Documented cases
Richmond County Sheriff's Office
Agency-level case history and misuse patterns.
People arrested
People fired
//Agency profile
Agency
Richmond County Sheriff's Office
City
Augusta
County
Richmond
State
Georgia
//Discovery methods
Internal audit / follow-up investigation · 3
Criminal/internal investigation · 2
Routine internal audit · 1
//Associated cases
Jose Ferrer
Arrested / Charged / Fired
Fired
Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal searchUnauthorized search
Sheriff's investigators determined Ferrer knowingly accessed the Flock license plate reader system to search plate numbers for personal reasons unrelated to an active investigation, call for service, intelligence gathering, or other legitimate law-enforcement purpose.
Sean Morrow
Arrested / Charged / Fired
Fired
Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal searchUnauthorized search
Sheriff's investigators determined Morrow knowingly accessed the Flock license plate reader system to search plate numbers for personal reasons unrelated to an active investigation, call for service, intelligence gathering, or other legitimate law-enforcement purpose.
Curtis Hoskins
Arrested / Charged
Fired
Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search
Richmond County authorities said Curtis Hoskins was one of three additional employees charged after investigations into personal or non-law-enforcement use of the agency's Flock license plate reader system.
Joshua Johnson
Arrested / Charged
Fired
Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search
Richmond County authorities said Joshua Johnson was one of three additional employees charged after investigations into personal or non-law-enforcement use of the agency's Flock license plate reader system.
John McKenzie
Arrested / Charged
Fired
Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search
Richmond County authorities said John McKenzie was one of three additional employees charged after investigations into personal or non-law-enforcement use of the agency's Flock license plate reader system.
Jaquarius Yarbrough
Arrested / Charged
Fired
Sheriff's office said a routine audit found Yarbrough made personal, non-law-enforcement inquiries in the Flock system despite having no authorized need to use it as part of his assignment.Automated License Plate Reader
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search
Sheriff's office said a routine audit found Yarbrough made personal, non-law-enforcement inquiries in the Flock system despite having no authorized need to use it as part of his assignment.