A former Clayton County jailer has admitted to tasing an inmate at least six times without any justification.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia says 29-year-old Jabin Bethea entered a guilty plea on charges related to the May 2024 assault.
“Corrections officers work long hours in challenging circumstances to maintain order in our district’s jails and prisons, but wanton abuse cannot be tolerated,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “This former officer must be held accountable for using excessive force against a detainee who was complying with his orders and was not acting violently.”…