It will hopefully hopefully prevent citizens from trying to be the police. Author: Wanya Reese Updated: 8:09 PM EDT May 10, 2021
MACON, Ga. On Monday, Governor Brian Kemp signed a new citizen s arrest bill into law repealing the Civil War-era bill. Calls for change came after last summer s shooting and killing of Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed while jogging through a Brunswick neighborhood. Greg McMichael and his son Travis McMichael chased Arbery because they suspected he committed recent burglaries. It will hopefully hopefully prevent citizens from trying to be the police, Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman said.
Chief Chatman says he welcomes the news of Governor Kemp signing House Bill 479. Chatman says officers are better trained to deescalate a situation and hopes this law will help keep people safe.