Crime & Safety

Cobb Deputy Recruit Accused Of Beating Up Detainee: Report

The deputy recruit was also fired in connection with the altercation, a report says.

A deputy recruit with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office is arrested after being accused of beating up a detainee Saturday.
A deputy recruit with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office is arrested after being accused of beating up a detainee Saturday. (Amanda M. Lumpkin/Patch)

MARIETTA, GA — A Cobb County deputy recruit was fired and arrested after being accused of beating up a detainee Saturday, according to Atlanta News First.

The outlet reported Jaquon Brown got into an altercation with the detainee while attempting to move the person at a Cobb County facility.

It is unknown what charges the deputy recruit faces.

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