Over the weekend, LaGrange Mayor Jim Arrington announced that District 2 City Councilmember Quay Boddie has resigned from the LaGrange City Council. The news comes just a few days after Boddie pleaded guilty to misdemeanor public indecency and misdemeanor obstruction in Troup County Superior Court on Wednesday. As part of a negotiated plea deal, Boddie was sentenced to 24 months of probation and a $1,000 fine. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Boddie exposed his genitalia to an adult female LaGrange College student on Feb. 6, 2026, in his office on the campus of LaGrange College, which employed him at the time. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) later interviewed Boddie, where he initially denied, but then admitted to exposing his genitalia to the student in his office at the college. The GBI was later asked to investigate a third incident where Boddie was accused of assaulting Israel Barsh after the March 24 LaGrange City Council meeting during which Barsh criticized Boddie regarding the allegations made by the LaGrange College student. According to information from the GBI investigation provided by the District Attorney’s Office, in December 2025 the victim, a female LaGrange College student, was referred to career services in pursuit of an internship that could help her pursue admission to law school after she graduated from college. On Dec. 12, 2025, she met with Boddie, who was then employed by LaGrange College, in the career services department.…
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