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.
Crawford County investigator arrested, fired after GBI investigation into traffic stop
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KNOXVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Crawford County investigator is out of a job after being arrested and charged with aggravated assault and violation of oath of office.
Sheriff Lewis Walker said in a news release Wednesday that the sheriff’s office asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to review a use of force issue concerning a traffic stop on Highway 42 S last month.
Two sheriff’s office employees, including 47-year-old investigator Ronald Dennis Ballard, were placed on administrative leave.
Ballard turned himself in to the sheriff’s office Wednesday and went before a judge for his first appearance. His bond was set at $25,000.
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