GBI Arrests Guyton City Council Member for Theft by Taking and Financial Transaction Card Fraud

Guyton, Ga (March 14, 2025) - The GBI has arrested and charged Theodore Hamby, age 26, of Guyton, GA, with one count of Theft by Taking and one count of Financial Transaction Card Fraud. Hamby is a member of the Guyton City Council.

On Friday, February 21, 2025, the GBI was requested by the Guyton Police Department to assist with a theft investigation involving City Council member Theodore Hamby. The theft was related to Hamby’s position as a council member and his misuse of a city credit card.

Hamby was booked into the Effingham County Jail.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Statesboro at 912-213-5777. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Ogeechee Circuit District Attorneys Office for prosecution.