Georgia

Justin Brown

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia · September 30, 2026

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.

Unnamed former Savannah Police Department officer — earlier Flock misuse case

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

Previously fired; aggravated-stalking investigation referenced in testimony Terminated Testimony during a Savannah Civil Service Board appeal hearing revealed an earlier Savannah Police Department Flock misuse case, separate from the six employees disciplined in August 2026. Witnesses described an unnamed officer who was fired after illegal Flock searches resulted in an aggravated-stalking investigation. The older matter had been handled internally and was not referred to the GBI at the time.Automated License Plate Reader Illegal / personal Flock searchesstalking-related misuse

Testimony during a Savannah Civil Service Board appeal hearing revealed an earlier Savannah Police Department Flock misuse case, separate from the six employees disciplined in August 2026. Witnesses described an unnamed officer who was fired after illegal Flock searches resulted in an aggravated-stalking investigation. The older matter had been handled internally and was not referred to the GBI at the time.

Unnamed DeKalb County Police officer #8

DeKalb County Police Department · DeKalb, Georgia

Policy violation substantiated; suspended Suspended 16–80 hours; individual duration not publicly identified DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer had a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for Flock searches but violated required procedures or documentation requirements.Automated License Plate Reader Procedural/documentation violation involving otherwise legitimate ALPR use

DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer had a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for Flock searches but violated required procedures or documentation requirements.

Unnamed DeKalb County Police officer #7

DeKalb County Police Department · DeKalb, Georgia

Policy violation substantiated; suspended Suspended 16–80 hours; individual duration not publicly identified DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer had a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for Flock searches but violated required procedures or documentation requirements.Automated License Plate Reader Procedural/documentation violation involving otherwise legitimate ALPR use

DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer had a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for Flock searches but violated required procedures or documentation requirements.

Unnamed DeKalb County Police officer #6

DeKalb County Police Department · DeKalb, Georgia

Policy violation substantiated; suspended Suspended 16–80 hours; individual duration not publicly identified DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer had a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for Flock searches but violated required procedures or documentation requirements.Automated License Plate Reader Procedural/documentation violation involving otherwise legitimate ALPR use

DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer had a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for Flock searches but violated required procedures or documentation requirements.

Unnamed DeKalb County Police officer #5

DeKalb County Police Department · DeKalb, Georgia

Policy violation substantiated; suspended Suspended 16–80 hours; individual duration not publicly identified DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.Automated License Plate Reader Personal-use ALPR trackingno legitimate law-enforcement purpose

DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.

Unnamed DeKalb County Police officer #4

DeKalb County Police Department · DeKalb, Georgia

Policy violation substantiated; suspended Suspended 16–80 hours; individual duration not publicly identified DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.Automated License Plate Reader Personal-use ALPR trackingno legitimate law-enforcement purpose

DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.

Unnamed DeKalb County Police officer #3

DeKalb County Police Department · DeKalb, Georgia

Policy violation substantiated; suspended Suspended 16–80 hours; individual duration not publicly identified DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.Automated License Plate Reader Personal-use ALPR trackingno legitimate law-enforcement purpose

DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.

Unnamed DeKalb County Police officer #2

DeKalb County Police Department · DeKalb, Georgia

Policy violation substantiated; suspended Suspended 16–80 hours; individual duration not publicly identified DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.Automated License Plate Reader Personal-use ALPR trackingno legitimate law-enforcement purpose

DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.

Unnamed DeKalb County Police officer #1

DeKalb County Police Department · DeKalb, Georgia

Policy violation substantiated; suspended Suspended 16–80 hours; individual duration not publicly identified DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.Automated License Plate Reader Personal-use ALPR trackingno legitimate law-enforcement purpose

DeKalb County Police internal investigations found this officer used Flock to track vehicles without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose for personal reasons.

Dallas Hancock

Tift County Sheriff's Office · Tifton, Tift, Georgia

Misuse substantiated; demoted; sensitive-system access revoked Demoted; retained employment; sensitive database access revoked A Tift County Sheriff's Office audit found Deputy Dallas Hancock repeatedly searched his own personal automobile tag in the Flock system. The agency found no evidence that he accessed anyone else's data or improperly used information, but determined the searches violated policy.Automated License Plate Reader Improper self-query / policy violation

A Tift County Sheriff's Office audit found Deputy Dallas Hancock repeatedly searched his own personal automobile tag in the Flock system. The agency found no evidence that he accessed anyone else's data or improperly used information, but determined the searches violated policy.

Unnamed University of Georgia Police IT employee

University of Georgia Police Department · Athens, Clarke, Georgia

Disciplined; suspended without pay for 20 business days, demoted, and investigative-database access revoked 20-business-day unpaid suspension and demotion; retained employment Automated License Plate ReaderOther Unauthorized / personal-interest searchespolicy violation

A periodic audit found that a civilian University of Georgia Police Department IT employee used the Flock ALPR database twice in 2025 without supervisor authorization. One search involved a hit-and-run in which a family member’s vehicle was struck; the other involved a theft at a local business. The incidents were off campus and had been reported to other law-enforcement agencies, but those agencies had not requested the employee’s assistance.

Unnamed Peachtree City Police officer #2

Peachtree City Police Department · Peachtree City, Fayette, Georgia

No longer employed; matter referred to Georgia Bureau of Investigation No longer employed; exact separation type not publicly disclosed Peachtree City Police said this officer was one of two officers whose activities appeared to involve misuse of the city’s Flock license plate camera system. The officer is no longer employed and the matter was referred to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.Automated License Plate Reader Apparent unauthorized / improper Flock use

Peachtree City Police said this officer was one of two officers whose activities appeared to involve misuse of the city’s Flock license plate camera system. The officer is no longer employed and the matter was referred to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Unnamed Peachtree City Police officer #1

Peachtree City Police Department · Peachtree City, Fayette, Georgia

No longer employed; matter referred to Georgia Bureau of Investigation No longer employed; exact separation type not publicly disclosed Peachtree City Police said this officer was one of two officers whose activities appeared to involve misuse of the city’s Flock license plate camera system. The officer is no longer employed and the matter was referred to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.Automated License Plate Reader Apparent unauthorized / improper Flock use

Peachtree City Police said this officer was one of two officers whose activities appeared to involve misuse of the city’s Flock license plate camera system. The officer is no longer employed and the matter was referred to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Unnamed Braselton Police officer

Braselton Police Department · Braselton, Jackson / Barrow / Gwinnett / Hall, Georgia

Fired; matter referred to Georgia Bureau of Investigation Fired 2026-08-20 Department investigation found the officer improperly used the Flock camera system during 2024 and 2025. Police said the misconduct occurred during the prior administration.Automated License Plate Reader Unauthorized / improper Flock use

Department investigation found the officer improperly used the Flock camera system during 2024 and 2025. Police said the misconduct occurred during the prior administration.

Unnamed Chatham County Police Department officer

Chatham County Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

Investigation Pending / Resigned Resigned Automated License Plate Reader Investigation pendingPossible unauthorized/non-law-enforcement use

Chatham County Police Department reported possible misuse of its Flock license plate reader system by an unnamed officer. The reported activity occurred in late 2024 and the first two weeks of January 2025 and was not detected by the department's internal audits.

Brandon Sanders

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia

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.

Derric Holmes

Gwinnett County Police Department · Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia · September 4, 2026

Arrested / Charged / Fired Fired Automated License Plate Reader Misuse of license plate dataUnauthorized search

Gwinnett County Police said Holmes was terminated and charged as part of an ongoing investigation into misuse of the department's Flock license plate reader system.

Matthew Lau

Gwinnett County Police Department · Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia · September 4, 2026

Arrested / Charged / Fired Fired Automated License Plate Reader Misuse of license plate dataUnauthorized search

Gwinnett County Police said Lau was terminated and charged as part of an ongoing investigation into misuse of the department's Flock license plate reader system.

Melissa Wood

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia

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

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia

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

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia

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

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia

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.

Errol Farrell Jr.

Clayton County Sheriff's Office · Clayton, Georgia · September 1, 2026

Arrested / Charged / Investigation Ongoing Employment status not publicly confirmed GBI says preliminary information indicates Farrell used the Clayton County Sheriff's Office Flock Safety system for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useUnauthorized/personal use

GBI says preliminary information indicates Farrell used the Clayton County Sheriff's Office Flock Safety system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Robert "Bobby" Michael Keim

Georgia Department of Corrections · Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia · September 1, 2026

Arrested / Charged / Investigation Ongoing Employment status not publicly confirmed GBI says preliminary information indicates Keim used the Georgia Department of Corrections Flock Safety system for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useUnauthorized/personal use

GBI says preliminary information indicates Keim used the Georgia Department of Corrections Flock Safety system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Jose Ferrer

Richmond County Sheriff's Office · Augusta, Richmond, Georgia · August 31, 2026

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

Richmond County Sheriff's Office · Augusta, Richmond, Georgia · August 31, 2026

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.

Daniel Lindsay

Hahira Police Department · Hahira, Lowndes, Georgia · August 31, 2026

Arrested / Charged Former employee Hahira Police Department says an audit identified alleged non-work-related searches through the Flock Safety system. The matter was referred for further investigation after officials determined some alleged violations could be criminal.Automated License Plate Reader Non-work-related searchUnauthorized/personal use

Hahira Police Department says an audit identified alleged non-work-related searches through the Flock Safety system. The matter was referred for further investigation after officials determined some alleged violations could be criminal.

Nick Barker

Athens-Clarke County Police Department · Athens, Clarke, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Criminal Investigation Requested Fired Automated License Plate Reader Former spouseNon-law-enforcement useRepeated personal searchUnauthorized search

ACCPD said an internal investigation found Barker improperly used the department's Flock ALPR system to search his ex-wife's vehicle license plate numerous times over several months in 2025. Department policy prohibits personal or non-official law-enforcement use.

Michael Atkins

Hall County Sheriff's Office · Gainesville, Hall, Georgia

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.

Unnamed Savannah employee #2

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Referred for Criminal Review Fired OtherAutomated License Plate Reader Acquaintances / familyNon-law-enforcement use

One of two additional Savannah police employees terminated after Audit Assistance and internal review found improper Flock searches involving acquaintances or family members. Four other employees from the same review were later arrested.

Unnamed Savannah employee #1

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Referred for Criminal Review Fired OtherAutomated License Plate Reader Acquaintances / familyNon-law-enforcement use

One of two additional Savannah police employees terminated after Audit Assistance and internal review found improper Flock searches involving acquaintances or family members. Four other employees from the same review were later arrested.

Unnamed Coweta County employee #3

Coweta County Sheriff's Office · Newnan, Coweta, Georgia

Resigned During Audit / Misuse Investigation Resigned One of three sheriff's office employees who resigned during an audit/investigation into their use of Flock.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use alleged

One of three sheriff's office employees who resigned during an audit/investigation into their use of Flock.

Unnamed Coweta County employee #2

Coweta County Sheriff's Office · Newnan, Coweta, Georgia

Resigned During Audit / Misuse Investigation Resigned One of three sheriff's office employees who resigned during an audit/investigation into their use of Flock.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use alleged

One of three sheriff's office employees who resigned during an audit/investigation into their use of Flock.

Unnamed Coweta County employee #1

Coweta County Sheriff's Office · Newnan, Coweta, Georgia

Resigned During Audit / Misuse Investigation Resigned One of three sheriff's office employees who resigned during an audit/investigation into their use of Flock.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use alleged

One of three sheriff's office employees who resigned during an audit/investigation into their use of Flock.

Unnamed Fayetteville officer #3

Fayetteville Police Department · Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Criminal Investigation Fired One of three officers fired after an audit found Flock searches involving themselves, friends or family membersthe matters were referred for criminal investigation.Automated License Plate Reader Friends / familyNon-law-enforcement useSelf-search

One of three officers fired after an audit found Flock searches involving themselves, friends or family members; the matters were referred for criminal investigation.

Unnamed Fayetteville officer #2

Fayetteville Police Department · Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Criminal Investigation Fired One of three officers fired after an audit found Flock searches involving themselves, friends or family membersthe matters were referred for criminal investigation.Automated License Plate Reader Friends / familyNon-law-enforcement useSelf-search

One of three officers fired after an audit found Flock searches involving themselves, friends or family members; the matters were referred for criminal investigation.

Unnamed Fayetteville officer #1

Fayetteville Police Department · Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Criminal Investigation Fired One of three officers fired after an audit found Flock searches involving themselves, friends or family membersthe matters were referred for criminal investigation.Automated License Plate Reader Friends / familyNon-law-enforcement useSelf-search

One of three officers fired after an audit found Flock searches involving themselves, friends or family members; the matters were referred for criminal investigation.

Unnamed Union City officer

Union City Police Department · Union City, Fulton, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct Forced resignation Documents reviewed by InvestigateTV showed an officer was forced to resign following an investigation into Flock misuse.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

Documents reviewed by InvestigateTV showed an officer was forced to resign following an investigation into Flock misuse.

Unnamed East Point officer

East Point Police Department · East Point, Fulton, Georgia

Substantiated Personal Misuse Employment outcome not specified Records / Intelligence Databasethe police chief described it as a one-off incident.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal search

Records reviewed by InvestigateTV showed the officer used Flock for personal searches; the police chief described it as a one-off incident.

Dustin Bozzo

Alpharetta Police Department · Alpharetta, Fulton, Georgia

Substantiated Internal Misconduct / Criminal Investigation Resigned OtherAutomated License Plate Reader CoworkerFormer romantic partnerNon-law-enforcement useStalking / tracking

An internal investigation concluded Bozzo used Flock dozens of times to track a former romantic partner who worked for the department and another officer he believed was a romantic rival.

Sierra Carroll

Houston County Sheriff's Office · Warner Robins, Houston, Georgia

Suspended / Criminal Review Pending Suspended without pay An internal audit identified improper Flock use by Carroll. Public reporting said potential criminal charges were under review.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

An internal audit identified improper Flock use by Carroll. Public reporting said potential criminal charges were under review.

Agency/system incident

Fayetteville Police Department · Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia

Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop Automated License Plate Reader ALPR data misinterpretationWrongful armed detention

Officers misinterpreted Rekor ALPR data and detained an innocent woman at gunpoint.

Francis Esposito

Sandy Springs Police Department · Sandy Springs, Fulton, Georgia

Substantiated Misuse Fired Esposito was fired after transferring Flock data to a private company for which he also worked.Automated License Plate Reader Conflict of interestPrivate-company useUnauthorized data sharing

Esposito was fired after transferring Flock data to a private company for which he also worked.

Jessica Preston

Dunwoody Police Department · Dunwoody, DeKalb, Georgia

Substantiated Misuse Fired Preston was fired after allegedly using Flock to look up the license plate of a man a colleague was romantically involved with, at the colleague's request.Automated License Plate Reader Coworker requestNon-law-enforcement usePersonal search

Preston was fired after allegedly using Flock to look up the license plate of a man a colleague was romantically involved with, at the colleague's request.

Michael Canty

Covington Police Department · Covington, Newton, Georgia · August 26, 2026

Arrested / Charged Fired Audit found an irregularly high pattern of technology useGBI said its preliminary investigation found Canty accessed Flock for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Misuse of official systemNon-law-enforcement useUnauthorized search

Audit found an irregularly high pattern of technology use; GBI said its preliminary investigation found Canty accessed Flock for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Jonathan Thomas

Habersham County Sheriff's Office · Clarkesville, Habersham, Georgia · August 24, 2026

Arrested / Charged Fired Sheriff's office said an internal audit found Thomas used retained Flock license plate data for personal, non-law-enforcement purposes involving a person with whom he had a personal relationship.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal relationshipPersonal search

Sheriff's office said an internal audit found Thomas used retained Flock license plate data for personal, non-law-enforcement purposes involving a person with whom he had a personal relationship.

Calandic Thomas

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia · August 21, 2026

Arrested / Charged Former employee GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Matthew Rich

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia · August 21, 2026

Arrested / Charged Former employee GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Marquis Dillard

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia · August 21, 2026

Arrested / Charged Former employee GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Donald Phillips

Savannah Police Department · Savannah, Chatham, Georgia · August 21, 2026

Arrested / Charged Former employee GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

GBI said an internal audit of the Flock Safety system led to allegations that the employee accessed the system for non-law-enforcement purposes.

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.

Brandon Payne Sellers

Milledgeville Police Department · Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia · August 11, 2026

Arrested / Charged Fired Police said an internal inquiry found Sellers used his assigned Flock Safety account for purposes unrelated to his law-enforcement work.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

Police said an internal inquiry found Sellers used his assigned Flock Safety account for purposes unrelated to his law-enforcement work.

Toni Cierra Lewis

Bibb County Sheriff's Office · Macon, Bibb, Georgia · August 10, 2026

Arrested / Charged Resigned Sheriff's officials said Lewis was one of three deputies whose separate cases involved alleged personal use of the Flock system to monitor someone with whom the deputy had a personal relationship.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal relationshipStalking alleged

Sheriff's officials said Lewis was one of three deputies whose separate cases involved alleged personal use of the Flock system to monitor someone with whom the deputy had a personal relationship.

Joseph Marquee Callaway

Bibb County Sheriff's Office · Macon, Bibb, Georgia · August 10, 2026

Arrested / Charged Resigned Sheriff's officials said Callaway was one of three deputies whose separate cases involved alleged personal use of the Flock system to monitor someone with whom the deputy had a personal relationship.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal relationshipStalking alleged

Sheriff's officials said Callaway was one of three deputies whose separate cases involved alleged personal use of the Flock system to monitor someone with whom the deputy had a personal relationship.

Coznavian Torsell Stubbs

Bibb County Sheriff's Office · Macon, Bibb, Georgia · August 10, 2026

Arrested / Charged Resigned Sheriff's officials said Stubbs was one of three deputies whose separate cases involved alleged personal use of the Flock system to monitor someone with whom the deputy had a personal relationship.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal relationshipStalking alleged

Sheriff's officials said Stubbs was one of three deputies whose separate cases involved alleged personal use of the Flock system to monitor someone with whom the deputy had a personal relationship.

Tracey Royston

Polk County Police Department · Cedartown, Polk, Georgia · August 7, 2026

Arrested / Charged Former employee GBI said Royston accessed the Cedartown Police Department Flock Safety system multiple times between 2024 and 2025 for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

GBI said Royston accessed the Cedartown Police Department Flock Safety system multiple times between 2024 and 2025 for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Christian Brewer

Habersham County Sheriff's Office · Clarkesville, Habersham, Georgia · July 31, 2026

Arrested / Charged Fired Sheriff's office said an internal audit found Brewer used Flock license plate data for non-law-enforcement purposes involving a person with whom he had a personal relationship.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal relationship

Sheriff's office said an internal audit found Brewer used Flock license plate data for non-law-enforcement purposes involving a person with whom he had a personal relationship.

Andrae Wright

Ogeechee Circuit District Attorney's Office · Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia · July 27, 2026

Arrested / Charged Former employee GBI said Wright, a former Effingham County Sheriff's Office employee who retained access to its Flock account, accessed the system more than 60 times for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Continued access from former agencyNon-law-enforcement useStalking alleged

GBI said Wright, a former Effingham County Sheriff's Office employee who retained access to its Flock account, accessed the system more than 60 times for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Paige Forte

Conyers Police Department · Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia · July 22, 2026

Arrested / Charged GBI said Forte accessed the Flock system more than 30 times between April and July 2026 for non-law-enforcement purposes.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement use

GBI said Forte accessed the Flock system more than 30 times between April and July 2026 for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Curtis Hoskins

Richmond County Sheriff's Office · Augusta, Richmond, Georgia · July 20, 2026

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

Richmond County Sheriff's Office · Augusta, Richmond, Georgia · July 20, 2026

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

Richmond County Sheriff's Office · Augusta, Richmond, Georgia · July 20, 2026

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.

Kabiru Salawu

DeKalb County Sheriff's Office · Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia · July 17, 2026

Arrested / Charged Fired Sheriff's office said an internal investigation found Salawu made unauthorized use of the agency's Flock Safety technology.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useUnauthorized use

Sheriff's office said an internal investigation found Salawu made unauthorized use of the agency's Flock Safety technology.

Patrick Isbell

Henry County Police Department · McDonough, Henry, Georgia · July 10, 2026

Arrested / Charged Fired Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement useRetained license plate data

Henry County police said an internal audit found Isbell accessed the department's license plate reader system and used retained plate data for non-law-enforcement purposes.

Quin'sha Goss

Greene County Sheriff's Office · Greensboro, Greene, Georgia · July 7, 2026

Arrested / Charged Terminated Sheriff's office said Goss used the Flock system for personal reasons and tracked at least one license plate for about three months.Automated License Plate Reader Non-law-enforcement usePersonal searchTracking

Sheriff's office said Goss used the Flock system for personal reasons and tracked at least one license plate for about three months.