A meth trafficker in Douglas County got 10 years to serve in prison Monday. The judge then banished him from the county once he is released.
Joseph Propps pleaded guilty to trafficking and other charges and was given a 20-year sentence with a decade behind bars and the rest on probation, said Assistant District Attorney David Emadi.
Douglasville police officers arrested Propps in November 2013 at the Hampton Inn Hotel in Lithia Springs during an investigation into drug sales in the parking lot, Emadi said.
The investigators’ suspicions were heightened after Propps told them he lost his wallet — it turned out to be on his person — and the name he had given turned out to be false, Emadi said.
On Monday, Joseph Propps pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in methamphetamine, one count of possession of drug-related objects, and one count of giving false information to law enforcement officers.
The court also banished Propps from Douglas County, Emadi said. Georgia judges still employ banishment in some criminal cases.
The aim is to ensure a certain criminal element — like drug dealers, burglars, or prostitutes — stays away, although its effectiveness is often questioned.
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