Jonesboro man convicted in Cherokee hotel assault case

The Brief

  • A Cherokee County jury convicted a Jonesboro man of aggravated assault and false imprisonment in a hotel attack.
  • Prosecutors said the victim escaped and called for help after the suspect allegedly threatened her with a knife.
  • Sentencing is scheduled for June 23.

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. A Cherokee County jury has convicted a Jonesboro man of aggravated assault and false imprisonment for an attack on his intimate partner at a Canton hotel last year.

What we know:

According to the Office of the District Attorney for the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, jurors on June 11 found 37-year-old Desmond Jamal Camp guilty of family violence aggravated assault and false imprisonment. He was acquitted of two additional counts of family violence aggravated assault and one count of family violence battery.

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