A second deputy with the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office has been fired and arrested within weeks after an internal audit allegedly found he used the department’s automated license plate reader system to track someone with whom he had a personal relationship. Former deputy Jonathan Thomas, who joined the sheriff’s office in December 2024, was arrested during an ongoing review of how officers were using the agency’s Flock Safety surveillance system.
According to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas faces a felony charge of violation of oath of office and a misdemeanor charge of misusing license plate data. He was later booked into the Habersham County Detention Center. The case comes merely weeks after another Habersham County deputy, Christian Brewer, was arrested over similar allegations.
