First co-defendant pleads guilty in Trump Georgia RICO case

The sun sets on the Fulton County Courthouse, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others has become the first defendant in the Georgia election interference case to accept a plea deal with prosecutors. Scott Hall pleaded guilty in court on Friday, Sept. 29, to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties, all misdemeanors. Prosecutors had accused him of participating in a breach of election equipment in rural Coffee County. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, File)

A bail bondsman has become the first person to plead guilty in the Georgia criminal case focused on former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Scott Hall was initially charged with several felony counts in connection with efforts to access voting equipment in Coffee County, Ga.

Former Coffee County elections supervisor Misty Hampton and former Coffee County GOP Chair Cathy Latham are also facing criminal charges related to that plan.