2 days ago · Lincolnton, GA (January 29, 2025) – The GBI has arrested and charged Hartwell Cooper Cliatt, age 78, of Lincolnton, GA, with two counts of Child Molestation. On May 22, 2024, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to investigate an allegation of child molestation against Cliatt. On Monday, January 27, 2025, Cliatt was indicted by ...

1 day ago · The GBI has arrested and charged Lincoln County Commissioner Hartwell Cooper Cliatt, 78, of Lincolnton, with two counts of child molestation.

6 hours ago · Hartwell Cooper Cliatt, 78, turned himself in Tuesday to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday. He was released on $50,000 bond, according to the LCSO. The GBI has been investigating Cliatt since May 2024 over an allegation of molestation. A Lincoln County grand jury indicted Cliatt on ...

1 day ago · The GBI has arrested and charged 78-year-old Hartwell Cooper Cliatt of Lincolnton, GA, with two counts of child molestation.

1 day ago · Hartwell Cooper Cliatt, of Lincolnton, was under investigation beginning in May 2024, when the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office asked GBI to investigate him for allegations of child molestation.

1 day ago · LINCOLNTON – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged a 78-year-old Georgia man for Child Molestation. Release: The GBI has arrested and charged Hartwell Cooper Cliatt, age ...

6 hours ago · The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has apprehended 78-year-old Hartwell Cooper Cliatt of Lincolnton, GA, charging him with two counts of Child Molestation. The arrest came as a result of an ...

1 day ago · Lincoln County Commissioner Cooper Cliatt was arrested Tuesday on two counts of child molestation and has already been released on bond, authorities said Wednesday. The arrest comes after a grand jury indicted the 78-year-old Lincolnton businessman this week for two sex crimes based on allegations involving an extended family member.

1 day ago · 78-year-old Cooper Cliatt is the owner of Augusta Telephone and has been a county commissioner for more than 15 years, but has been under investigation by the GBI since last September.

2 days ago · The Grand Jury convened Jan. 27 in Lincoln County for 24 cases. One of those cases involved Lincoln County Dist. 3 Commissioner Cooper Cliatt. A true bill was issued for the case on 2 counts of child molestation, according to Lincoln County Sheriff Clay Smith. Cliatt turned himself in at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 and was released on a $50,000 bond.