Documented cases
Hall County Sheriff's Office
Agency-level case history and misuse patterns.
People arrested
People fired
//Agency profile
Agency
Hall County Sheriff's Office
City
Gainesville
County
Hall
State
Georgia
//Discovery methods
Ongoing agency Flock audit / internal investigation · 4
Internal audit / internal investigation · 2
Agency Flock audit / Internal Affairs review · 1
//Associated cases
Justin Brown
Arrested / Charged / Pending
Fired
Hall County's internal audit determined Brown accessed Flock approximately 250 times for personal purposes, involving at least two license plates.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal searchUnauthorized search
Hall County's internal audit determined Brown accessed Flock approximately 250 times for personal purposes, involving at least two license plates.
Brandon Sanders
Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Criminal Referral Pending
Resigned
Hall County Sheriff's Office said its audit found Sanders conducted unauthorized Flock Safety searches multiple times on various license plates while off duty.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement useOff-duty personal searchUnauthorized search
Hall County Sheriff's Office said its audit found Sanders conducted unauthorized Flock Safety searches multiple times on various license plates while off duty.
Melissa Wood
Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Fired
Fired
Hall County Sheriff's Office says its continuing audit determined Wood repeatedly used Flock for non-law-enforcement purposes to determine the whereabouts of a person known to her.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal trackingUnauthorized search
Hall County Sheriff's Office says its continuing audit determined Wood repeatedly used Flock for non-law-enforcement purposes to determine the whereabouts of a person known to her.
Austin Scott Flanagan
Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Investigation Ongoing
Resigned
Agency audit found Flanagan accessed Flock twice for personal reasons unrelated to his job.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal searchUnauthorized search
Agency audit found Flanagan accessed Flock twice for personal reasons unrelated to his job.
Taylor McArthur
Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Investigation Ongoing
Resigned
McArthur, who lacked Flock access, allegedly asked Jason Orellana to check the system for information on persons known to herOrellana allegedly performed 10 unauthorized searches.Automated License Plate Reader
Circumvention of access controlsNon-law-enforcement usePersonal acquaintanceSoliciting unauthorized searches
McArthur, who lacked Flock access, allegedly asked Jason Orellana to check the system for information on persons known to her; Orellana allegedly performed 10 unauthorized searches.
Jason Orellana
Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Investigation Ongoing
Resigned
Internal investigation determined Orellana ran 10 unauthorized Flock searches after a coworker without system access asked him to check information on persons known to her.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement useThird-party requestUnauthorized search
Internal investigation determined Orellana ran 10 unauthorized Flock searches after a coworker without system access asked him to check information on persons known to her.
Michael Atkins
Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Investigation Ongoing
Fired
Hall County Sheriff's Office said an audit and internal investigation found Atkins accessed the Flock Safety system on at least four occasions for personal reasons unrelated to legitimate law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search
Hall County Sheriff's Office said an audit and internal investigation found Atkins accessed the Flock Safety system on at least four occasions for personal reasons unrelated to legitimate law-enforcement purposes.