The Brief
- A Barrow County Sheriff’s Office investigator has been arrested and charged with allegedly misusing the agency’s Flock license plate reader system.
- An internal audit uncovered suspicious searches conducted by Investigator Stephanie Howard over approximately six months.
- Howard resigned, voluntarily surrendered to authorities and was released on $7,500 bond.
BARROW COUNTY, Ga. – A Barrow County Sheriff’s Office investigator has resigned and been arrested after an internal audit uncovered suspicious searches involving the agency’s automated license plate recognition cameras over a period of approximately six months.
What we know:
Investigator Stephanie Howard faces charges of violation of oath by a public officer and violating Georgia law governing the collection, storage, sharing and destruction of license plate data captured for law enforcement purposes.…