CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. – A former Camden County magistrate judge and two others were charged with burglary amid an ongoing investigation led by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office said.
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William Ashe, 64, the former judge, along with Troy Dennis Cox, 68, and Merinda Watson, 64, all turned themselves in and were booked into the Camden County Jail and were released the same day, the agency added.
Ashe and Watson were charged with one count of burglary and Cox was charged with one count of burglary and one count of 2nd degree criminal damage to property.
GBI said on March 11, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident where Cox illegally entered a property after presenting altered documents to a Camden County Deputy.
While on the property, officials said Cox took several items and damaged the property.
Watson, one of Ashe’s employees, created the altered documents, which Ashe gave to Cox, GBI said. After Cox entered the property, Ashe was contacted, and he confirmed the legality of the documents to the Camden County Deputy.
The case remains under the jurisdiction of the GBI.
