AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Newly released documents paint a clearer picture of the situation surrounding the suspension of three deputies over a body-camera incident that raised questions about the use of force on a suspect.
The force recently used by Deputy Nicholas Boyd against the alleged head of the Youngins With Money gang didn’t meet the standards expected of deputies, Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley said after an internal review of body-camera footage of the incident.
The footage was recorded on the evening of Dec. 16, when deputies executed search warrants targeting the gang…