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Judge holds DA’s office in contempt over cell phone evidence in Gainesville murder case
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Judge Bonnie Oliver denies bond for Kyland Williams Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Hall County Superior Court during a hearing. Williams pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the 2024 killing of teen Jaishawn Overstreet in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers
A Hall County judge has held the District Attorney’s Office in contempt for failing to follow an order to send a cell phone to a third-party company for data extraction in the murder case against Ja’Quez Sims, a former Gainesville High School football standout.