Okay - late to the game - but will post this anyway to keep my notes straight! And I can shorten them up a bit.
Thursday, July 13th:
*Motions Hearing (@ 9am ET) - GA -
Tara Faye Grinstead (29) (Oct. 22, 2005, Ocilla) -
*Bo Dukes (21 @ time of crime/38)
indicted (6/1/22) with hindering the apprehension or punishment of a criminal, concealing death of another & tampering with evidence. Ben Hill County
Trial was set to begin on 6/22/22 has been continued to late September, but continued with no date announced. Article stated trial will start either on 6/22/23 or 6/27/23 which were cancelled.
Court info from 6/1/22 thru 9/9/22 reference post #680 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-22-oct-2005-guilty-not-guilty.430005/page-34
1/31/23 Update: Dukes’ attorney wants charges thrown out. Appeared before Judge on Tuesday. They argue that the statute of limitations has passed & it's too late to try Dukes. A hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, 2/7/23 in Ben Hill Superior Court before Judge Robert Chasteen.
2/7/23 Update: The court hearing was for Ryan Duke & Bo Dukes, who were both charged in connection to the death & disappearance of Tara Grinstead. Their attorneys are trying to get the charges in Ben Hill County thrown out, claiming the statute of limitations has run out. The hearing was in Ben Hill County. Two witnesses took the stand at the Tuesday hearing. Gary Rothwell, the former special agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Perry office, was the first witness. The state argued the statute of limitations passed for murder charges. The defense argued murder is the only charge with no statute of limitations. Jason Shoudel, the lead GBI agent on the Grinstead case, also took the witness stand. A decision was not reached at the Tuesday hearing. There will be a continuation of the hearing but a date has not been set yet. Next motion hearing on 7/13/23.
7/13/23 Update: Ryan Dukes is set to appear before a judge for a hearing Thursday. A judge is deciding if a man acquitted in the murder of a South Georgia teacher can be charged in a neighboring county. Ryan Dukes was found not guilty in the murder of Tara Grinstead, a South Georgia high school teacher and beauty queen in Irwin County. Dukes’ attorney now wants new charges in Ben Hill County thrown out. Dukes’ attorneys say the statute of limitations on those charges ran out a long time ago. Dukes’ attornies presented witnesses, some also via Zoom, showing law enforcement considered Dukes & his high school friend, Bo Duke, suspects. A jury also convicted Duke of hiding her body. He was in court Thursday, too. Former Irwin County Deputy Alan Morgan testified. The state questioned the defense witnesses hard, insisting that Dukes name may have been out there but so were names associated with hundreds of other leads, so the statute of limitations clock didn’t start until the actual arrest of both men in 2017. The hearing ended around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The judge will make his ruling soon about whether Dukes will now face new charges related to Grinstead’s murder.
*Bo Dukes: Found guilty (3/21/19) in Tara Grinstead case of hindering prosecution, concealing death of another & 2 counts making false statement & sentenced to 25 years. 10/22/20 Update: A hearing was set for 11/24/20, in Wilcox County for Dukes. The judge will consider Dukes' request for a new trial. 9/22/22 Update: Bo Dukes appealed his March 2019 conviction on Wilcox County charges for the death & disappearance of Grinstead. Dukes’ lawyers said the trial court should not have admitted his confessions & statements to investigators during the trial. In his appeal, Dukes’ lawyers also argued that his convictions should have been merged during sentencing. The court said they found no error in Dukes’ trial or sentencing & denied a new trial or change of his 25-year sentence. Maximum release date of 3/20/44. Wilcox County
*Ryan Alexander Duke - 5/20/22: The jury has found Duke not guilty on 2 counts of felony murder & 1 count of malice murder, aggravated assault & burglary. Guilty only on Count 6-Concealing a Death. Duke was sentenced on 5/23/22 to 10 years in prison, the maximum penalty under the law. Irwin County
Pending cases:
GA -
2 ladies (Jan. 1, 2019, Houston County) - *Bo Dukes (34 @ time of crime/37/now 38)
re-indicted (5/19/22) with 1 count of rape, 2 counts of aggravated sodomy, involving both women; 2 counts of kidnapping, 2 counts of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, 4 counts of possession of a firearm during commission of a felony & 1 count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Held without bond. Houston County
According to the indictment (5/19/22), Dukes pointed a Browning 20-gauge shotgun at both women & threatened to kill them; Dukes went missing after the New Year's Day incident & was arrested four days later at a relative's home in Irwin County. No trial date has been set for Dukes on either the Houston County case or the Ben Hill County charges.
1/6/19 Update: Made appearance before Judge charged with rape, aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment & possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Warner Robbins case. Held without bond. No further dates given. Dukes is currently in state custody & will eventually be turned over (1/9/19) to federal custody & will complete six months in federal prison, as part of his revoked supervised release. Houston County Warner Robins case on 1/1/20.
GA –
1 Lady (Jan. 19, 2017, Houston County) - *Bo Dukes (32 @ time of crime/34/now 38) indicted &
charged (Oct, 2019) with 1 count of sexual assault rape. Houston County
ALSO:
*Motions Hearing (@ 9am ET) - GA -
Tara Faye Grinstead (29) (Oct. 22, 2005, Ocilla, still missing) –
*Ryan Alexander Duke (21 @ time of crime/38)
indicted (6/3/22) & arraigned (7/5/22 waived) with concealing the death of another, hindering apprehension or punishment of a criminal, 2 counts of concealment of facts & 2 counts of tampering with evidence & lying. Ben Hill County
Found not guilty 5/20/22 of murder, but guilty on concealing a death. Sentenced to 10 years.
Court info from 6/3/22 thru 8/30/22 reference post #682 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-22-oct-2005-guilty-not-guilty.430005/page-35
2/7/23 Update: The court hearing was for Ryan Duke & Bo Dukes, who were both charged in connection to the death and disappearance of Tara Grinstead. Their attorneys are trying to get the charges in Ben Hill County thrown out, claiming the statute of limitations has run out. The hearing was in Ben Hill County. Two witnesses took the stand at the Tuesday hearing. Gary Rothwell, the former special agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Perry office, was the first witness. The state argued the statute of limitations passed for murder charges. The defense argued murder is the only charge with no statute of limitations. Jason Shoudel, the lead GBI agent on the Grinstead case, also took the witness stand. A decision was not reached at the Tuesday hearing. There will be a continuation of the hearing but a date has not been set yet. Next hearing on 7/13/23.
7/13/23 Update: Ryan Dukes is set to appear before a judge for a hearing Thursday. A judge is deciding if a man acquitted in the murder of a South Georgia teacher can be charged in a neighboring county. Ryan Dukes was found not guilty in the murder of Tara Grinstead, a South Georgia high school teacher and beauty queen in Irwin County. Dukes’ attorney now wants new charges in Ben Hill County thrown out. Dukes’ attorneys say the statute of limitations on those charges ran out a long time ago. Dukes’ attornies presented witnesses, some also via Zoom, showing law enforcement considered Dukes & his high school friend, Bo Duke, suspects. A jury also convicted Duke of hiding her body. He was in court Thursday, too. Former Irwin County Deputy Alan Morgan testified. The state questioned the defense witnesses hard, insisting that Dukes name may have been out there but so were names associated with hundreds of other leads, so the statute of limitations clock didn’t start until the actual arrest of both men in 2017. The hearing ended around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The judge will make his ruling soon about whether Dukes will now face new charges related to Grinstead’s murder.
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