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Name:
Wright, Andrea Lindsay
Date of Booking:
03/10/2026
Reason(s) For Booking:
PUBLIC INDECENCY-1ST OR 2ND CONVICTION – M
POSSESSION AND USE OF DRUG RELATED OBJECTS – M
Officer’s Narrative:
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On 03/10/2026 at approximately 0930 hours, I responded to 1028 West Bay Street for a reported sexual assault that had just occurred. Upon arrival, I made contact with the reporting party, Ms. [VICTIM #1].
She explained that she works as an employee for the El Cheapo gas station at the above address. She explained that she was working on restocking the shelves and bent over to place products on the lower shelf. She stated that while she was bent over, a male who was in the gas station (Mr. Andrea Wright) inappropriately touched her.
I observed security footage of the incident while I was on scene. The security footage showed Ms. [VICTIM #1] bend down behind a shelf to restock products. Shortly after she bent down, Mr. Wright approached her from behind, stood over her, widened his stance, then distinctly lowered his groin towards her, raised it up, then lowered his groin towards her again while she was underneath him. The motion Mr. Wright made appeared to be intentional and distinctly sexual in nature.
Based on Ms. [VICTIM #1]’s testimony and my observations on scene, I placed Mr. Wright under arrest for public indecency for conduct that constituted an indecent fondling of another person’s body in a public place without their consent.
I placed Mr. Wright in double locked handcuffs and searched him incident to arrest. During the search, Officer Smith recovered a glass pipe containing black residue on Mr. Wright’s person. Based on my training and experience, I determined this to be a pipe commonly used for smoking illicit substances.
Mr. Wright was banned from the above location.
I transported Mr. Wright to CCDC in my marked patrol vehicle without incident. I transported the pipe that was recovered from Mr. Wright’s person to the SPD property room located at 78 Ross Road and logged it as evidence. I uploaded a copy of the security footage to SPD evidence servers on Evidence.com. I also provided a link for Ms. [VICTIM #1] to do the same.
[End of Narrative]
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Case History:
3/10/26
ANDREA LINDSEY WRIGHT ARRESTED IN CHATHAM COUNTY
What this means: Andrea Lindsey Wright was arrested on March 10, 2026, and booked into custody in Chatham County. He was facing two misdemeanor charges at the time of arrest: public indecency and possession and use of drug-related objects. An arrest means law enforcement took Wright into custody based on probable cause — it is not a finding of guilt.
3/11/26
FIRST APPEARANCE AND BOND HEARING HELD — ANDREA LINDSEY WRIGHT
What this means: Andrea Lindsey Wright appeared before a judge in the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County for his first appearance hearing. At this hearing, Wright was formally advised of the charges against him — public indecency and possession of drug-related objects — and of his legal rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. Wright elected to use a public defender rather than hire private counsel, and he entered a plea of not guilty. The judge set bond at $3,500. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for April 7, 2026, at 8:45 AM in Courtroom 1D at the Chatham County Courthouse.
3/27/26
DEFENSE ATTORNEY FILES NOTICE OF APPEARANCE — BARBARA S. FOSTER APPOINTED AS COUNSEL
What this means: On March 27, 2026, attorney Barbara S. Foster of the Chatham County Misdemeanor Defense Office filed a formal Notice of Appearance in the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County, entering herself as appointed counsel for Andrea Lindsey Wright in case number RCCR26-05467. This means Wright was represented by a court-appointed public defender going forward. All future court filings and communications in the case were to be directed to Foster’s office at 222 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Suite 437, Savannah, GA 31401.
4/7/26
ACCUSATION FILED — ONE COUNT OF PUBLIC INDECENCY CHARGED AGAINST ANDREA LINDSEY WRIGHT
What this means: On April 7, 2026, District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones of the Eastern Judicial Circuit formally filed a criminal accusation — a written charging document — against Andrea Lindsey Wright in the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County under case number RCCR26-05467. An accusation is the formal legal document that officially brings a misdemeanor charge before the court.
Count 1 charges Wright with Public Indecency under O.C.G.A. 16-6-8. Wright is accused of performing a lewd, indecent fondling of another person at El Cheapo, a public place in Chatham County, on or about March 10, 2026. This is a misdemeanor charge, and Wright is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
4/7/26
MISDEMEANOR DOCKET HEARING HELD — ANDREA LINDSEY WRIGHT PLEADS GUILTY TO PUBLIC INDECENCY
What this means: On April 7, 2026, Andrea Lindsey Wright appeared before Judge Cornwell-Williams in the Recorder’s Court of Chatham County for a scheduled misdemeanor docket hearing in case number RCCR26-05467. At this hearing, Wright entered a guilty plea to Count 1, Public Indecency under O.C.G.A. 16-6-8. The drug-related objects charge does not appear in the sentencing documents, indicating it was not carried forward in this proceeding.
The court’s plea colloquy documents confirm that Wright was not under the influence of any substances, understood the rights he was waiving by pleading guilty, had enough time to speak with his attorney, and was satisfied with his legal representation.
Wright was sentenced to 12 months total, with 30 days to be served in jail and credit given for time already served in custody. The remaining balance of the sentence was suspended on the condition of no new arrests and a ban from the location of El Cheapo at 1028 W. Bay St., Savannah, GA (Chatham County). The ban runs from March 10, 2026, through March 9, 2027. Wright signed the sentencing documents at the jail on April 7, 2026. Defense attorney Barbara S. Foster is listed as counsel of record on the sentencing order.