Ex-prosecutor arrested in drug sting
A former Fulton County prosecutor turned high-profile defense attorney was charged Thursday with intent to distribute methamphetamine and Ecstasy, Atlanta police said in a statement.
Rand Csehy, a former assistant district attorney in Fulton County, was arrested during a law enforcement sting, the Atlanta Police Department said.
Csehy, 40, also was charged with with two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony and cocaine possession. He was released Thursday on a $25,000 signature bond.
Atlanta police said the attorney arrived at a predetermined location with the drugs and, after contacting an unidentified source, was arrested. The APD would not elaborate on the specifics of the case.
Csehy's clients, according to the superlawyers.com website, include drug cartels and dealers, and most of the business of Csehy Law Group is criminal defense. He also represented Greg Junnier, an Atlanta police officer charged in the shooting death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnson in her home.
In August, police found Csehy outside his office in downtown Atlanta bleeding from the head after what he said was an attack by a client. The attorney told police he was hit from behind while getting into his vehicle.
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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
