WABE's Week In Review: Powell, Cheseboro plead guilty in Trump election conspiracy case and Fulton takes back millions from its beleaguered jail

October 21st, 2023

Attorney Scott Grubman, right, stands with his client, Kenneth Chesebro as Chesebro is sworn in during a plea deal hearing, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. Chesebro, who was was charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law in efforts to overturn Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, pleaded guilty to a felony just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)

BREAKING: Kenneth Chesebro, who proposed "fake elector" plan, is pleading GUILTY in Georgia.

Chesebro pleading guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents.
— Sam Gringlas (@gringsam) October 20, 2023

BREAKING: Lawyer Sidney Powell, one of 19 people charged alongside former President Donald Trump with attempting to interfere in Georgia’s 2020 election result, has pleaded guilty in exchange for her truthful testimony at trial.https://t.co/loKjeRyWNV
— WABE News (@wabenews) October 19, 2023

MORE DETAILS as Sidney Powell pleads guilty in her Fulton County case on 2020 election interference in Georgia.

My WABE colleague Sam Gringlas has more on the former Trump attorney's plea deal, sentence and promise to testify at trial. #gapol https://t.co/yUAltPMBF8

— Rahul Bali (@rahulbali) October 19, 2023

Fulton Jail loses millions for tech improvements…

Fulton County commissioners voted to take back the $2.1 million they previously allotted to the sheriff to improve conditions at the beleaguered county jail following the high-profile death of 35-year-old Lashawn Thompson.https://t.co/UaG5dSOTPU
— WABE News (@wabenews) October 18, 2023

Sea turtles struggling…

Sea turtles are wrapping up their annual hatching season on Georgia’s beaches. After a strong summer of nesting, they’re hatching at a rate slightly below average due to predators and rising seas, via @ejreports.https://t.co/U2LPHY0GkA
— WABE News (@wabenews) October 19, 2023

Also in this episode…

–Georgia’s U.S. Senators weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war.

–Julien Virgin had more on emergency responders from around the metro participated in the first-ever Atlanta Regional Full-Scale Emergency Training Exercise.

–Emily Wu Pearson reported on Stewart Detention Center now being required to provide immigrants in detention a list of their rights as workers in the facility.

–Jim Burress interviewed Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic.

–Juma Sei had more on students at Jonesboro High School taking a pledge against gun violence.