AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A Richmond County deputy has been arrested and fired after investigators say he misused the agency’s Flock License Plate Reader System for personal reasons.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says it concluded an investigation into Deputy Corey Whitfield, finding he knowingly accessed the Flock Camera System to search license plate numbers unrelated to any official law enforcement purpose.
Investigators determined the searches were personal and not connected to a criminal investigation, call for service, intelligence gathering or other legitimate law enforcement activity…