Criminal Defense in Oglethorpe County

Oglethorpe County is located in Northeast Georgia, next to Athens-Clarke County and is the route used for people traveling along Highway 78 to Athens from Augusta, Wilkes County and Taliaferro County. The Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Department and Georgia State Patrol actively patrol the roads of Oconee County and aggressively investigate DUI cases and initiate vehicle searches in hopes of making drug arrests. The Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office and Oglethorpe County courthouse are located in the city of Lexington.

In Oglethorpe County DUI cases are aggressively prosecuted by the District Attorney of Oglethorpe County following arrests made by the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol. Misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence cases for DUI alcohol, DUI drugs, and DUI prescription medications are originally handled in the Probate Court of Oglethorpe County, located in Lexington. If a person is charged with a felony DUI, another felony offense such as drug possession with the DUI charge, or demands a jury trial for a misdemeanor DUI, the case is handled in the Superior Court of Oglethorpe County, located in Lexington, Georgia by the District Attorney of Oglethorpe County. Throughout the year, Georgia State Patrol and the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office also will set up and patrol roadblocks or sobriety checkpoints throughout the county. These roadblocks allow officers to come in to contact with a number of drivers to investigate them for DUI or potentially other criminal offenses.

Felony offenses, such as drug possession, drug possession with intent to distribute, drug trafficking and felony domestic violence offenses and non-traffic related misdemeanor offenses, such as domestic violence battery, simple battery and simple assault are solely prosecuted in the Superior Court of Oglethorpe County, located in Lexington, by the District Attorney of Oglethorpe County. Oglethorpe County is the most sparsely populated county in the Northern Judicial Circuit, so the District Attorney of Oglethorpe County does not maintain an office in Lexington or anywhere in Oglethorpe County.

Jason Slider has extensive criminal defense experience handling DUIs, drug charges, and domestic violence cases in Oglethorpe County since entering private practice following his time as a prosecutor. He has successfully argued cases for his clients in front of a jury of Oglethorpe County citizens and has achieved acquittals for his clients. If you are facing criminal charges in Oglethorpe County for DUI, drugs, domestic violence or any other misdemeanor or felony criminal offense, contact Slider Law today at 706-208-1514 for aggressive criminal defense against your charges.