Ex-Georgia Mayor and Former State Trooper Sentenced After Crash That Killed Two Teen Girls: ‘You Killed Her’
BREMEN, GA – A former Georgia mayor and state trooper has been sentenced to prison for a decade-old crash that killed two teenagers and left two others seriously injured. Victims’ families condemned him in court, saying his reckless actions destroyed their lives.
The Deadly 2015 Crash
On the night of Sept. 26, 2015, then–State Trooper Anthony James “A.J.” Scott, now 36, was driving nearly 90 mph in a 55 mph zone on a dark, rainy stretch of U.S. Highway 27.
Scott was not responding to a call, had no lights or siren activated, and slammed into a Nissan Sentra driven by Dillon Wall.
- Dillon Wall suffered a fractured skull.
- Benjamin Finken, another passenger, sustained a traumatic brain injury.
- Isabella Chinchilla, 16, and Kylie Lindsey, 17, were killed instantly.
Conviction and Sentence
In August, a Carroll County jury convicted Scott on five of six counts, including:
- Two counts of serious injury by vehicle
- One count of homicide in the second degree by vehicle (for Isabella’s death)
- Speeding
- Reckless driving
He was not convicted in Kylie’s homicide.
As a result, Scott lost his position as mayor of Buchanan, a small town about 55 miles west of Atlanta.
On Wednesday, Coweta Superior Court Judge Erica Tisinger sentenced him to 20 years, with 10 years in prison and 10 on probation.
Emotional Courtroom Statements
The sentencing coincidentally took place on the anniversary of the girls’ funerals, something Judge Tisinger admitted she had not realized.
Kylie’s mother directly addressed Scott: “I was burying my daughter 10 years ago today, because you killed her.”
Kylie’s father asked him bluntly: “I just have one question for you … why?”
Survivor Dillon Wall also testified: “I cry every night … because of this man right there. He doesn’t do anything but smirk at me and smile at me.”
Lack of Remorse?
Senior DeKalb County District Attorney Heather Waters told the court the crash was entirely due to Scott’s speeding and that he had never shown remorse.
Wall echoed this, saying Scott appeared smug during trial.
Scott’s attorney eventually read a letter of apology, but many in the courtroom felt it was too little, too late.
Legal Delays
The case dragged on for nearly a decade:
- A 2019 trial ended in mistrial after prosecutors failed to turn over information about the victims’ seating positions.
- Multiple delays pushed retrial to summer 2025.
- Scott finally faced conviction in August, nearly 10 years after the deadly crash.
Victims’ Families Demand Maximum Penalty
Isabella’s mother pleaded for the maximum sentence, saying her daughter and Kylie had received “a life sentence” of silence.
Instead, Judge Tisinger followed recommendations from the Department of Community Supervision, imposing the 20-year split sentence.
“Mr. Scott had no intention to harm anyone,” Judge Tisinger said. “But those actions have consequences.”
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