Scott Brannen

I'm a 53 yr old man who was pulled over on a false kidnapping accusation from a woman on the way back to Atlanta from a nice beach trip to Savannah. Unbeknownst to me she had filed a restraining order against me, saying that she lived at my residence in family domestic violence court. However I h...ad not been served. So, on the way back from Savannah, she made a duress call via text to 911. An APB went out over 3 counties looking for a kidnapping suspect. I was stopped in Bulloch County, which is the home of Georgia Southern University, in a 6 cruiser felony stop, thrown to the ground and arrested. The bodycam footage of my arrest and the harridan who falsely accused me of kidnapping to steal my apartment via restraining order is really something men should watch to see how far some people will go to screw a person, even if that person is honestly trying to help them. I was thrown to the ground, without resisting, just trying not to lose my prescription glasses, falling off my face as I was put in the backseat of the deputies truck in handcuffs. I asked the Deputy what was I being charged with, and he said he didn't know, they would tell me at booking. Bodycam footage revealed they were intending to write it up as a DUI, though no officer even asked me if I had anything to drink. When I got to booking, I asked what charge,and they still didn't know, they were waiting to hear from a Bulloch County investigator working with Savannah police to see if they should charge me with kidnapping or something. When it came back that there was no kidnapping, they decided to charge me with minor weed possession, for weed found in the trunk and paraphernalia in the harridan's bag, shown on bodycam. I bailed out after 28 hours in jail for this BS, avoiding any further attempts to question me. Invoke 5th amendment right to remain silent. Once out of jail and back to Atlanta, the harridan had me served a restraining order while she was partying with friends of mine that were not fully aware of what had just gone down. I was banned from my apartment for 8 days until the TPO hearing, when I explained what happened to the judge, and he dismissed the TPO request. When I got my home back, I found she had gone through all my things and took what she liked. She didn't clean me out or anything, though. But it cost a lot. I find Scott Brannen on Avvo, because he's got 30+ years of experience local to Bullouch County. We had some challenging conversations around strategy and timing, but Scott was patient, listened to all my concerns, offered his advice and experience, and kept pressing as I chafed at what I saw as incomplete discovery to settle. As the discovery came in drip by drip, it painted a picture of the police trying to make sense of all these law enforcement resources being devoted to a fake kidnapping charge (in text to 911 while she and I were driving back to Atlanta. Once Scott got the highlight reel of those bodycam video files, and showed the prosecutors, they wanted nothing to do with it. The charge on weed possession was dismissed and I was recharged with an open container $153 fine and case terminates once paid, everything sealed from the record. I literally could not have gotten a better outcome on what started out as a false kidnapping accusation, turned into less than a speeding ticket, so the prosecutors can preserve their 99% win rate. Scott was diligent on the discovery, and has the ability to negotiate without stepping on toes. He has 30 yrs experience with all the players in Bulloch County State Court, and knows how yo get results for his clients. Scott got me the best possible outcome, and my reputation is secure, after what the Sherriff on the bodycam summed up as a 'sh!tshow'. HIRE LOCAL!!! Thank you Scott for a job well done. You are among the best I've hire

I hired Mr Brannen for my 6 felony drug charges! I was sure I was headed to prison for my mistakes, but Scott had 4 of 6 charges dismissed and was able to get me probation and NO PRISON TIME! Scott is great a wonderful lawyer that goes above and beyond for his clients! Thank you for everything you ha...ve done for me!!!

Scott handled my felony drug case and DUI in Statesboro and knew all the things to do and the people he was dealing with. After what he did, my drug charge was dropped and the DUI was sent to a lower court where he got part of the evidence dismissed and the charge reduced to "failure to exercise due... care," which later came off my record after I followed his advice and did a few things. Wow! I am certainly pleased and super glad I had Scott on my side! I recommend Scott to anyone facing legal trouble in Statesboro.

Mr. Brannen was very helpful with our son's charge of MIP. He was patient and kind. He answered all our questions and ended up getting our son's case dismissed in court!!! I cannot recommend him enough. He and his staff were very kind during a time that was very stressful as parents of a college stu...dent.