Stockbridge Council Impeaches 23-Year-Old Mayor Jayden Williams Over $4,000 Misuse and Explicit Messages
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Stockbridge Council Impeaches 23-Year-Old Mayor Jayden Williams Over $4,000 Misuse and Explicit Messages
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Summary
Stockbridge’s City Council removed Jayden Williams from office on Sept. 12, ending the 23-year-old mayor’s tenure just 10 months after he took office in January.
More than $4,000 in alleged personal charges on a city purchasing card — including meals, clothing, haircuts and a movie — plus $2,600 in gas and personal use of a city vehicle drove the impeachment case.
Williams said he did not intend to use public funds, blamed confusion between similar-looking cards and said he later repaid the money after city workers flagged unusual transactions.
An 18-year-old high school student also accused Williams of exchanging sexually suggestive messages and explicit images; police found no criminal violation under Georgia law but sent the matter for administrative review.
Williams, who became Georgia’s youngest mayor after winning office while at Clark Atlanta University, had already been stripped of some official privileges on July 17 as the investigation unfolded.