Court revokes 30 days of probation for Venolin Lynn Banks after missed reporting and incomplete community service

Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted probation’s recommendation on June 2, 2026, to revoke 30 days of Venolin Lynn Banks’s probation, with credit for time served since May 20, 2026. Probation reported that Banks failed to report on multiple dates and had not documented the required 90 hours of community service (only 16 hours documented as of April 28, 2026); defense counsel said Banks had done hours at a site in Rex, Georgia, that probation later determined were not approved.

Probation recommended 30 days of incarceration with credit, and the court imposed that sanction and closed the case. Judge Hayward explained that subsequent driving on a suspended or revoked license can carry escalating fines and, with repeated offenses, can expose defendants to far greater penalties.

Defense counsel and probation agreed the municipal citation for a new, recent traffic allegation may be processed elsewhere, but Judge Hayward stressed that any new suspended‑license offense would raise fines and possibly lead to a felony charge after multiple incidents. Probation was directed to apply credit for time served and to close the probation file following the sanction.

The court’s order directs the probation office to handle implementation and to notify the jail and the clerk’s office for processing the sanction and release instructions.