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Huck McCollum

Huck McCollum

Intake Officer for Coweta County Juvenile Court; former public defender investigator; guest on Zone 7 podcast

Jun 17, 2026

10:05
So when she gets to court, if it's juvenile court only, will there be a mental evaluation? Will they look at her background? Will they talk to teachers? Like, what type of assessment are y'all going to do?
10:18
I'm glad you asked, um, because typically, yes.
10:22
With something of this severity or, or a crime of this nature, immediately we would ask for a psychological, in some cases, a psychosexual, and we have therapists that do that for us.
10:33
Um, in this case, the high school she attends has come out and said that she has severe mental health issues.
10:40
She's already a graduate, but she's still only 17, which I understand young birthdays, but that does come into play here.
10:47
Maybe online school.
10:48
Maybe she's not really safe around her peers, like my sister pointed out.
11:08
Is that something you would also research as somebody in intake and an investigator?

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