Documented cases
ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE
Cherokee, Georgia
County-level aggregate case statistics and published cases.
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People arrested
People fired
//Cases
Jerry Shellhouse
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
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
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
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.