Geoffrey Alls, the former Augusta chief assistant prosecutor accused of domestic violence, has landed a new job prosecuting cases in Savannah.
The Chatham County District Attorney’s Office states Alls is now a prosecutor in Chatham state court, a misdemeanor court.
Alls was working for Richmond County’s lead prosecutor in domestic violence cases, the solicitor general, last May when a judge granted his former wife a temporary protective order against him.
In a sworn statement, she said he had barged into their bedroom “cursing and screaming, and punching petitioner in her head with a closed fist,” according to court records.
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When their eight-year-old child came in the room crying, Alls stopped, but then tried to prevent his wife from calling 911, records said.
The 911 audio captured Geoffrey Alls screaming “why did you hit me,” as if she was the aggressor, her petition for the order stated.
But the person she had been on the phone with had already contacted 911 about the incident, it said.
Solicitor General Omeeka Loggins placed Alls on administrative leave, saying, “I must be able to assure victims of domestic crimes that we are there for them.”
Alls was never charged in the incident. The protective order was dismissed as divorce proceedings were finalized.
Alls worked for the Chatham DA as a felony prosecutor in his hometown in 2011 and 2012, before going into private practice in 2013.
That year, he was charged with public drunkenness and obstruction of an officer, after a taxicab incident in which he was tased by police, court records showed.
Records show the charges weren’t prosecuted because Alls completed a pretrial diversion program, which is a tool used by prosecutors in Chatham state court.
Alls was hired as an Augusta staff attorney in 2016. District Attorney Jared Williams made him chief assistant DA in 2021. He transferred to the solicitor’s office last February.
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Alls was still listed as chief assistant solicitor general on Augusta’s website Thursday.
The Augusta Press last year requested the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office incident report and bodycam video from their call to Alls’ home.
The sheriff’s office claimed the materials were exempt from disclosure because no arrest was made and only a single document – a family violence questionnaire – was created.
The Augusta Press filed a lawsuit seeking the documents, but a local judge agreed they were exempt from disclosure.
The Augusta Press has filed an appeal and shown where incident reports were created and released from other domestic violence incidents.
Susan McCord is a staff writer with The Augusta Press. Reach her at susan@theaugustapress.com
