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Every fact on this page is drawn directly from public court records in the Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, Western Judicial Circuit, Georgia. The primary source is the certified hearing transcript from the November 21, 2024 proceeding before the Honorable Eric W. Norris. The Ex Parte Protective Order is dated November 12, 2024. All quotations are verbatim from those records.
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What the Court Found: The Christy Conoly Case

Christine Conoly v. Lucius Turner  |  Civil Action No. SU-24-DV-0330  |  Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, Western Judicial Circuit

In November 2024, Christine ("Christy") Conoly filed a family violence protective order against Luke Turner in Clarke County Superior Court. By the end of the November 21, 2024 hearing, she had voluntarily dismissed her own petition.

The court instead issued a 12-month protective order and a Good Behavior Bond against Conoly, ordered her to vacate Turner's properties, and ordered her to pay $2,000 in attorney's fees. The court's orders were based on evidence that Conoly had monitored Turner's computer activity, collected rental income from his property without authorization, and conducted a months-long campaign of anonymous social media attacks and emails targeting Turner, his attorney, and others.

It Started with Conoly Filing a Protective Order Against Turner

On November 12, 2024, Conoly filed a Family Violence Ex Parte Protective Order against Luke Turner in Clarke County Superior Court. Judge Haggard, who was available that day, signed the temporary order, which found probable cause that family violence had occurred. The ex parte order gave Conoly exclusive use of Turner's residence at 515 Vaughn Road in Athens, Georgia, and required Turner to stay 100 yards away from her.

Turner retained Kevin Epps and Kristin Waller of Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier, LLC to represent him. They filed an answer to Conoly's petition and a counterclaim seeking a good behavior bond against Conoly.

The case was scheduled before Judge Eric W. Norris of the Western Judicial Circuit.

The November 21, 2024 Hearing: Conoly Dismissed Her Own Case

The hearing took place on November 21, 2024, at the Oconee County Courthouse. Conoly appeared without an attorney. Turner appeared with counsel.

Within the first hour, Conoly's case fell apart — not because the court ruled against her, but because she voluntarily dismissed it herself.

At the hearing, Turner's attorney introduced a TikTok video Conoly had posted showing her accessing Turner's computer DNS data — private internet traffic information — and discussing it publicly. When counsel indicated he intended to introduce Conoly's phone into evidence and examine its full contents (including metadata, emails, and photos), Conoly faced a choice: allow the phone to be fully examined in open court, or withdraw her petition.

The court explained the choice plainly:

"He has offered to not seek your phone if you are willing to dismiss your petition."

Conoly chose to dismiss:

"Yes. I have to. I have to."

The court recorded the dismissal as voluntary:

"I'm going to find that Petitioner's petition is dismissed by voluntary choice."

The court then turned to Turner's counterclaim.

The Expert's Testimony: She Monitored His Computer and Broadcast It Online

Turner's attorney called Danny Myung, owner of Classic City Computing in Athens, Georgia, as an expert witness. Myung had performed a forensic analysis of a TikTok video Conoly had posted publicly.

In that video, Conoly described — on social media, to her approximately 47,000 followers — that she had accessed and reviewed Turner's DNS data. DNS, as Myung explained to the court, is distinct from ordinary browser history. It captures all internet traffic routed through a device or home router, including activity that would not appear even in private browsing mode.

Myung testified that accessing someone's DNS is not an accident:

"It's not something a normal person would do. A normal person could just go to Internet history and look at what they went to... it's a step further using a software tool to monitor activity."
"DNS monitoring is very rare except in potential stalking or malicious use situations."

Myung further testified that he had reviewed Turner's cell phone and found a text message — apparently from Conoly — stating: "If you need to know Mr. Turner's location I will happily hand that over." Myung testified this suggested Conoly had some form of geolocation capability over Turner.

The expert's conclusion: Turner's systems were compromised and he would need to replace them.

Conoly, on cross-examination, acknowledged she had gone into the computer's DNS data and posted it publicly. She said the computer was shared, that she was angry, and that she "shouldn't have" posted it on social media.

Under Oath: What Conoly Admitted at the Hearing

During cross-examination by Turner's attorney, Conoly made a series of admissions under oath before Judge Norris:

On the anonymous emails

Conoly admitted she had initially reached out to Kevin Epps via an anonymous email about an unrelated estate lawsuit. She admitted she had used anonymous email addresses and pleaded the Fifth Amendment when asked whether she had sent specific emails to the Oconee Enterprise, the Chambers of Commerce of Oconee County and Athens-Clarke County, and the Marsy's Law Board of Georgia.

In a civil case, invoking the Fifth Amendment allows the court to draw an adverse inference — meaning the court may treat her silence as evidence that she did send those communications.

On the false statements

Conoly admitted she had previously filed a motion to quash a subpoena in an unrelated case, claiming she did not know the Farmer family. She later admitted she had known Jason Farmer for approximately twelve months. She admitted via email — which was introduced into evidence — that the motion contained false statements.

On the social media posts

Conoly confirmed that roughly 20 TikTok posts and Facebook posts about Turner and Epps were hers. She acknowledged that posts referencing a "local attorney" — including ones suggesting he might have embezzled money, that his family had gone missing, and that "karma" was catching up with him — were directed at Kevin Epps, even though she had not always used his name. When asked about one post where she stated she would "fucking fix" the situation, she said she didn't know what she meant.

She acknowledged that Epps' firm had been monitoring her accounts, that he had sent her a formal retraction demand, and that her response had been to decline.

On Turner's property

Conoly admitted that Turner owned the properties at 515 Vaughn Road and 489 Vaughn Road (the Airbnb cabin) in Athens, and that she had no deed, no lease, and no property interest in either. She admitted that Airbnb rental income from Turner's cabin had been going into her personal bank account. She acknowledged upcoming confirmed bookings she had not canceled.

When asked whether she would return the Airbnb administrative account to Turner, she refused:

"No, because I'm doing all the work over there."

When asked at the end of cross-examination to explain her conduct, she acknowledged:

"It was vindictive... I was hurt and I — it was not right."

The Court's Ruling: Orders Issued Against Conoly

At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Norris issued his ruling:

"The Petitioner's claim is withdrawn. The Respondent's claim is granted."

12-Month Protective Order — Against Conoly

  • Conoly is not to interfere with Turner in any way — no maltreatment, molesting, harassing, or harming
  • Turner is awarded sole and exclusive use and possession of both 515 Vaughn Road and 489 Vaughn Road (the Airbnb)
  • Conoly must vacate both properties by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2024
  • Conoly may not contact Turner or approach within 100 yards of his residences, businesses, or school
  • Any further contact is to be through counsel only

Good Behavior Bond — Against Conoly (O.C.G.A. § 17-6-110)

The court found that Conoly's conduct — including computer monitoring, libelous and defamatory social media posts, and anonymous email campaigns — constituted a threat to the safety, peace, and property of others. Rather than require her to post a $500 cash bond (which she said she could not afford), the court issued the bond on terms requiring Conoly to:

  1. Remove all social media posts relating to Turner and the EHDH law firm and their families by midnight on November 21, 2024
  2. Post no further defamatory, libelous, or slanderous content about Turner, the EHDH firm, their family members, or any innuendos of same — across all social media platforms
  3. Leave Turner's MacBook laptop at the residence
  4. Provide Airbnb bank statements for the prior 60 days
  5. Transfer administrative control of the Airbnb account back to Turner within five days
  6. Remit to Turner the rental proceeds for the November 22–24, 2024 weekend
  7. Not enter the Wellbrook Farms neighborhood in Oconee County
  8. Send written retractions to the Oconee and Clarke County Chambers of Commerce, the Marsy's Law Board of Georgia, and the Oconee Enterprise, acknowledging the statements she made were false
  9. Report to the Clarke County Jail for booking on the good behavior bond

The bond expires in six months unless Conoly violates its terms, in which case she could be jailed and potentially face arrest on the underlying computer trespass and computer theft allegations.

Attorney's Fees

The court awarded $2,000 in attorney's fees against Conoly, payable at $200 per month beginning December 1, 2024.

The Court's Own Observations

In his closing remarks before announcing the ruling, Judge Norris addressed the broader pattern of conduct the evidence showed. While he declined to issue criminal warrants that day, his words were direct:

"You did cross lines, very much so."

He addressed the real-world harm that social media attacks cause:

"[T]here are points where people go too far... would you want it done to you?"

He observed that not all speech is protected — innuendo and defamation carry legal consequences regardless of whether the poster uses names — and cited the Alex Jones/Sandy Hook litigation as an example.

And he noted that the case had illustrated something he had seen before in protective order proceedings:

"What I do find is people use TPOs to either get someone out of their house or cause discomfort to them."

What the Record Shows

Conoly filed a protective order and used it to obtain exclusive possession of a home she did not own. Turner's name was on the deed. He paid the bills. She had no lease. She had been asked to leave and refused. Within days of the ex parte order being issued, she had renters coming in to his Airbnb cabin, and the income from those rentals was going into her personal bank account.
She conducted a months-long campaign of social media attacks on Turner and his attorney. By her own count, she had approximately 47,000 followers on TikTok. She posted videos innuendo-ing that Turner's attorney had embezzled money, that the attorney's wife and child had left him, that karma would catch up with those involved. She sent anonymous emails to newspapers, civic boards, and professional organizations. When confronted with those emails in court, she invoked the Fifth Amendment.
She admitted making false statements in prior court filings. A written email exchange — introduced into evidence with no objection — documented her own acknowledgment that her motion to quash contained false representations.
She monitored Turner's computer activity and broadcast it publicly. An expert testified in open court, to the judge's questions, about what she had done and what it meant. She acknowledged on the stand that she shouldn't have posted it on social media.
When she ran out of moves at the hearing, she dismissed her own case. Rather than allow her phone to be examined, she withdrew the petition that had given her possession of Turner's home for the preceding nine days. The court then entered the orders she had been trying to avoid.

The Timeline

Date Event
November 12, 2024 Conoly files ex parte Family Violence TPO petition against Turner; Judge Haggard issues temporary order giving Conoly exclusive possession of Turner's home at 515 Vaughn Rd.
November 21, 2024 Hearing before Judge Eric W. Norris at the Oconee County Courthouse. Conoly dismisses her own petition to avoid phone examination. Court hears evidence on Turner's counterclaim, including expert testimony on computer monitoring.
November 21, 2024 Court issues 12-month protective order against Conoly; issues Good Behavior Bond against Conoly; awards $2,000 attorney's fees. Turner given exclusive possession of both properties.
Nov. 22, 2024 (midnight) Court's deadline for Conoly to remove all social media posts about Turner and the EHDH law firm.
Nov. 22, 2024 (5:00 p.m.) Court's deadline for Conoly to report to Clarke County Jail for good behavior bond booking.
November 25, 2024 (5:00 p.m.) Court's deadline for Conoly to vacate Turner's properties.
Within 5 days of hearing Conoly required to transfer Airbnb administrative account back to Turner.

Verify the Record Yourself

Court: Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, Western Judicial Circuit, State of Georgia
Case: Christine Conoly v. Lucius Turner
Case Number: Civil Action No. SU-24-DV-0330

Key documents in the public record:

  • Family Violence Ex Parte Protective Order — November 12, 2024 (signed by Judge Haggard)
  • Hearing Transcript — November 21, 2024 (before Judge Eric W. Norris); reported by Debbie Seymour, CCR, Certificate #B-2091
  • Order for Good Behavior Bond — November 21, 2024 (Judge Norris)
  • 12-Month Protective Order — November 21, 2024 (Judge Norris)