ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Agency-level case history and misuse patterns.

4
Documented cases
4
People arrested
4
People fired

//Agency profile

Agency
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
City
Canton
County
Cherokee
State
Georgia

//Discovery methods

Series of self-initiated internal audits · 2
Sheriff's office investigation following allegation; agency audit/safeguard program · 1
Internal / self-initiated audit · 1

//Associated cases

Jerry Shellhouse

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office · Canton, Cherokee, Georgia · August 19, 2026
Arrested / Charged Fired Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

Sheriff's office said Shellhouse allegedly improperly used the county Flock ALPR system for non-law-enforcement purposes between October 2023 and December 2025.

Mike Creeden

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office · Canton, Cherokee, Georgia · June 22, 2026
Arrested / Charged Fired Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

Sheriff's office said Creeden used the county's automated license plate reader system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Chris Bryant

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office · Canton, Cherokee, Georgia · June 22, 2026
Arrested / Charged Fired Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

Sheriff's office said Bryant used the county's automated license plate reader system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Cynthia Jodesty

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office · Canton, Cherokee, Georgia · June 12, 2026
Arrested / Charged Fired Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search

Sheriff's office said an audit found Jodesty used the ALPR database for a non-legitimate law-enforcement purpose, including looking up another sheriff's office employee's tag.