The Flowery Branch Police Department (FBPD) recently hired a new deputy chief.
FBPD announced in a Facebook post on Monday that John Powell was sworn in, bringing 40 years of law enforcement experience throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
As noted by some commenters and members of Facebook group “Eyewitness News Hall County GA,” Powell brings a controversial past with him.
Powell was fired from his role as Glynn County police chief in early 2021 10 months after he was placed on leave following an indictment.
That indictment was due to what prosecutors called an illegal effort to cover up a narcotics officer’s affair with a confidential informant…