A former DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy is facing felony charges after investigators say he stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of items from a grocery store that was paying him to keep its employees and customers safe.
On Feb. 6, Atlanta police arrested and charged Morris Bailey with one felony count of violating his oath of public office and another felony count of shoplifting. This is after an investigation revealed that Bailey created a scheme involving several unidentified Publix employees to steal more than $800 in groceries from the store on Glenwood Avenue in Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood, according to an arrest affidavit.
Police reported that the crimes took place on four separate occasions in 2024…