A former high-ranking official with the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is without a job after he was found guilty of lying to the police .
On Friday, a Cherokee County jury found Braxton Tyree Cotton, 44, of Mableton, guilty on two counts of making a false statement and representation and falsifying and concealing a material fact.
In July 2023, the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office requested a substitute prosecutor for Cotton’s case, which led to Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office taking over…