Jones County defunds prosecutors | Politics | Macon.com

Beginning Tuesday, the Jones County District Attorney’s Office, which once staffed two prosecutors, won’t have any on the payroll.

Prosecutors were in the midst of choosing a jury in a high profile murder trial Aug. 26 when they learned county commissioners had unanimously voted to defund the position for a county-paid prosecutor effective Tuesday, said Fred Bright, district attorney for the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, which includes Jones and seven other counties.

Commissioners also axed a $5,000 local supplement paid to a state-funded prosecutor, Gregory Bushway, assigned to the office. Bushway has resigned, and his last day on the state payroll was Monday, Bright said.

Bushway and his former county-paid co-worker, Keagan Waystack, have said they plan to go into private practice, Bright said.

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