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March 20, 2025 | Decaturish.com | Locally Sourced News | An Appen Media Group Publication | Volume 1, No. 1
'I knew my civil rights had been violated'
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Office space: Records shed light on DeKalb Schools' purchase Graham Evatt arrested during “Stop Cop City” protest in downtown Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.
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Resident arrested during ‘Cop City’ protest sues the city of Atlanta By DAN WHISENHUNT dan@appenmedia.com DECATUR, Ga. — Graham Evatt stood before a Fulton County Magistrate Judge in January 2023 while a prosecutor accused him of being the ringleader behind a rowdy protest in Atlanta. Evatt grew up in Decatur. His local
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roots were the only evidence the prosecutor offered when asking the judge not to grant him a bond. He stood accused of numerous felonies, including arson and domestic terrorism, stemming from his involvement in the Jan. 21, 2023 protest against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, called “Cop City” by activists.
“We submit that he was actually maybe one of the primary organizers since he is local, judge, and a lot of the other defendants are not,” the prosecutor said. “So judge, we submit that there is a high likelihood that he will reoffend.”
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