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Name:
Barbee, Carrie Bell
Date of Booking:
05/18/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – F
POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – F
POSSESSION OF COCAINE – F
POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE – F
POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – F
POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE III CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – F
POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – F
POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – F
POSSESSION OF AMPHETAMINE – F
POSSESSION OF HYDROCODONE – F
POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE V CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – F
UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO PURCHASE, POSSESS, OR HAVE UNDER HIS CONTROL ANY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – F
PURCHASE/POSSESS/HAVE UNDER CONTROL SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS, SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA, OR K2 – F
IMPROPER LANE USAGE – M
Failure To Maintain Lane – M
DRIVING WITH SUSPEND. OR REVOKED LICENSE – M
DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED – FOURTH OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE WITHIN FIVE YEARS – M
Driving With Suspended Or Revoked License – M
LEAVING ACCIDENT, FAIL TO GIVE AID/INFO – M
HIT AND RUN; DUTY OF DRIVER TO STOP AT OR RETURN TO SCENE OF ACCIDENT – M
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Case History:
5/22/25
RECEIVED BOND – As reflected on the bond paperwork is set at $4,050
What this means: A bond order sets the amount or conditions for release from jail. A cash bond is paid with money, and a property bond uses property instead. Both ensure the person returns to court.
5/23/25
BOND ORDER- As reflected on the bond paperwork is set at $3,500
What this means: A bond order sets the amount or conditions for release from jail. A cash bond is paid with money, and a property bond uses property instead. Both ensure the person returns to court.
5/23/25
FIRST APPEARANCE
What this means: The first time a person goes to court after being charged with a crime. At this hearing, the judge tells the defendant the charges, explains their rights, and may set bail or release conditions. it’s usually a short hearing to start the legal process.
6/26/25
FELONY DOCKET HEARING AT 2:00 PM. CASE BOUND UP TO SUPERIOR COURT.
What this means: That a felony court hearing was scheduled for 2:00 PM, and after that hearing, the case was formally transferred from a lower court to Superior Court, which has authority to handle felony cases. This indicates the case met the legal requirements to proceed as a felony in Superior Court for further proceedings.
7/15/26
ACCUSATION FILED — 4 COUNTS CHARGED AGAINST CARRIE BELL BARBEE IN CHATHAM COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
What this means: District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones of the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, with Assistant District Attorney Ian Campbell MacInnes, Jr., formally filed an accusation — a written charging document — against Carrie Bell Barbee in the Superior Court of Chatham County. The case is assigned Accusation No. 25SPCR25-01916-J1, with a related magistrate case number of 25CHM02067/P0702211, set for the June Term, 2026. An accusation works similarly to an indictment but does not require a grand jury — the defendant’s case was bound over to Superior Court based on a finding of probable cause. The four counts are as follows:
Count 1 — Possession of Methamphetamine (O.C.G.A. 16-13-30(a)): Barbee is accused of unlawfully possessing methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, on or about May 18, 2025, in Chatham County, in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act.
Count 2 — Hit and Run (O.C.G.A. 40-6-270): Barbee is accused of being the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident in a private parking lot on or about May 18, 2025, and allegedly failing to stop her vehicle at the scene and return to it as required by law. The accident allegedly resulted in damage to a vehicle driven by another person.
Count 3 — Driving While License Suspended (O.C.G.A. 40-5-121): Barbee is accused of driving a motor vehicle on Johnny Mercer Boulevard on or about May 18, 2025, at a time when her driving privilege had been suspended by the Department of Driver Services, and without having since obtained a valid driver’s license.
Count 4 — Failure to Maintain Lane (O.C.G.A. 40-6-48): Barbee is accused of unlawfully moving her vehicle from within a traffic lane when it was unsafe to do so while operating on US-80, a divided roadway with clearly marked lanes, on or about May 18, 2025 — allegedly driving onto the shoulder and then into a drainage ditch.
9/23/26
CALENDAR CALL AND ARRAIGNMENT SCHEDULED FOR 9/23/26 AT 2:00 PM
What this means: A calendar call and arraignment has been scheduled for September 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM in Carrie Bell Barbee’s case in Chatham County Superior Court. A calendar call is a routine court session where the judge confirms the status of pending cases and sets or confirms upcoming hearing and trial dates. The arraignment is the formal proceeding where Barbee will be asked to enter a plea — typically guilty, not guilty, or no contest — in response to the four counts filed against her. This is a standard early step in the Superior Court process.