At the conclusion of a long day in a federal courtroom, Alan Childs was sentenced to 12 months plus one day in prison, with restitution to be decided within 90 days.
U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell pronounced the sentence following eight hours listening to witness testimonies and arguments by U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Howard and William Thomas Jr., who represented Childs.
The case was heard Sept. 15 in the US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Macon. The sentencing hearing started at 2 p.m. with a courtroom filled with supporters, which did not go unnoticed by the court.
Treadwell also stated as the court began that he received 200-character letters submitted in Childs’ behalf. The judge called it unprecedented but an inexplicable flood of support.
At the conclusion of the evidence presented by the government and
