Fulton deputy from Smyrna arraigned for punching handcuffed detainee

A former Fulton County Sheriff’s Office sergeant, Louis Brown, III, 41, of Smyrna, was arraigned on federal charges for punching a handcuffed detainee at the Fulton County Courthouse.

Brown allegedly punched and slapped a handcuffed detainee, repeatedly, without legal justification on June 4, 2025, while working at the courthouse, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Immediately before the alleged attack, Brown commanded other deputies to deactivate their body-worn cameras, however, one deputy’s camera captured the attack and the video allegedly shows the detainee was compliant and non-threatening, per the DOJ…

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