DALTON, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – The Georgia police officer who wrongfully pulled over an undocumented college student, later leading to her stay at an ICE detention center, has resigned from the job.
A spokesperson with the City of Dalton confirmed on Saturday that Leslie Allen O’Neal stepped down.
On May 5, Ximena Arias-Cristobal was stopped by police for allegedly making an improper turn and arrested for driving without a valid license. When officials discovered she was undocumented, the 19-year-old was taken to ICE’s Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia…