A sanitation worker’s jail sentence for picking up trash too early in Sandy Springs has been lightened.

The Sandy Springs Solicitor’s Office and Municipal Court released a statement saying that Kevin McGill’s 30-day jail sentence for violating city noise laws was disproportionate to a first-time offense, and that his sentence has been changed to time already served. McGill had been reporting to the jail on weekends.

A city ordinance bans trash haulers from working before 7 a.m. McGill was cited for picking up refuse just after 5 a.m. one day. Chief prosecutor Bill Riley earlier told WSB-TV that he had resorted to asking a city judge for jail time because fining the companies involved hasn’t worked.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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