Emerson Assault, Robbery Leads To Prison Time For Two Georgia Men

CARTERSVILLE, GA — Two Georgia men — one who was 18 and the other who was 16 at the time authorities say they attacked and robbed a man of $30 — were sentenced to prison time Tuesday for that offense and others.

Joseph Mulkey Marable, now 19, of Emerson; and Jason Riley Sisson, now 20, of Dallas, Georgia; both were sentenced to 20 years, the first five in prison, according to The Daily Tribune News.

The sentences were handed down by Cherokee Judicial Circuit Judge Jeffrey A. Watkins in Bartow County Superior Court.

Prosecutors say the two attacked and robbed a man in Emerson in 2019, with Marable sticking a gun in the victim’s face after “body slamming” him to the ground, the Cartersville newspaper reported.

Emerson Police arrested the two the next day after running a stop sign. A search of the car Marable was driving with Sisson as passenger turned up three stolen guns and a stolen laptop computer, prosecutors said.

That unexpected discovery led investigators to eventually file various assault and robbery charges against Marable and Sisson. Attorneys for the two were able to negotiate plea deals for the two, according to the Tribune News.

In addition to their sentences, Marable and Sisson will have to undergo anger-management training, pay fines and restitution, and not possess guns while on probation.

Marable and Sisson were sentenced under Georgia's First Offender Act. If the two complete probation with no further offenses, they can petition a court to expunge the convictions from their records.

Read the whole story in The Daily Tribune News.