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Jose Ferrer
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GA-RICHMOND-FERRER-2026-08-31
Jose Ferrer
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.
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Last verified September 3, 2026
//Person
Name
Jose Ferrer
Role title
Deputy
Role type
Sworn law enforcement
Agency
Richmond County Sheriff's Office
City
Augusta
County
Richmond
State
Georgia
//Current status
Status
Arrested / Charged / Fired
Employment outcome
Fired
Arrest date
August 31, 2026
Jail
Charles B. Webster Detention Center
Case-status notes
Ferrer was arrested, booked and subsequently terminated. The sheriff's office also found violations of multiple agency policies.
//Alleged conduct and technology
Why this case is in the database
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.
Technology type
Automated License Plate Reader
Reported vendor
Flock Safety
Vendor note
Unknown
Reported product
Unknown
Misuse start
Unknown
Misuse end
Unknown
Known alleged search count
Unknown
Known duration
Unknown
Non-law-enforcement usePersonal searchUnauthorized search
//Discovery and investigation
Discovery method
Criminal/internal investigation
Investigating agency
Richmond County Sheriff's Office
Known charge count
2
Charges
Misuse of License Plate Readers; Violation of Oath of Office
//Timeline
Charges updated
Misuse of License Plate Readers; Violation of Oath of Office
Criminal/internal investigation
Ferrer was arrested, booked and subsequently terminated. The sheriff's office also found violations of multiple agency policies.
Terminated
Ferrer was arrested, booked and subsequently terminated. The sheriff's office also found violations of multiple agency policies.
Arrested / Charged
Ferrer was arrested, booked and subsequently terminated. The sheriff's office also found violations of multiple agency policies.
Arrested / Charged
Ferrer was arrested, booked and subsequently terminated. The sheriff's office also found violations of multiple agency policies.