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We granted Stanley Edwards’ application for discretionary review of the trial court’s order that revoked his uncommenced probated sentence. Edwards contends 1 that his probation should not have been revoked based upon a violation of OCGA § 16-10-97 because a probation officer is not “an officer in or of any court” protected by that code section and 2 our Supreme Court’s holding in Parrish v. Ault, 237 Ga. 401 228 SE2d 808 1976, precluded the trial judge from revoking his uncommenced probated sentence. We disagree and affirm.

On June 25, 1998, the Superior Court of Walton County sentenced Edwards to 24 months probation for misdemeanor obstruction of an officer and public drunkenness. On December 3, 1998, Edwards pled guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass on February 27, 1998. On December 15, 1998, that same court sentenced Edwards to 12 months probation to run consecutively to the 24 month sentence. Because Edwards subsequently committed a technical violation of the terms of his first 24 month sentence, the same court modified it on January 13, 2000, and required him to spend the remaining portion of it in a probation detention center. Four days later, a probation officer employed by Georgia Probation Management, Inc.1 met with Edwards in the Walton County Jail to complete documents pertaining to his transfer to the detention center. During this meeting, Edwards became agitated as he questioned the probation officer about the reason he was being sent to the detention center. He blamed the probation officer for the revocation of his probation, threatened to “get” her, and refused to sign required paperwork, at which point she ended the meeting.

 
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