Alejandro Mendez-Cordova

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Name:
Mendez-Cordova, Alejandro

Date of Booking:
05/01/2026

Reason(s) For Booking:
DRIVING WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE – FOURTH OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE WITHIN FIVE YEARS – M

HIT AND RUN; DUTY OF DRIVER TO STOP AT OR RETURN TO SCENE OF ACCIDENT – M

Failure To Maintain Lane – M

Officer’s Narrative:
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On May 1st, 2026 at 1838 hours, I, Corporal A. Coleman, responded to a hit and run call. The complainant was located at Shin’s Cleaners at 5513 Montgomery Street. I made contact with her and she was identified as [VICTIM #1]. [VICTIM #1] advised that the hit and run occurred on White Bluff Road at Hampstead Avenue.

[VICTIM #1] further advised that she was in the straight lane and the other vehicle was to the left of her and side swiped her vehicle on the left side. She followed behind the vehicle as they did not stop or pull over after the collision. The vehicle turned onto Hampstead Avenue and she honked at them to let them know to stop but they never did.

The vehicle turned onto Montgomery Street then onto Mildred Street. [VICTIM #1] then pulled over at Shin’s. The tag provided for the vehicle was [REDACTED]. [VICTIM #1] advised that prior to the crash, she had noticed the vehicle earlier on White Bluff Road having trouble maintaining its lane, swerving back and forth, at one point almost causing a crash near Longhorn Steakhouse.

The tag returned to a black GMC Yukon with the address of the owner being close by at the trailer park near Hunter Army Airfield Montgomery Gate. A CRN was provided to [VICTIM #1] and I went to go locate the other vehicle. I located the vehicle at its listed address. The vehicle had several areas of damage which I presumed to be from prior car crashes.

I knocked at the door for Lot [REDACTED] and was greeted by Alejandro Mendez-Cordova. I utilized the language line to speak to him further as his primary language was spanish. I knew that the listed owner was someone different so I asked Alejandro who’s car the GMC was. He advised it was his. He is also the one who primarily uses it. The owner is a relative. I asked him if he had driven it today and he said he had earlier. He mentioned that he had let [REDACTED] use his car and [REDACTED] had recently brought it back.

I asked Alejandro to give more information about [REDACTED] and he was unable to give much of any. He did not know [REDACTED]’s last name. He did not know where [REDACTED] lives. He also did not know any contact information such as a phone number. He advised [REDACTED] comes over from time and time and he lets him use his car. I asked Alejandro how many keys he has to his vehicle and he said one. Alejandro apparently had the keys inside the trailer. He advised that [REDACTED] must have brought them inside, but he did not see him do this.

Alejandro was asked to provide identification and was only able to provide a passport. He did not have a valid license. I also detected an odor of what appeared to be alcoholic beverage coming from his person. Towards the end of our conversation, Alejandro advised that he would take the blame for what occurred.

Given Alejandro’s unbelievable story, I believed that he was the one operating his vehicle. I placed Alejandro under arrest. He was cited and charged with Hit and Run, Driving Unlicensed, and Failure to Maintain Lane.

Alejandro was transported to Memorial for medical clearance and then the Chatham County Detention Center where he was booked.

[End of Narrative]

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Case History:

5/1/26

ALEJANDRO MENDEZ-CORDOVA ARRESTED AND CITED ON THREE TRAFFIC CHARGES IN SAVANNAH

What this means: Alejandro Mendez-Cordova was cited and arrested by the Savannah Police Department on three traffic-related misdemeanor charges in Chatham County. The first charge accused him of failure to maintain lane, in violation of O.C.G.A. 40-6-48. The second charge accused him of driving without a valid license in violation of O.C.G.A. 40-5-20. The third charge accused him of hit and run, meaning he allegedly failed to stop at or return to the scene of an accident, in violation of O.C.G.A. 40-6-270. All three charges were classified as traffic misdemeanors. The case was assigned to Chatham County Recorder’s Court under case number RCCR26-10461.

6/3/26

TRAFFIC DOCKET HEARING HELD IN RECORDER’S COURT

What this means: Alejandro Mendez-Cordova’s case appeared on the traffic docket before Judge Cornwell-Williams in Courtroom 1D of the Coleman Courthouse on June 3, 2026. This type of hearing is a scheduled court date where the judge reviews the status of pending traffic cases. The case was not resolved at this appearance.

6/4/26

NOTICE OF FAILURE TO APPEAR ISSUED TO ALEJANDRO MENDEZ-CORDOVA

What this means: After Alejandro Mendez-Cordova did not appear at his June 3, 2026 traffic docket hearing, the Clerk of Court for Chatham County Recorder’s Court issued a formal Notice of Failure to Appear on June 4, 2026. The notice covered all three of his pending traffic citations — S0378676, S0378674, and S0378675. A $100 failure-to-appear fee was assessed on the citations. The notice warned that if the matter was not resolved within thirty days, Mendez-Cordova’s driver’s license could be administratively suspended. The notice was signed by the Clerk of Court.

7/17/26

ATTORNEY TINA MARIE HESSE APPOINTED TO REPRESENT ALEJANDRO MENDEZ-CORDOVA

What this means: Court records show that attorney Tina Marie Hesse, of 222 West Oglethorpe Ave., Suite 437, Savannah, was appointed to represent Alejandro Mendez-Cordova in his Chatham County Recorder’s Court case on July 17, 2026. The indigent defense voucher indicates this was a court-appointed arrangement, meaning the court determined Mendez-Cordova qualified for a publicly funded defense attorney.

9/16/26

ALL THREE CHARGES AGAINST ALEJANDRO MENDEZ-CORDOVA DISMISSED

What this means: Alejandro Mendez-Cordova appeared again on the traffic docket before Judge Cornwell-Williams in Courtroom 1D of the Coleman Courthouse on September 16, 2026. According to the disposition documents and docket records, all three charges — failure to maintain lane, driving without a valid license, and hit and run — were dismissed by the court. The disposition documents for each citation reflect a “Dismissed” outcome, dated September 15–16, 2026. With all three charges dismissed, the case is now closed. Mendez-Cordova was not convicted of any of the offenses.