Ocmulgee DA investigator Wiggins earns statewide honor

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  • Investigator Clay Wiggins (right) and Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney Wright Barksdale after the award was announced. CONTRIBUTED
    Investigator Clay Wiggins (right) and Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney Wright Barksdale after the award was announced. CONTRIBUTED

    The only circuit-wide investigator for the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, which includes Putnam County, was honored last week with statewide recognition for his outstanding investigative work leading to convictions in homicide and death penalty cases.

    Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III announced Monday that Chief Investigator Clay Wiggins was selected as Investigator of the Year for 2025.

    Wiggins has lived in Jones County since 2002 and has worked with the District Attorney’s Office since 2018. He started working part-time but went full-time in 2022.