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Sellers, Eric Leroy
Not on GDC's 2025 payroll (last listed 2019)
Profile written October 11, 2026
This profile reflects positional accountability — this individual held the leadership roles shown during the dates shown, during which the listed deaths or lawsuits occurred. Inclusion does not constitute a legal finding of personal culpability for any specific incident.
Tenure Summary
GPS records show no deaths attributed to facility-leader tenures held by Eric Leroy Sellers. His documented career history runs from a 2015 correction administration post into facility-leadership ranks: Warden 2 in 2016, Warden 3 across 2017–2018 without a facility listed in the records, and Warden 3 at Spalding County Prison in 2019. Records also list a current Warden posting at Spalding County Prison beginning July 16, 2026. Two federal lawsuits naming him as a defendant are documented; neither carries a recorded outcome amount.
What happened on their watch
No deaths are attributed to any leadership posting held by Sellers, and the records contain no intel reports, intel events, or news mentions tied to his facility tenures. His only recorded facility assignment during a leadership year is Warden 3 at Spalding County Prison for 2019. Periods in roles the records do not tie to a specific facility — Warden 2 in 2016 and Warden 3 in 2017 and 2018 — are documented here by title and dates only.
Litigation
- Tilman v. Sellers, No. 5:15-cv-00085 (GAMD), filed March 13, 2015; closed February 9, 2016; status terminated. No outcome amount recorded.
- Major v. Tarrell, No. 5:18-cv-00356 (GAMD), filed September 28, 2018; closed September 22, 2021; status terminated. Sellers is listed among the defendants; no outcome amount recorded.
Sources
- Court records — CourtListener dockets for Tilman v. Sellers (5:15-cv-00085, GAMD) and Major v. Tarrell (5:18-cv-00356, GAMD)
- Georgia Prisoners' Speak — personnel and position records for Eric Leroy Sellers
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Warden | SPALDING COUNTY PRISON | 2026-07-16 → present |
| WARDEN 3 | SPALDING COUNTY PRISON | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| WARDEN 3 | 2017-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| WARDEN 2 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
Lawsuits as defendant
| Case # | Court | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:18-cv-00356 | GAMD | 2018-09-28 | terminated |
| 5:15-cv-00085 | GAMD | 2015-03-13 | terminated |
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