Judge Glenda Hatchett and Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor are speaking out regarding a legal battle following a former sheriff’s sexual battery conviction. ATLANTA – Judge Glenda Hatchett says she will not pay court-ordered fees over a dropped lawsuit against the Georgia Sheriffs' Association, and Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor is backing her up. Judge Glenda Hatchett was groped at a 2022 Georgia Sheriffs' Association event in Cobb County. Former Bleckley County Sheriff Kris Coody pleaded guilty to sexual battery charges stemming from the incident. “The truth is I was absolutely in shock. I’ve been introduced to this man as Judge Hatchett and how dare he?” Hatchett said. “He grabbed my breast and literally started squeezing on my breast and rubbing my breast.” After the sheriff pleaded guilty, Hatchett sued the GSA as part of a civil lawsuit over the incident, alleging negligence and liability on the part of the association. Hatchett later dropped that suit when it was moved from metro Atlanta to a Morgan County court. “I didn’t know where Morgan County was, I had to look it up on the map,” Hatchett said. “I didn’t want to spend the next 3-
