•October 26, 2016•

Moultrie County State’s Attorney Jeremy Richey took office December 1, 2012 and much has happened in Moultrie County during his four-year term. There were several high profile cases, including the first degree murder case against Michael Yost.

“The case file was the largest I have ever handled. Parts of it were always on my desk, and I spent hundreds of hours working on the case. Some parts of the evidence were hard to look at, but that same evidence provided motivation to seek justice for Sheri Randall,” Richey said of the recent murder conviction on Yost.

Richey’s past experience as an assistant state’s attorney and criminal defense attorney helped him make the transition to state’s attorney. One big difference from his previous experience, according to Richey, is the 24/7 nature of the state’s attorney’s job.

“I’ve received phone calls after midnight from the police, calls on weekends and holidays; I’ve been away from home late working on search warrants, and I’ve worked on cases while my wife drove the car. I even fielded a call during my honeymoon,” he said.

Richey explained that the state’s attorney often makes tough decisions. The decision to file a case or what level of charge to file is not always easy.      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.