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Name:
Cooper, Destiny Dyon
Date of Booking:
07/18/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
Driving While License Suspended or Revoked (M)
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Case History:
7/18/25
BOND SET AT $1,379
What this means: Destiny Cooper’s bond was set at $1,379 following her arrest on driving while license suspended charges in Paulding County. This is the amount she would need to pay to be released from jail while her case proceeds through the court system.
9/18/25
CITATION CALENDAR SCHEDULED
What this means: Destiny Cooper’s case was placed on the citation calendar for September 18, 2025. This is typically an initial court appearance where defendants charged with traffic violations can enter a plea or request more time to hire an attorney. At this stage, Cooper was still facing the charge in traffic court before it was later transferred to state court.
12/15/25
ACCUSATION FILED
What this means: Destiny Dyon Cooper was formally charged with driving while license suspended in Paulding County State Court. The accusation, filed by Solicitor General Luana P. Nolen, alleges that Cooper drove a motor vehicle on Charles Hardy Parkway on July 17, 2025, while her driving privilege was suspended by the Department of Driver Services. This formal charging document moves the case from citation (case 25-TR-004572) to the state court system (case 25-SC-001305).
12/15/25
ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FILED
What this means: Assistant Solicitor General Allen Cleveland has been assigned to prosecute Destiny Dyon Cooper’s case. This filing notifies the court and defense that Cleveland will be representing the state in this driving while license suspended case. The prosecutor is now officially on record in case 25-SC-001305.
2/4/26
ARRAIGNMENT SCHEDULED
What this means: Destiny Dyon Cooper’s arraignment hearing has been scheduled for 9:30 AM. At this hearing, Cooper will be formally read the charges against her and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere to the driving while license suspended charge. This is typically the defendant’s first appearance in state court after the accusation is filed.
3/23/26
ARRAIGNMENT WAIVED — NOT GUILTY PLEA ENTERED BY DEFENSE
What this means: Defense attorney Randall Harris filed a motion on behalf of Destiny Cooper waiving her right to appear at a formal arraignment hearing. Through this filing, Cooper entered a plea of not guilty to the driving while license suspended charge in case 25-SC-001305 in Paulding County State Court. Cooper also invoked the court’s standing order in criminal cases, which automatically activates a standard set of pretrial motions on her behalf. A jury trial was formally demanded.
3/24/26
NOLLE PROSEQUI ENTERED — CHARGE DISMISSED
What this means: The State of Georgia, through Assistant Solicitor General Allen Cleveland, asked the court to drop the driving while license suspended charge against Destiny Dyon Cooper in case 25-SC-001305. The reason given was that Cooper had obtained a valid driver’s license. Judge Angela R. O’Conor of Paulding County State Court signed the order granting the dismissal. The nolle prosequi was entered as a restricted dismissal, meaning the state retains the option to refile the charge in the future. With this order, the case against Destiny Cooper is closed.