a public document.

Lewis' attorney, Mike Brown, could not be immediately reached for comment Friday.