Criminal charges against a private investigator for former North Georgia schoolteacher Tonya Craft have been dismissed in Catoosa County, records show.
Eric Echols, who worked on Craft’s child custody and criminal cases, had been charged with three counts of influencing a witness. He said he learned Monday that a Catoosa County judge had granted his motion to quash his indictment.
PDF: Order to quash Eric Echols indictment
Echols said he “felt good” when he heard the news.
Craft was acquitted on 22 counts of child molestation, aggravated child molestation and aggravated sexual battery in May. The charges against Echols stem from an August 2009 incident in which the father of one of Craft’s alleged victims said Echols threatened him during a conversation.