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Woman sues cities, claiming she was jailed for too long

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ATLANTA - A north Georgia woman has sued the cities of Alpharetta and Roswell, claiming she was jailed for too long and on unreasonably high bond. <br> <br> Martha Liz Sosebe, 37, of Alpharetta claims she was held in the Roswell jail two days longer than the law allows. <br> <br> Sosebe was arrested in May on charges that she tried to pass a forged prescription at Wal-Mart store. She was freed five days later. <br> <br> Sosebe was held until she could be taken before a judge because she couldn&#39;t pay the $8,300 bond set by Judge Scott Childress. <br> <br> The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, names the city of Alpharetta, police Chief Gary George and Wayne Yandell, chief jailer in Roswell. <br> <br> Alpharetta contracts with Roswell to house prisoners. <br> <br> Alpharetta city attorney Sam Thomas declined to comment, saying he hadn&#39;t seen the lawsuit.
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