Second Gambling Bust Nets Judge

For the second time in 48 hours, an illegal gambling outfit has been busted in the Metro Atlanta area, this time in Clayton County.

Among those arrested: part-time Clayton County magistrate judge Dorian Murry. Murry, a full-time Atlanta attorney, has since been placed on administrative leave and his arrest is being reported to the state Judicial Qualifications Commission, according to a statement from Chief Magistrate Judge Daphne M. Walker.

The Clayton County Sheriff's Department broke up the illegal game. Representatives with the department said there was an attempt made to bribe Sheriff Victor Hill with $500 to provide protection for the gambling operation.

"There were people in there from all walks of life. Again, no one is safe now from committing crimes. It doesn't matter if you're a judge. It doesn't matter if you're a politician. It doesn't matter if you're a businessman. There is no safety in Clayton County anymore. We're gonna fine every last one of them and get them out of here," said Sheriff Hill.

Investigators arrested several people at the Poker Palace on Tara Boulevard. Sheriff's deputies and Morrow Police, as part of a joint vice squad, conducted undercover surveillance for a month before making the bust. Members of the squad called the Poker Palace an illegal gambling outfit.

Sheriff Hill said that more charges were pending. Regarding the bribery attempt, Hill said his office is not for sale.

On Tuesday, Roswell Police arrested nearly 30 people involved in an illegal gambling operation. The two men accused of running it, Dan Tyre and Glen Gilbertti, were to be in court Wednesday. Investigators said they were running a high-stakes poker game out of a home on Nesbit Ridge Drive, with a $10,000 buy-in. Officers said they seized $45,000 in cash and cocaine from the home.