Wednesday, February 26, 2003
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Wednesday, February 26, 2003 |
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Murder suspect Patton has history of run-ins with the law By JOHN
MUNFORD
In the 25 years since he allegedly murdered Liddie L. Evans, Carl Millard Patton Jr. has had several more run-ins with the law, according to court documents discovered in Clayton and Henry counties. Patton was originally arrested for Evans' murder days after her body was discovered in the Flint River in late 1977. Patton was eventually released from jail due to a lack of evidence, according to then-district attorney Johnnie L. Caldwell Jr. Patton was sentenced to three years in prison and a $500 fine by Clayton County Superior Court Judge William Isom for theft by receiving stolen property and possession of marijuana in October of 1983. According to records, Patton pled guilty to the charges, which were brought after he was found with various tools from five different victims. Patton began serving the three-year jail sentence Nov. 15, 1983, but he was paroled after serving just five and a half months. Court records also indicated that he finished his time on probation without any further brushes with the law which could have sent him back to jail. In Henry County, Patton was sentenced in 1993 for two felony counts of theft by receiving stolen property and one felony count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He received five years probation and a $1,750 fine; he allegedly had in his possession a boat motor, a paint sprayer and two BMW wheels. Also in Henry County, Patton was sentenced for DUI and possession of marijuana in 1998. He was sentenced to 24 hours in jail followed by 24 months probation and a $650 fine.
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