Georgia

Context | Police Aggressions

23 MAY 2022 Charges dismissed | APD officers’ use of force justified in 2020 incident involving Spelman, Morehouse students, Cherokee DA determines | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/charges-dismissed-apd-college-students-tased/85-9c310a51-903a-4007-bf5c-1f2d077bba6f

21 MAY 2022 One dead in officer involved shooting in Aiken | https://www.wrdw.com/2022/05/21/one-dead-officer-involved-shooting-aiken/

19 MAY 2022 Mom says she stressed mental health issue in 911 call, feared police shooting before son, 22-year-old Nygil Cullins, was shot and killed by APD at Buckhead restaurant | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/parents-of-man-shot-killed-by-police-buckhead-restaurant/85-0c7fc731-14f2-41a4-b7e1-6ced05db47c9

17 MAY 2022 #StopCopCity Protesters arrested after throwing Molotov cocktails at APD during protest | https://www.cbs46.com/2022/05/17/protesters-arrested-near-planned-site-atlantas-public-safety-training-center/

12 MAY 2022 Another Former Georgia police and school resource officer accused of producing and possessing child porn | https://truecrimedaily.com/2022/05/12/former-georgia-police-school-resource-officer-producing-possessing-child-porn-jonathan-hancock/

4 MAY 2022 Delaware State Women’s Lacrosse Team Felt Racially Profiled by Police in Georgia | https://thehornetonline.com/2022/05/04/delaware-state-womens-lacrosse-team-racially-profiled-by-georgia-state-police/

22 APR 2022 Former Georgia police officer arrested on child molestation charge | https://www.wrbl.com/news/georgia-news/former-georgia-police-officer-arrested-on-child-molestation-charge/

21 APR 2022 Unprovoked: Police K-9 attacks Liberty County school employee during drug sweep | https://www.wjcl.com/article/georgia-dog-attack-school-drug-search/39784952#

7 APR 2022 Former East Point officers indicted following shooting that left a man paralyzed | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/devin-nolley-paralyzed-east-point-police-indictment-shooting/85-568a5628-1db1-45eb-b2f0-b6c3810a3349

1 APR 2022 Georgia to pay $4.8 million in state trooper’s killing of Black man | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/georgia-to-pay-4-8-million-in-state-troopers-killing-of-black-man

30 MAR 2022 Georgia police officer resigns after reported TikTok sex video | https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-police-officer-resigns-after-reported-tiktok-sex-video

28 MAR 2022 17-year-old vaping in park gets tasered by Georgia cop, viral video shows | https://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/national/article259879180.html#storylink=cpy

24 FEB 2022 Georgia police officer behind bars after rape accusation | https://www.wjcl.com/article/georgia-police-rape-arrest/39079264

7 FEB 2022 GBI: Georgia cop arrested after selling drugs while on the job and in uniform | https://www.wjcl.com/article/gbi-arrest-cop-selling-drugs/38999903#

24 JAN 2022 LAUREN SMITH-FIELDS’ CAUSE OF DEATH STILL UNKNOWN A MONTH AFTER BUMBLE DATE WITH WHITE MAN | https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2022/01/24/lauren-smith-fields-cause-of-death-still-unknown-a-month-after-bumble-date-with-white-man/

22 JAN 2022 Georgia Police Chief Suspended After Sexual Harassment Probe | https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2022-01-27/georgia-police-chief-suspended-after-sexual-harassment-probe


2021


23 NOV 2021 3 Georgia police officers on leave following video of kid being held down by officers, hit with belt by woman during arrest| https://www.kget.com/news/3-georgia-police-officers-on-leave-following-video-of-kid-being-held-down-by-officers-hit-with-belt-by-woman-during-arrest/

23 NOV 2021 5 Georgia officers are indicted on murder charges in death of 24-year-old man | https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/us/georgia-officers-indicted-murder/index.html

27 OCT 2021 Eurie Martin family moving forward with civil lawsuit after mistrial in cop murder case | https://www.wrdw.com/2021/10/27/tased-mans-family-devastated-by-mistrial-moving-forward-with-civil-court-lawsuit/

26 OCT 2021 Grand jury indicts 2 law enforcement officers for felony murder in Jamarion Robinson case | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/jamarion-robinson-case-grand-jury-decision/85-756275bd-b63e-4bea-b4e7-cc3c98d7359f

26 OCT 2021 U.S. Marshal, Georgia Police Officer Indicted In Death Of Jamarion Robinson, Shot 76 Times | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-police-shooting-officers-indicted_n_6179302fe4b03072d6fe3110

21 OCT 2021 2nd ex-deputy testifies in own defense during stun-death trial of Eurie Martin | https://www.wrdw.com/2021/10/21/2nd-ex-deputy-testifies-own-defense-during-taser-death-trial/

20 OCT 2021 Jermaine Jones Jr., Black driver, 24, dies after being tased during traffic stop | https://thegrio.com/2021/10/20/black-driver-dies-after-being-tased/

18 OCT 2021 Jermaine Jones, 24, pronounced dead after Richmond County stun-gun incident | https://www.wrdw.com/2021/10/19/24-year-old-pronounced-dead-following-rsco-tasing-incident/

7 OCT 2021 Investigation launches after trooper allegedly caught on video stomping on Jamarco Lucas, 27 during arrest | https://abcnews.go.com/US/investigation-launches-trooper-allegedly-caught-video-stomping-man/story?id=80432360

6 OCT 2021 12-year-old Leden Boykins killed in high-speed chase with Ga. State Patrol, new details | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/pit-maneuver-12-year-old-killed-new-details-georgia-state-patrol-report/85-e14a179e-b4c2-4848-a23d-9c3761f4637d

5 OCT 2021 Video of GSP trooper kicking Jamarco Lucas, 27 makes people question use of force | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-trooper-kicks-man-video-atlanta/85-9dd19818-5a03-4600-a27b-f4f1f9c46fd8

25 SEPT 2021 DeKalb county police Kill Christan Smith, 33 | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/09/26/fawkthepolice-dekalb-county-police-kill-christan-smith-33-after-offering-a-ride/

22 SEP 2021 Demetrius Hollins beaten, kicked in head during 2017 Gwinnett County traffic stop files lawsuit | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-beaten-during-traffic-stop-files-lawsuit/85-6f3716b6-a013-4b47-82df-7e34b51beef0

13 SEP 2021 12-year-old Leden Boykins killed in crash after state troopers used PIT maneuver to stop car | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/boy-killed-in-high-speed-chase-leden-boykins/85-aaae28c6-568e-4594-8fc1-045609472e95

19 AUG 2021 Cobb county police kill Devonte Dawayne Brown, 28, during pretext stop | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/gbi-releases-identity-man-shot-killed-cobb-police/85-33707a35-bafd-4074-8e77-d3c36e18965e

12 AUG 2021 Parents file complaint after 2nd-grade daughter assigned to ‘Black classes’ | https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/parents-file-complaint-after-2nd-grade-daughter-assigned-to-black-classes

30 JULY 2021 Georgia Cops Arrest Travis Moya, a Black Man, After Answering Mental Health Call. One Cop Sics Police Dog on Him for Seemingly No Reason | https://www.theroot.com/georgia-cops-arrest-black-man-after-answering-mental-he-1847396284

29 JULY 2021 Travis Moya, 36, bitten by police dog while restrained by police during Alpharetta arrest | https://www.ajc.com/news/handcuffed-man-bitten-by-police-dog-during-alpharetta-arrest/2CO5DAVZINFXLKQCXPFNHQH5XU/

27 JULY 2021 Atlanta officers relieved of duty after video shows handcuffed woman being kicked in head | https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/564999-atlanta-officers-relieved-of-duty-after-video-shows-handcuffed-woman/

10 JULY 2021 DeKalb County police kill Matthew Zadok Williams, 35 | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/07/11/fawkthepolice-dekalb-county-police-kill-matthew-zadok-williams-35/

28 JUNE 2021 BLACK ATLANTA PROTESTER SUES CITY AFTER OFFICER BROKE HER COLLARBONE, CALLED HER ‘STUPID’ | https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-atlanta-protester-sues-city-after-officer-broke-her-collarbone-called-her-stupid/

17 JUNE 2021 Atlanta college students tased, dragged from car during protests announce lawsuit against city | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/trials/atlanta-college-students-tased-dragged-from-car-during-protests-to-announce-lawsuit-against-city/85-308bcdf0-9bcd-43c3-b278-231230db1292

15 JUNE 2021 ‘We want answers’ | Family of Johnny Bolton, killed by Cobb County Sheriff no-knock warrant speaks out for first time | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/06/15/ethnic-cleansing-we-want-answers-family-of-man-killed-in-cobb-county-no-knock-warrant-speaks-out-for-first-time/

15 JUNE 2021 5 officers fired after man dies by suicide alone in interview room: Savannah police | https://abcnews.go.com/US/officers-fired-man-dies-suicide-interview-room-savannah/story?id=78286961&cid=clicksource_4380645_1_heads_hero_live_headlines_hed

5 MAY 2021 Garrett Rolfe, police officer fired for killing Rayshard Brooks, is reinstated despite being charged with felony murder | https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/551912-officer-fired-after-rayshard-brooks-shooting-is-reinstated/

Legislation

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