Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams has been stripped of his arrest powers after the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) suspended his law enforcement certification. This action came after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of extortion (he’s accused of receiving cash for dismissing DUI charges) and giving a Glock pistol to a convicted felon. The POST suspension still keeps Williams in office for now, but Gov. Brian Kemp can remove a sheriff while criminal charges are pending. The black sheriff says he’s innocent and claims his prosecution is “racist,” but his boat is SINKING…
Questions linger over Atlanta City Hall investigation
An ongoing investigation into former Atlanta Municipal Clerk Foris Webb III is hitting roadblocks, as city employees are delaying or rejecting interviews by the inspector general. Webb received more than $900,000 in consulting fees from the city for his “work” on a referendum meant to block the city’s law enforcement training center, dubbed “Cop City.” That referendum got held up in court, never wound up doing anything, and the center was built, but Webb continued to cash a $35,000 check each month. Another murky situation at Atlanta City Hall has public trust SINKING…
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