IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF RICHMOND COUNTY  STATE OF GEORGIA STATE OF GEORGIA,                                    CIVIL ACTION FILE  PLAINTIFF,                                                    NO. 2023RCCV00562 V.  THIRTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($13,650.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY     FIRST DEFENDANT IN REM  ONE (1) BLACK SMITH AND WESSON M&P 9MM  W/MAGAZINE, S/N HUY0809     SECOND DEFENDANT  EARL DEMETRIUS OVERTON     THIRD DEFENDANT  CHRISTIANNA BOWERS     FOURTH DEFENDANT  ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING INTEREST THEREIN. NOTICE FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Complaint for Forfeiture in Rem Filed on November 20, 2023 Service by Publication Ordered on 9/23/2025 TO: Christianna Bower The above-styled Complaint for Forfeiture in Rem was filed against you by the State of Georgia on November 20, 2023. By Order dated 9/23/2025, this Court ordered that service of process upon you be had by publication, all as provided by law. You are hereby required to file with the Clerk of this Court and to serve upon plaintiff's attorney, Jared T. Williams, District Attommey, 735 James Brown Blvd. Suite 2400, Augusta, Georgia 30901, an answer to plaintiff's Complaint within sixty (60) days from the date of the Order for service by publication as set forth above. WITNESS the Honorable Ashley Wright, Judge of the Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia This 26TH day of September, 2025. By: /S/ Hattie Holmes Sullivan, Clerk Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia