A Cherokee County man is currently serving a sentence for his fifth conviction of stalking the same woman, but when he gets out this time, he’ll be banned from the State of Georgia.
Last month, 39-year-old Christopher Mackey Kaufman was sentenced to 35 years with 15 to serve in prison after pleading guilty to six counts of aggravated stalking and five counts of violating a family protective order.
Cherokee County District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway’s Office says Kaufman and the victim previously dated and had a child together. While they were in a relationship, she said he physically assaulted and threatened her, but she never called law enforcement.
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In 2016, Cherokee deputies say they learned that Kaufman was watching her home, calling her repeatedly and even sleeping in a trailer on her property. He was arrested. But while he was in jail, investigators say kept calling her.
He was convicted of 22 misdemeanors, including stalking, trespassing, harassing communications and more. He was sentenced to jail time, ordered not to contact his ex-girlfriend and was given a permanent protective order.