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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Ex-Coweta County deputy charged with assaulting inmate
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A former Coweta County jailer is now facing time behind bars himself. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), 29-year-old Justin Alexander Woods of Hoganville is accused of using excessive force against an inmate. What we know It happened inside the Coweta County Jail on Feb. 24. The GBI says Woods hit and tased an inmate who was fully restrained during an argument. Other detention officers witnessed the incident. Woods was arrested by the GBI and has been booked into that same jail. What they're saying Coweta County Sheriff Lenn Wood acknowledged the incident in a statement released to the media: "In February of 2025, The Office of Professional Standards was made aware of an incident involving former Corporal Justin Woods alleging the use of inappropriate force on an inmate in the Coweta County Detention Center. "An internal investigation began and Mr. Woods was immediately placed on administrative leave while the incident was being investigated. During the course of this investigation, The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested to conduct an independent investigation. Prior to the internal investigation being completed, Woods resigned from the Coweta County Sheriff's Office." What's next This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI regional investigative office in Columbus at 706-565-7888. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app. The Source The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Coweta County Sheriff's Office have confirmed the information in this article.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Ex-Coweta County deputy charged for use of excessive force against an inmate
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a former Coweta County deputy accused of assaulting an inmate. The Coweta County Sheriff's Office asked the GBI in February to investigate Deputy Justin Alexander Woods for allegations that he used excessive force at the jail. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] An investigation found that Woods hit and used a Taser on the inmate during a fight. The GBI says the inmate was fully restrained at the time. GBI agents arrested Woods on charges of battery, simple battery and violation of oath by public officer. Woods is no longer employed by the Coweta County Sheriff's Office, according to investigators. Woods was booked into the Coweta County Jail on Friday. TRENDING STORIES: Man killed, another airlifted after tree falls on campsite in remote part of Fannin County Father, son killed after tree falls and crushes them at Georgia golf course Mother, four young children killed in early morning wreck along Georgia coast [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
