HOMER, Ga. — A Banks County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday after being found guilty of concealing his mother’s death by burning her body.
35-year-old Jason Christopher Campbell was convicted Oct. 30 following a five-day trial in Banks County Superior Court. Prosecutors presented evidence that he burned the body of his mother, Marie Campbell, in January 2025 to conceal her death.
Disappearance prompted search
62-year-old Marie Campbell was reported missing Jan. 6, 2025. She lived with her son on Bennett Road in Homer and worked at T.J. Maxx in Cornelia.
Her disappearance prompted searches by neighbors and appeals from her family. Her car, purse, identification, and phone were left at her home.
According to an incident report, Jason Campbell told a deputy Jan. 8 that an unknown person had picked up his mother from the residence three days earlier and that he had not heard from her since. The report stated that her vehicle had remained parked outside the home since Jan. 5…