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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Kramon

Former Georgia deputy indicted on charges he used excessive force and covered it up in reports

Police Violence Indictment - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A federal grand jury indicted a former southeast Georgia sheriff's sergeant Thursday on civil rights charges, accusing him of using excessive force multiple times and writing misleading reports to justify his behavior.

The 13-count indictment charges former Camden County Sheriff's Office Staff Sgt. Buck William Aldridge, 42, with falsifying records and violating the rights of four people he arrested with excessive force.

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