Crawford County deputy fired, charged after choking man during traffic stop
GBI Special Agent in Todd Crosby says Ronald Dennis Ballard is charged with aggravated assault and violation of oath of office. Author: Bre onna Richardson (WMAZ) Published: 11:50 PM EDT April 14, 2021 Updated: 11:50 PM EDT April 14, 2021
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ga. A Crawford County deputy found himself on the other side of the law. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) says Ronald Dennis Ballard choked a suspect until he was unconscious March 16.
GBI Special Agent in Todd Crosby says Ballard is charged with aggravated assault and violation of oath of office.
Ballard was on duty in an undercover vehicle. Crosby says Ballard observed what he believed to be a hand to hand drug transaction in a motel parking lot. Crosby couldn t tell us the name of the motel, but says it was in Crawford County.