From The Tribune staff reports
MONTGOMERY — A former Chambers County deputy district attorney in the 5th Judicial Circuit has been sentenced to serve 12 months in the county jail.
“Roland Sledge took advantage of those entrusted in his care and misused his legal authority as an attorney,” Attorney General Marshall said. “My office will continue to hold those accountable, including attorneys, who abuse their legal powers and choose involvement in criminal activity.”
Sledge was charged in three separate indictments in 2017 and 2020 with withdrawing funds from the bank accounts of three juveniles for whom he was a court-appointed conservator while he was still a private attorney and continuing into his employment as a deputy district attorney.
As conservator, Sledge was required under the law to use the funds in the accounts to provide for and help the three juvenile victims. Instead, he withdrew more than $300,000 for his own use, depleting all three accounts.
Sledge was sentenced to 46 months on April 8, 2022, with 12 months to be served in county jail before being placed on probation for the duration of his sentence. The full amount of restitution of $302,416.36 is to be paid back to the victims of his crimes.